Sunday, November 01, 2009
Mohawks Name Bill Terlecky General Manager ; 32 Years Industry Experience ; Most at AA and AAA Levels

The Amsterdam Mohawks have announced the hiring of Bill Terlecky as their new General Manager. Bill comes with a wealth of professional
baseball experience and will take over the day-to-day operations of the Mohawks January 1. He relocated from the Chicago area to Amsterdam back in October and after 32 years in the professional baseball industry, plans on making Amsterdam his final home.

As stated, Bill has spent thirty-two years in the business of Minor League Baseball. He has been a General Manager at the Triple AAA, Double AA and Independent levels of Organized Baseball. He started his career in 1979 as a sales executive for the Baltimore Orioles Triple AAA International League affiliate in Rochester NY. He spent six seasons with the Red Wings and served as Co-General Manager his final three seasons.

In 1984, he was hired to lead the Philadelphia Phillies new Triple A affiliate in Scranton/ Wilkes Barre, PA. He oversaw the opening of the twenty five million dollar Lackawanna County Stadium in 1989. During his
time in Northeastern PA, he was named the International League's Executive of the Year in 1991 and he coordinated the sold out 1995 Triple AAA All Star game.

His first venture into the Independent Baseball ranks came in the late 1990's when he operated the Madison Black Wolf of the Northern League.


In 2001 he was named GM of the New York Mets Double AA Eastern League affiliate in Binghamton NY. The B-Mets enjoyed a surge in attendance and community involvement as a result of his fan friendly style of management. For his success in Binghamton he was awarded the Frank Cashen Award for Minor League Excellence presented by the New York Mets following the 2002 season. Both David Wright and Jose Reyes were members of the B-Mets during Bill�s tenure there.

In 2007 he returned to Independent Baseball as the General Manager of the Gary SouthShore RailCats in Gary, Indiana. Under his leadership
the RailCats recorded the two highest attendance figures in the history of the franchise. Following the 2007 season he was named the Minor League General Manager of the Year by the Chicago Pitch and Hit Club.


�We have gotten to the point with the Mohawks that we really needed an industry pro to help us lead our efforts of further expanding our product and our stadium. I am proud of what we have accomplished so far with the Mohawks, but adding a person to our staff who has had experience running teams who average over 7,500 fans per night, truly professionalizes our franchise and will assist in our future growth. The Mohawks and the community alike, will all benefit from this, said Mohawks President Brian Spagnola.

Bill was also featured in the book "Getting in the Game" written by former Cubs broadcaster (and current Texas Ranger broadcaster) Josh
Lewin. The book chronicled the trials of landing a job in baseball and the lifestyle that those in the game lead.

�I am thrilled to be back in Upstate New York and look forward to building on the outstanding success that the Mohawks have had�, said Terlecky. "Their reputation in this industry is growing and they have really helped put Amsterdam, NY on the map".


He can reached for any information on the Mohawks at BT@AmsterdamMohawks.com or by phone at 607-222-4086.


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