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Rick Ferrell
Full name Richard Benjamin Ferrell Born October 12, 1905, Durham, North Carolina Died July 27, 1995, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Buried at New Garden Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina (Section 1) First Game: April 19, 1929 ; Final Game: September 14, 1947 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 160 Brother of Wes Ferrell Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1984 Ejections as player: 1933 (1), 1934 (2), 1935 (1), 1936 (1). Total: 5 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1929 STL A Daily Splits 64 144 21 33 6 1 0 20 32 0 10 1 4 0 5 9 1 2 .229 .373 .285 -0.1 1929 STL A
1930 STL A Daily Splits 101 314 43 84 18 4 1 41 46 1 10 1 11 0 6 2 1 4 .268 .363 .360 -0.6 1930 STL A
1931 STL A Daily Splits 117 386 47 118 30 4 3 57 56 3 12 0 3 0 13 14 2 3 .306 .394 .427 2.5 1931 STL A
1932 STL A Daily Splits 126 438 67 138 30 5 2 65 66 0 18 1 9 0 6 11 5 5 .315 .406 .420 1.8 1932 STL A
1933 STL A Daily Splits 22 72 8 18 2 0 1 5 12 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 .250 .357 .319 0.3 1933 STL A
1933 BOS A Daily Splits 118 421 50 125 19 4 3 72 58 0 19 2 14 0 13 11 2 2 .297 .385 .382 1.4 1933 BOS A
1933 TOT A 140 493 58 143 21 4 4 77 70 2 23 2 15 0 13 12 4 2 .290 .381 .373 1.7 1933 TOT A
1934 BOS A Daily Splits 132 437 50 130 29 4 1 48 66 6 20 0 4 0 10 16 0 0 .297 .390 .389 1.3 1934 BOS A
1935 BOS A Daily Splits 133 458 54 138 34 4 3 61 65 5 15 0 13 0 9 14 5 8 .301 .388 .413 2.4 1935 BOS A
1936 BOS A Daily Splits 121 410 59 128 27 5 8 55 65 6 17 0 5 0 9 11 0 1 .312 .406 .461 2.3 1936 BOS A
1937 BOS A Daily Splits 18 65 8 20 2 0 1 4 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .308 .438 .385 0.3 1937 BOS A
1937 WAS A Daily Splits 86 279 31 64 6 0 1 32 50 8 18 1 2 0 3 13 1 1 .229 .348 .262 -1.6 1937 WAS A
1937 TOT A 104 344 39 84 8 0 2 36 65 8 22 1 2 0 4 15 1 1 .244 .366 .285 -1.3 1937 TOT A
1938 WAS A Daily Splits 135 411 55 120 24 5 1 58 75 5 17 0 9 0 13 14 1 0 .292 .401 .382 0.8 1938 WAS A
1939 WAS A Daily Splits 87 274 32 77 13 1 0 31 41 5 12 1 3 4 0 4 4 1 1 .281 .372 .336 0.2 1939 WAS A
1940 WAS A Daily Splits 103 326 35 89 18 2 0 28 47 5 15 0 2 0 5 7 1 1 .273 .365 .340 -0.2 1940 WAS A
1941 WAS A Daily Splits 21 66 8 18 5 0 0 13 15 2 4 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 .273 .407 .348 0.3 1941 WAS A
1941 STL A Daily Splits 100 321 30 81 14 3 2 23 52 7 22 0 2 0 13 9 2 1 .252 .357 .333 -0.4 1941 STL A
1941 TOT A 121 387 38 99 19 3 2 36 67 9 26 0 3 0 15 12 3 1 .256 .366 .336 -0.1 1941 TOT A
1942 STL A Daily Splits 99 273 20 61 6 1 0 26 33 2 13 0 6 0 9 5 0 1 .223 .307 .253 -0.7 1942 STL A
1943 STL A Daily Splits 74 209 12 50 7 0 0 20 34 4 14 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 .239 .348 .273 1.0 1943 STL A
1944 WAS A Daily Splits 99 339 14 94 11 1 0 25 46 4 13 0 2 0 8 10 2 1 .277 .364 .316 1.5 1944 WAS A
1945 WAS A Daily Splits 91 286 33 76 12 1 1 38 43 3 13 2 4 0 11 10 2 4 .266 .366 .325 1.2 1945 WAS A
1947 WAS A Daily Splits 37 99 10 30 11 0 0 12 14 2 7 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 .303 .389 .414 0.9 1947 WAS A
Total (18 Years) Splits 1884 6028 687 1692 324 45 28 734 931 70 277 10 99 4 0 145 173 29 35 .281 .378 .363 14.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1933 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1933 AL
1936 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1936 AL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1929 STL A Daily Splits C 45 39 37 369 140 35 7 3 0 2 14 19 2 .962
1930 STL A Daily Splits C 101 91 85 813 336 66 7 5 0 2 35 39 4 .983
1931 STL A Daily Splits C 108 105 98 926 412 86 14 11 1 6 41 30 8 .973
1932 STL A Daily Splits C 120 119 103 1028 486 78 8 9 0 3 39 42 5 .986
1933 STL A Daily Splits C 21 21 21 185.2 91 16 1 1 0 0 5 8 0 .991
1933 BOS A Daily Splits C 116 115 108 1011 500 76 6 9 0 1 59 46 2 .990
1933 TOT A C 137 136 129 1196.2 591 92 7 10 0 1 64 54 2 .990
1934 BOS A Daily Splits C 128 124 115 1070.2 531 72 6 7 0 6 49 29 4 .990
1935 BOS A Daily Splits C 131 126 114 1108 520 79 13 12 0 8 34 51 2 .979
1936 BOS A Daily Splits C 121 118 108 1010.2 556 55 8 5 0 1 51 30 2 .987
1937 BOS A Daily Splits C 18 18 17 160.2 93 10 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 .990
1937 WAS A Daily Splits C 84 83 77 725.2 341 42 5 5 0 6 41 25 0 .987
1937 TOT A C 102 101 94 886.1 434 52 6 6 0 6 47 26 0 .988
1938 WAS A Daily Splits C 131 123 106 1067.1 512 69 11 15 0 8 52 34 3 .981
1939 WAS A Daily Splits C 83 81 74 704.1 327 46 9 9 0 19 18 23 1 .976
1940 WAS A Daily Splits C 99 97 91 835 427 67 10 5 0 17 29 31 4 .980
1941 WAS A Daily Splits C 21 21 17 173 85 13 2 1 0 3 6 5 0 .980
1941 STL A Daily Splits C 98 92 85 803 340 51 2 11 0 6 34 23 0 .995
1941 TOT A C 119 113 102 976 425 64 4 12 0 9 40 28 0 .992
1942 STL A Daily Splits C 96 75 67 722 356 57 6 7 0 10 52 29 3 .986
1943 STL A Daily Splits C 70 67 53 583.2 327 52 5 7 0 2 41 24 1 .987
1944 WAS A Daily Splits C 96 95 88 847.1 403 71 9 8 0 20 37 20 4 .981
1945 WAS A Daily Splits C 83 82 77 736 331 64 4 3 0 21 21 22 2 .990
1947 WAS A Daily Splits C 37 29 27 263 134 22 1 5 0 1 6 14 1 .994
Total (18 Years) Splits C 1807 1721 1568 15143 7248 1127 135 139 1 142 670 545 48 .984
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1933 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1936 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits C 2 2 1 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1946 WAS A 4-16 9-29
1948 WAS A 4-19 10- 3
1949 WAS A 4-18 10- 2
1950 DET A 4-18 10- 1
1951 DET A 4-17 9-30
1952 DET A 4-15 9-28
1953 DET A 4-14 9-27
Total ( 7 Years)
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 4-1933 BOX BOS A Bill Summers Called third strike
9- 5-1934 BOX BOS A Red Ormsby Call at HP (Threw equipment)
9-18-1934 BOX BOS A Lou Kolls Called third strike
6-13-1935 BOX BOS A John Quinn Call at 2B
9-13-1936 BOX BOS A George Moriarty Fighting
Transaction Information
Signed as a free agent by Detroit Tigers (1926).
Granted free agency (November 8, 1928 ).
Signed by St. Louis Browns (November 11, 1928 ).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Lloyd Brown to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Merv
Shea and cash (May 9, 1933 ).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Wes Ferrell and Mel Almada to Washington Senators in
exchange for Ben Chapman and Bobo Newsom (June 11, 1937 ).
Traded by Washington Senators to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Vern Kennedy (May
15, 1941 ).
Traded by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators in exchange for Tony Giuliani and
cash (March 1, 1944 ); Tony Giuliani refused to report to St. Louis Browns and
Washington Senators sent Gene Moore (March 28, 1944 ) to complete trade.
Released by Washington Senators (December 29, 1947 ).
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