Ferris Fain
Ferris Roy Fain
Born: March 29, 1921
San Antonio, TX USA
Deceased: 2001
Georgetown, CA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1947-1955
Minor League Statistics
Ferris Fain compiled a career batting average of .290 with 48 home runs and 570 RBI in his 1151-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 136 | 567 | 461 | 70 | 134 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 34 | .291 | .414 | .423 | .837 | 195 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 145 | 644 | 520 | 81 | 146 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 113 | 37 | .281 | .412 | .396 | .808 | 206 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 150 | 672 | 525 | 81 | 138 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 136 | 51 | .263 | .415 | .339 | .754 | 178 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 151 | 658 | 522 | 83 | 147 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 83 | 8 | 5 | 133 | 26 | .282 | .430 | .402 | .832 | 210 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 117 | 511 | 425 | 63 | 146 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 20 | .344 | .451 | .471 | .921 | 200 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 145 | 648 | 538 | 82 | 176 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 26 | .327 | .438 | .429 | .867 | 231 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 564 | 446 | 73 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 108 | 28 | .256 | .405 | .345 | .750 | 154 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 65 | 282 | 235 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 14 | .302 | .399 | .417 | .816 | 98 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 58 | 196 | 140 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 12 | .264 | .459 | .364 | .823 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 56 | 162 | 118 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 13 | .254 | .451 | .280 | .730 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1151 | 4904 | 3930 | 595 | 1139 | 213 | 30 | 48 | 570 | 46 | 28 | 904 | 261 | .290 | .424 | .396 | .820 | 1556 | 117 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 1141 | 101 | 19 | 118 | .985 | 9.409 | |
| 1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 1284 | 120 | 16 | 148 | .989 | 9.683 | |
| 1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 1275 | 122 | 22 | 194 | .984 | 9.313 | |
| 1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 1286 | 124 | 19 | 192 | .987 | 9.338 | |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 931 | 113 | 11 | 124 | .990 | 9.667 | |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .813 | 1.182 | |
| 1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 1245 | 150 | 22 | 124 | .984 | 9.688 | |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 1108 | 106 | 13 | 98 | .989 | 9.559 | |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 64 | 64 | 538.0 | 565 | 31 | 8 | 54 | .987 | 9.970 | 9.313 |
| 1955 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 44 | 42 | 366.3 | 370 | 29 | 5 | 42 | .988 | 9.803 | 9.068 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 51 | 34 | 347.3 | 325 | 31 | 3 | 30 | .992 | 9.225 | 6.980 |
| Totals | 1127 | 140 | 1251.7 | 9541 | 929 | 141 | 1125 | .987 | 75.284 | 9.290 |
Awards
1948 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1951 - AL TSN Player of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
