Alex Ferson
Alexander Ferson "Colonel"
Born: July 14, 1866
Philadelphia, PA US
Deceased: December 5, 1957
Boston, MA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
Career: 1886-1899
Major League Statistics
Alex Ferson compiled a career record of 89 wins and 52 losses and a 2.08 ERA in his 148-game pitching career with the Wilkes-Barre, Altoona, Manchester Farmers, Manchester Maroons, Lynn Lions, Hazleton Pugilists, Milwaukee Brewers, Syracuse Stars, Providence Clamdiggers, Salem, Lewiston, Lowell, Fall River Indians, Philadelphia Athletics and Manchester Manchesters. He began playing during the 1886 season and last took the field during the 1899 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Ind | PASL1 | Wilkes-Barre | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 35.0 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 1886 | Ind | PASL1 | Altoona | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.80 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 35.0 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 1887 | NENL | Manchester Farmers | 20 | 18 | .526 | 2.95 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 311.0 | 440 | 291 | 102 | 76 | 93 | 19 | 38 | |||||||
| 1888 | NENL | Manchester Maroons | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1.66 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 125.0 | 98 | 53 | 23 | 31 | 72 | 5 | 9 | |||||||
| 1888 | A | WL1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 1888 | NENL | Lynn Lions | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.34 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 167.3 | 138 | 67 | 25 | 22 | 91 | 9 | 16 | |||||||
| 1891 | A | IL | Syracuse Stars | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1.18 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 183.7 | 146 | 95 | 24 | 79 | 85 | 25 | 15 | ||||||
| 1892 | A | WL1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.05 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 145.0 | 126 | 79 | 33 | 36 | 67 | |||||||||
| 1892 | A | IL | Providence Clamdiggers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.83 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 35.0 | 48 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1893 | NENL | Lewiston | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.06 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 162.0 | 169 | 90 | 37 | 55 | 80 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1899 | F | NENL | Manchester Manchesters | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 89 | 52 | .631 | 2.08 | 148 | 142 | 0 | 130 | 3 | 0 | 1226.0 | 1268 | 797 | 284 | 0 | 351 | 0 | 542 | 66 | 0 | 104 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Ind | PASL1 | Wilkes-Barre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1886 | Ind | PASL1 | Altoona | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1887 | NENL | Manchester Farmers | 42 | 202 | 176 | 30 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | .324 | .411 | .352 | .763 | 62 | |||||||||
| 1888 | A | WL1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1888 | NENL | Lynn Lions | 18 | 63 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .127 | .127 | .127 | .254 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1888 | NENL | Manchester Maroons | 15 | 53 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .245 | .245 | .396 | .642 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1891 | A | IL | Syracuse Stars | 26 | 96 | 90 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .244 | .244 | .322 | .567 | 29 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1892 | A | WL1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 18 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .085 | .085 | .106 | .191 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1892 | A | IL | Providence Clamdiggers | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1893 | NENL | Lewiston | 20 | 70 | 70 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .214 | .214 | .357 | .571 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 154 | 555 | 523 | 88 | 123 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .235 | .271 | .294 | .566 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Ind | PASL1 | Altoona | P | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3 | .900 | 6.750 | |
| 1886 | Ind | PASL1 | Wilkes-Barre | P | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 6.250 | |
| 1887 | NENL | Manchester Farmers | OF | 5 | .000 | ||||||
| 1887 | NENL | Manchester Farmers | P | 40 | .000 | ||||||
| 1888 | NENL | Lynn Lions | P | 18 | .000 | ||||||
| 1888 | NENL | Manchester Maroons | P | 14 | .000 | ||||||
| 1888 | NENL | Manchester Maroons | OF | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| 1891 | A | IL | Syracuse Stars | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1893 | NENL | Lewiston | P | 19 | .000 | ||||||
| 1893 | NENL | Lewiston | OF | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| 1893 | NENL | Lewiston | SS | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 131 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 0 | .929 | .397 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Ind | Penn State Association | Wilkes-Barre | |||
| 1886 | Ind | Penn State Association | Altoona | |||
| 1887 | New England League | Manchester Farmers | ||||
| 1888 | New England League | Manchester Maroons | ||||
| 1888 | New England League | Lynn Lions | ||||
| 1888 | Central League | Hazleton Pugilists | ||||
| 1888 | A | Western Association | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1891 | A | Eastern Association | Syracuse Stars | April 27, 1891 | July 27, 1891 | |
| 1892 | B | New England League | Salem | |||
| 1892 | A | Western League | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1892 | A | Eastern League | Providence Clamdiggers | August 13, 1892 | August 28, 1892 | |
| 1893 | New England League | Lewiston | ||||
| 1894 | New England League | Lewiston | ||||
| 1895 | B | New England League | Fall River Indians | |||
| 1895 | B | New England Association | Lowell | |||
| 1897 | A | Atlantic League | Philadelphia Athletics | July 24, 1897 | July 24, 1897 | |
| 1899 | F | New England League | Manchester Manchesters | July 1, 1899 | July 1, 1899 |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
