1977 Topps Baseball #137 - Jeff Terpko

• Jeff Terpko was drafted by the Washington Senators in 1968. Terpko spent several years in the minor leagues and finally got a September call-up in 1974. Jeff pitched in three games and had a 1.29 ERA in seven innings.
• In 1975 Terpko was in AAA again. He made the Texas Rangers in 1976 and had a good season (3-3, 2.29 ERA in 32 games).
• Jeff was traded to the Montreal Expos for Rodney Scott during spring training in 1977.
• Terpko spent the 1978 season pitching for AAA Rochester. He appeared in 18 games and was 3-3 with a 5.00 ERA. Jeff retired after the 1978 season.
• 1977 Stats: 
• Montreal Expos: 0-1, 5.56 ERA in 13 games
• Denver (AAA):  6-2, 3.83 ERA in 19 games (4 starts)
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 21 - Gave up a 3-run home run to Merv Rettenmund in the 21st inning and took the loss.
• June 2 - Sent to AAA Denver
• Nov 1- Sent back to Denver. Jeff never made it back to the  majors.
• Dec 6- Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the minor league draft.
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• While I was looking for news articles about Jeff Terpko I found a great picture of my all-time favorite Phoenix Suns player -- Alvan Adams. He is shown scoring two of his 47 points against the Buffalo Braves.