Wayne “Twig” Terwilliger – 2021

Inducted: 2021

Wayne “Twig” Terwilliger – Baseball

CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL/WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

SPORTS: BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL

After Marines secured Saipan in World War II, his 2nd Armored Amphibian Battalion won 2nd Division Championship 28-0

10th inning game winning single off Satchel Paige – 1953

Grand slam hits prompting “comment” from President Dwight Eisenhower

Detroit Tigers AAA team MVP – 1958

Life-long friendships with Nellie Fox and Ted Williams

PLAYING HISTORY

House of David (MI)

Signed with Chicago Cubs – 1949

Brooklyn Dodgers

Washington Senators

New York Giants

Winterball – Venezuela and Dominican Republic

Kansas City Athletics

COACHING HISTORY

Washington Senators

Texas Rangers

Minnesota Twins (including World Series) – 1987-1990