Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.
In 1999, he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
The Giants retired Terry's uniform no.
3 in 1984; it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of Oracle Park.

Bill Terry is mentioned in the poem "Line-Up for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash:
Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999, he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Giants retired Terry's uniform no. 3 in 1984; it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of Oracle Park.
Bill Terry is mentioned in the poem "Line-Up for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash:
Bill Terry