Tom Ferrick
[edit] Biography
Born on January 6, 1915 in New York, New York, Tom Ferrick (Thomas Jerome Ferrick) played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and New York Yankees over the course of his 9 year career. Ferrick broke into the bigs on April 19, 1941 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and put up a 3.77 ERA in 119.1 innings pitched in 1941, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tom Ferrick's best season was 1950, when he posted a 3.79 ERA and notched 11 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1941
| PHI
| A
| 36
| 4
| 8
| 10
| 3.77
| 30
| 61
| 50
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 119.1
| 130
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 1.99
| 28
| 20
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 81.1
| 56
| 3
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 25
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2.78
| 13
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 32.1
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.00
| 9
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 3.58
| 22
| 25
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 50.1
| 51
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3.15
| 23
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 60
| 57
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 4.15
| 34
| 37
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 73.2
| 75
| 3
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 50
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 3.88
| 34
| 51
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 104.1
| 102
| 9
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4.12
| 6
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 24
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| NY
| A
| 30
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 3.65
| 20
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 56.2
| 49
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| 46
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 3.79
| 26
| 41
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 80.2
| 73
| 7
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2.38
| 17
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 41.2
| 36
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7.50
| 3
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 21
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.52
| 20
| 28
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 53.2
| 57
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| 27
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.02
| 28
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 50.2
| 53
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 323
| 7
| 40
| 40
| 3.47
| 245
| 306
| 260
| 4
| 1
| 56
| 674
| 654
| 44
| 227
| 0
| 9
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1941
| PHI
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 31
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1946
| TOT
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| NY
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| P
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| P
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 323
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 168
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1941
| PHI
| A
| 36
| 44
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .205
| .239
| .295
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 19
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .211
| .211
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .667
| .667
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .067
| .067
| .200
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 51
| 21
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .143
| .182
| .190
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| NY
| A
| 30
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| 46
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .250
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| 22
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .375
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .375
| .444
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| .200
| .333
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 324
| 147
| 17
| 27
| 0
| 13
| .184
| .226
| .259
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 32
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1936).
- Released by New York Giants (1939).
- Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (1941).
- Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from Philadelphia Athletics (September 22, 1941).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns (June 24, 1946).
- Sold by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators (January 14, 1947).
- Traded by Washington Senators with John Sullivan and $25000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Sam Dente (October 4, 1948).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Joe Ostrowski and Leo Thomas to New York Yankees in exchange for Jim Delsing, Don Johnson, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss and $50000 (June 15, 1950).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Fred Sanford and Bob Porterfield to Washington Senators in exchange for Bob Kuzava (June 15, 1951).
- Released by Washington Senators (October 7, 1952).
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