Terry Wayne Hughes (born May 13, 1949) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman . Listed at 6'1", 185 lb., Hughes batted and threw right-handed .

Hughes attended Paul M. Dorman High School , and was a heavily scouted prospect in both basketball and baseball by the end of his freshman season. ^[3] The Chicago Cubs selected him second overall in the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft .

He appeared in two games with the Cubs in 1970 , but was essentially a career minor leaguer when the St. Louis Cardinals purchased his contract before the 1973 season. He spent most of the season with the triple A Tulsa Oilers , however, appeared in eleven games with the Cards, in which he batted .214 with an RBI and a run scored.

Following his only season in the Cardinals organization, he was traded with Reggie Cleveland and Diego Segui to the Boston Red Sox for Lynn McGlothen , John Curtis and Mike Garman . He appeared in 41 games for the Red Sox, mostly as a late inning replacement for Rico Petrocelli , and batted .203 with six runs batted in , including his only major league home run off the Cleveland Indians ' Milt Wilcox . ^[4]

After spending all of 1975 with the triple A Pawtucket Red Sox , Hughes rejoined the Cardinals for the 1976 season, however spent the entire season with the triple A Tulsa Oilers . In a three-season career, Hughes hit .209 (18-for-86) with one home run and seven RBI in 54 games, including six runs and three doubles . He is now a Physical Education coach at Boiling Springs Rainbow Lake Middle School.

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• Career statistics and player information from MLB , or  ESPN , or  Baseball Reference , or  Fangraphs , or  Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Terry Hughes at Baseball Almanac
• Sports Illustrated