Terry Wells facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Terry Wells
Wells in 1988
Pitcher
Born: (1963-09-10) September 10, 1963 (age 62) Kankakee, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
July 3, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last appearance
July 27, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Record	1-2
Earned run average	7.84
Strikeouts	18
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1990)

Terry Wells is a former American baseball player. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Terry Wells played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1990. He was born on September 10, 1963.

Terry Wells' Baseball Journey

Terry Wells grew up in Kankakee, Illinois. He went to college at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. While in college, he played collegiate summer baseball. In 1984, he played for the Harwich Mariners. This team was part of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Getting Drafted

Baseball teams choose new players in a special event called a draft. Terry Wells was chosen by the Houston Astros in 1985. This was in the 8th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. He had been picked by other teams before, but he did not sign a contract with them.

Playing in the Major Leagues

Terry Wells became well-known for a trade that happened in 1990. The Houston Astros traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In return, the Astros received Franklin Stubbs. Stubbs had been a player on the Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series. This trade happened just a few days before the 1990 baseball season began.

The year 1990 was the only season Terry Wells played in Major League Baseball. He started five games as a pitcher for the Dodgers. He had one win and two losses. His earned run average (ERA) was 7.84. A lower ERA is better for a pitcher. After the 1990 season, he was released by the Dodgers. He did not play for another Major League team after that.

External Links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet