Terry Felton

Terry Lane Felton was born October 29, 1957, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He graduated from Baker High School just north of Baton Rouge, LA. He was drafted by the Twins out of high school in the second round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft.

Immediately after being drafted, Felton was assigned to Elizabethton in the Rookie League. He progressed through double A and triple A from 1977-79. He had a decent ERA each season, but had more walks and fewer strikeouts than you would like to see in a top prospect. He debuted on September 18,1979, when he was only 21 years old. He followed that with short stints with the Twins in 1980 and 1981 but pitched mostly at triple A. He was given a longer look with the Twins on the dreaded 1982 team which finished with 102 losses.

From 1979-1981, Felton pitched only 21 major league innings where he got smacked around to the tune of an 8.57 ERA. He was charged with three losses. In 1982, he was given a more extensive look. Whether it was all on Felton’s performance or the lack of help from the offense (2.29 runs scored in his six starts), 1982 was a rough year for Terry and the Twins. He pitched all season in the Major Leagues. He finished with a record of 0-13.

In 1983 he returned to triple A. He then played the 1984 season in the Dodgers organization. He would never pitch again in Major League Baseball. He was out of organized baseball entirely by 1985 at the age of 27.

Felton’s career record was zero wins and 16 losses. He finished with an ERA of 5.53, and ERA+ of 78, and 108 strikeouts in 138 1/3 innings. He had no wins but, hey, he racked up three saves!

• Felton had 16 consecutive losses to start his career – that’s an MLB record.
• Felton finished his career with more losses than any other MLB pitcher who had zero wins.
• Felton finished his career with the most innings pitched (138 1/3) without a win.