managing the single-A Asheville Tourists. In 1980, he was hired as the manager of Texas' AA Tulsa Drillers. Terwilliger returned as a major league coach after being hired to Don Zimmer's 1981 Rangers staff and would stay with the team for four years. He would coach first for Zimmer, and then Darrell Johnson, Doug Rader, and Bobby Valentine. In 1986, he was hired as first-base coach on Ray Miller's Minnesota Twins staff. He would stay on with rookie manager Tom Kelly, handling the job when the team won the World Series in 1987 and 1991 before leaving following the 1994 season. Staying in Minnesota, Terwilliger returned to the St. Paul Saints in 1995, this time as the first-base coach of the team in the independent Northern League. He would remain with the team until 2002. In 2003, Terwilliger would be named manager of the Fort Worth Cats in the independent Central Baseball League, and won the 2005 Central League championship. After retiring from managing following the end of the 2005 season, Terwilliger accepted the position as first-base coach for the Cats, at the age of 81, and remained with the team in the new American Association through the 2010 season. Throughout his career, Terwilliger managed 12 minor-league teams and compiled a record of 1,224 wins and 1,089 losses. In 2006, Terwilliger's autobiography, Terwilliger Bunts One, which drew its title from Annie Dillard's essay on how her mother turned that phrase into a mantra, was released. Personal life Terwilliger married twice. He first married Mary Jane Locke with whom he had a son, Steve, and a daughter, Marcie. His second wife's name was Linda. Terwilliger died in Weatherford, Texas, on February 3, 2021, at the age of 95. He had been getting treatment for bladder cancer, but the cause of death was not given. References External links Wayne Terwilliger at Baseball Almanac Wayne Terwilliger's Home Page 1925 births 2021 deaths American Association (1902–1997) MVP Award winners United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Asheville Tourists managers Baseball coaches from Michigan Baseball players from Michigan Brooklyn Dodgers players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) managers Charleston Senators players Chicago Cubs players Des Moines Bruins players Geneva Senators players Greensboro Yankees players Hawaii Islanders managers Hawaii Islanders players Kansas City Athletics players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third