Rick Ferrell
Richard Benjamin Ferrell
Born: October 12, 1905
Durham, NC USA
Deceased: 1995
Bloomfield Hills, MI USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
College: Guilford College
Career: 1929-1947
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Minor League Statistics
Rick Ferrell compiled a career batting average of .281 with 28 home runs and 734 RBI in his 1884-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. He began playing during the 1929 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign. Ferrell was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 64 | 181 | 144 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | .229 | .373 | .285 | .658 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 101 | 372 | 314 | 43 | 84 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 10 | .268 | .363 | .360 | .723 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 117 | 445 | 386 | 47 | 118 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 12 | .306 | .394 | .427 | .821 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 126 | 514 | 438 | 67 | 138 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 18 | .315 | .406 | .420 | .826 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 22 | 85 | 72 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .250 | .357 | .319 | .677 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 118 | 495 | 421 | 50 | 125 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 19 | .297 | .385 | .382 | .767 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 132 | 507 | 437 | 50 | 130 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 20 | .297 | .390 | .389 | .779 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 133 | 536 | 458 | 54 | 138 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 15 | .301 | .388 | .413 | .801 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 121 | 480 | 410 | 59 | 128 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 17 | .312 | .406 | .461 | .867 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 80 | 65 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .308 | .438 | .385 | .822 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Washington Senators | 86 | 332 | 279 | 31 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 18 | .229 | .348 | .262 | .610 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | 135 | 495 | 411 | 55 | 120 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 17 | .292 | .401 | .382 | .783 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Washington Senators | 87 | 323 | 274 | 32 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 12 | .281 | .377 | .336 | .712 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Washington Senators | 103 | 375 | 326 | 35 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 15 | .273 | .365 | .340 | .705 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Washington Senators | 21 | 82 | 66 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .273 | .407 | .348 | .756 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 100 | 375 | 321 | 30 | 81 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 22 | .252 | .357 | .333 | .690 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 99 | 312 | 273 | 20 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | .223 | .307 | .253 | .560 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 74 | 246 | 209 | 12 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | .239 | .348 | .273 | .621 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Washington Senators | 99 | 387 | 339 | 14 | 94 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | .277 | .364 | .316 | .679 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Washington Senators | 91 | 335 | 286 | 33 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 13 | .266 | .366 | .325 | .691 | 93 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Washington Senators | 37 | 115 | 99 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | .303 | .389 | .414 | .804 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1884 | 7072 | 6028 | 687 | 1692 | 324 | 45 | 28 | 734 | 29 | 35 | 931 | 277 | .281 | .378 | .363 | .741 | 2190 | 55 | 10 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 35 | 7 | 3 | .962 | 3.889 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 336 | 66 | 7 | 5 | .983 | 3.980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 412 | 86 | 14 | 11 | .973 | 4.611 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 486 | 78 | 8 | 9 | .986 | 4.700 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 500 | 76 | 6 | 9 | .990 | 4.966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 5.095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 531 | 72 | 6 | 7 | .990 | 4.711 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 520 | 79 | 13 | 12 | .979 | 4.573 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 556 | 55 | 8 | 5 | .987 | 5.050 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 84 | 0 | 0.0 | 341 | 42 | 5 | 5 | .987 | 4.560 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 5.722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 512 | 69 | 11 | 15 | .981 | 4.435 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 327 | 46 | 9 | 9 | .976 | 4.494 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | 427 | 67 | 10 | 5 | .980 | 4.990 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 340 | 51 | 2 | 11 | .995 | 3.990 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .980 | 4.667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 95 | 0 | 0.0 | 356 | 57 | 6 | 7 | .986 | 4.347 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 327 | 52 | 5 | 7 | .987 | 5.414 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 403 | 71 | 9 | 8 | .981 | 4.938 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 64 | 4 | 3 | .990 | 4.759 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 134 | 22 | 1 | 5 | .994 | 4.216 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1806 | 0 | 0.0 | 7248 | 1127 | 135 | 139 | .984 | 4.637 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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