Wes Ferrell
[edit] Biography
Born on February 2, 1908 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Wes Ferrell (Wesley Cheek Ferrell) played for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves over the course of his 15 year career. Ferrell broke into the bigs on September 9, 1927 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 3.60 ERA in 242.2 innings pitched in 1929, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Wes Ferrell's best season was 1930, when he posted a 3.31 ERA, won 25 games and struck out 143 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2.25
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 25
| 21
| 10
| 3.60
| 100
| 112
| 97
| 18
| 1
| 5
| 242.2
| 256
| 7
| 109
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 35
| 25
| 13
| 3.31
| 143
| 141
| 109
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 296.2
| 299
| 14
| 106
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 35
| 22
| 12
| 3.75
| 123
| 134
| 115
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 276.1
| 276
| 9
| 130
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 38
| 34
| 23
| 13
| 3.66
| 105
| 141
| 117
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 287.2
| 299
| 17
| 104
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 26
| 11
| 12
| 4.21
| 41
| 108
| 94
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 201
| 225
| 8
| 70
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1934
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 23
| 14
| 5
| 3.63
| 67
| 87
| 73
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 181
| 205
| 4
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| 41
| 38
| 25
| 14
| 3.52
| 110
| 149
| 126
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 322.1
| 336
| 16
| 108
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 39
| 38
| 20
| 15
| 4.19
| 106
| 160
| 140
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 301
| 330
| 11
| 119
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| 25
| 24
| 11
| 13
| 3.94
| 92
| 111
| 91
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 207.2
| 214
| 11
| 88
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 11
| 3
| 6
| 7.61
| 31
| 66
| 62
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 73.1
| 111
| 14
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1937
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 35
| 14
| 19
| 4.90
| 123
| 177
| 153
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 281
| 325
| 25
| 122
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| 23
| 22
| 13
| 8
| 5.92
| 36
| 111
| 98
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 193
| 12
| 68
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1938
| NY
| A
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 8.10
| 7
| 33
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 52
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1938
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 26
| 15
| 10
| 6.28
| 43
| 144
| 125
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 245
| 18
| 86
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1939
| NY
| A
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 4.66
| 6
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19.1
| 14
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 5.14
| 10
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 13
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 5.50
| 14
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 17
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 369
| 320
| 191
| 127
| 4.03
| 971
| 1371
| 1166
| 226
| 17
| 13
| 2605
| 2828
| 131
| 1027
| 0
| 34
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 374
| 323
| 193
| 128
| 4.04
| 985
| 1382
| 1177
| 227
| 17
| 13
| 2623
| 2845
| 132
| 1040
| 0
| 35
| 23
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 63
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 74
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 59
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 48
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1934
| BOS
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 76
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 42
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1937
| TOT
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 55
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1938
| NY
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1938
| TOT
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 41
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1939
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 374
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 532
| 17
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .750
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 93
| 12
| 22
| 1
| 12
| .237
| .283
| .387
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| 53
| 118
| 19
| 35
| 0
| 14
| .297
| .362
| .415
| 8
| 3
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| 48
| 116
| 24
| 37
| 9
| 30
| .319
| .373
| .621
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 128
| 14
| 31
| 2
| 18
| .242
| .276
| .359
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| 61
| 140
| 26
| 38
| 7
| 26
| .271
| .363
| .471
| 7
| 0
| 20
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 78
| 12
| 22
| 4
| 17
| .282
| .341
| .487
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| 75
| 150
| 25
| 52
| 7
| 32
| .347
| .427
| .533
| 5
| 1
| 21
| 16
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 61
| 135
| 20
| 36
| 5
| 24
| .267
| .336
| .437
| 6
| 1
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| 53
| 106
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 16
| .255
| .313
| .302
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| 18
| 33
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 9
| .364
| .475
| .515
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| TOT
| A
| 71
| 139
| 14
| 39
| 1
| 25
| .281
| .355
| .353
| 7
| 0
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| 26
| 49
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 6
| .224
| .406
| .327
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| NY
| A
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .231
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 61
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 7
| .213
| .377
| .311
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| NY
| A
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
| .500
| .600
| 1.250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
| .333
| .429
| .833
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 542
| 1170
| 173
| 327
| 37
| 206
| .279
| .351
| .444
| 57
| 12
| 128
| 182
| 0
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 548
| 1176
| 175
| 329
| 38
| 208
| .280
| .351
| .446
| 57
| 12
| 129
| 185
| 0
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Dick Porter to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bob Weiland, Bob Seeds and $25000 (May 25, 1934).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Rick Ferrell and Mel Almada to Washington Senators in exchange for Ben Chapman and Bobo Newsom (June 11, 1937).
- Released by Washington Senators (August 12, 1938).
- Signed by New York Yankees (August 14, 1938).
- Released by New York Yankees (May 28, 1939).
- Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (January 10, 1940).
- Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (May 14, 1940).
- Signed by Boston Braves (February 10, 1941).
- Released by Boston Braves (May 8, 1941).
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