Rick Ferrell
[edit] Biography
Rick Ferrell (Richard Benjamin Ferrell) was born on October 12, 1905 in Durham, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1929 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1929, his rookie year, he hit .229 with 0 home runs and 20 RBI. Ferrell played for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that Rick Ferrell's best season was 1933, when he hit for a .290 average and knocked in 77 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1929
| STL
| A
| 64
| 144
| 21
| 33
| 0
| 20
| .229
| .373
| .285
| 6
| 1
| 32
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| STL
| A
| 101
| 314
| 43
| 84
| 1
| 41
| .268
| .363
| .360
| 18
| 4
| 46
| 10
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| 117
| 386
| 47
| 118
| 3
| 57
| .306
| .394
| .427
| 30
| 4
| 56
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| STL
| A
| 126
| 438
| 67
| 138
| 2
| 65
| .315
| .406
| .420
| 30
| 5
| 66
| 18
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| 22
| 72
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 5
| .250
| .357
| .319
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| BOS
| A
| 118
| 421
| 50
| 125
| 3
| 72
| .297
| .385
| .382
| 19
| 4
| 58
| 19
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| TOT
| A
| 140
| 493
| 58
| 143
| 4
| 77
| .290
| .381
| .373
| 21
| 4
| 70
| 23
| 2
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| BOS
| A
| 132
| 437
| 50
| 130
| 1
| 48
| .297
| .390
| .389
| 29
| 4
| 66
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| 133
| 458
| 54
| 138
| 3
| 61
| .301
| .388
| .413
| 34
| 4
| 65
| 15
| 0
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 121
| 410
| 59
| 128
| 8
| 55
| .312
| .406
| .461
| 27
| 5
| 65
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| 86
| 279
| 31
| 64
| 1
| 32
| .229
| .348
| .262
| 6
| 0
| 50
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| 18
| 65
| 8
| 20
| 1
| 4
| .308
| .438
| .385
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| TOT
| A
| 104
| 344
| 39
| 84
| 2
| 36
| .244
| .366
| .285
| 8
| 0
| 65
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| 135
| 411
| 55
| 120
| 1
| 58
| .292
| .401
| .382
| 24
| 5
| 75
| 17
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| WAS
| A
| 87
| 274
| 32
| 77
| 0
| 31
| .281
| .377
| .336
| 13
| 1
| 41
| 12
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| 103
| 326
| 35
| 89
| 0
| 28
| .273
| .365
| .340
| 18
| 2
| 47
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| 21
| 66
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 13
| .273
| .407
| .348
| 5
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| 100
| 321
| 30
| 81
| 2
| 23
| .252
| .357
| .333
| 14
| 3
| 52
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1941
| TOT
| A
| 121
| 387
| 38
| 99
| 2
| 36
| .256
| .366
| .336
| 19
| 3
| 67
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| 99
| 273
| 20
| 61
| 0
| 26
| .223
| .307
| .253
| 6
| 1
| 33
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1943
| STL
| A
| 74
| 209
| 12
| 50
| 0
| 20
| .239
| .348
| .273
| 7
| 0
| 34
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 99
| 339
| 14
| 94
| 0
| 25
| .277
| .364
| .316
| 11
| 1
| 46
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| 91
| 286
| 33
| 76
| 1
| 38
| .266
| .366
| .325
| 12
| 1
| 43
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 99
| 10
| 30
| 0
| 12
| .303
| .389
| .414
| 11
| 0
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 1884
| 6028
| 687
| 1692
| 28
| 734
| .281
| .378
| .363
| 324
| 45
| 931
| 277
| 10
| 103
| 29
| 0
| 55
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1929
| STL
| A
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 140
| 35
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1930
| STL
| A
| C
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 336
| 66
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| C
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 412
| 86
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1932
| STL
| A
| C
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 486
| 78
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1933
| BOS
| A
| C
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 500
| 76
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1933
| TOT
| A
| C
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 591
| 92
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1934
| BOS
| A
| C
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 531
| 72
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| C
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 520
| 79
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| C
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 556
| 55
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| C
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 341
| 42
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| C
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 93
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1937
| TOT
| A
| C
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 434
| 52
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| C
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 512
| 69
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1939
| WAS
| A
| C
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 327
| 46
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| C
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 427
| 67
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| C
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 340
| 51
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1941
| TOT
| A
| C
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 425
| 64
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| C
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 356
| 57
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1943
| STL
| A
| C
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 327
| 52
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| C
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 403
| 71
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| C
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 331
| 64
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| C
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1806
| 0
| 0
| 7248
| 1127
| 135
| 139
| 0
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted 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 1, 1944) to complete trade. Released by Washington Senators (December 29, 1947).
[edit] Career Highlights
- All-Star: 8 times (1933-1938, 1944-1945)
- Received votes for the MVP award in 4 different years, but never finished higher than 12th in the voting
- Was among the top ten in toughest batters to strike out 8 times
- Ranked by Bill James as the 29th greatest catcher of all-time
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