Terry Puhl

Terry Puhl
Outfielder
Born: (1956-07-08) July 8, 1956 (age 68) Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 1977, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
May 29, 1991, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.280
Home runs	62
Runs batted in	435
Teams
Houston Astros (1977–1990) Kansas City Royals (1991)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1978) Houston Astros Hall of Fame
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1995
Coaching career Coaching career (HC unless noted) 2007–2022 UHV Jaguars Head coaching record Overall 333–353 (.485) Tournaments 5–6 (NAIA) Accomplishments and honors Championships 2 AII tournament (2009, 2010) Awards Canadian Baseball Player of the Year (1981) Tip O'Neill Award (1984) Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame (1994) Texas Baseball Hall of Fame (2006)

Terry Stephen Puhl (born July 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a outfielder from 1977 to 1991, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he helped the franchise win its first-ever National League Western Division title and postseason berth in 1980.

A National League All-Star in 1978, Puhl excelled defensively as an outfielder, committing just 18 errors in 1,300 career games. His .993 fielding percentage is the best among outfielders in Astros history and ranks 8th all-time among all outfielders in National League (NL) history.^[1]

Puhl also served as the head coach of the University of Houston–Victoria's baseball team and the manager of the Canada national baseball team. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and, into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame in 2022.^[1][2]