1866
Born July 14, 1866
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Alex Ferson Notable
Alex Ferson played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Nationals in 1889 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1892.
He went 18 and 25 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 368 innings in 48 games. He struck out 106, completed 36 of his 45 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 49 games he batted .133, with 20 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on July 14, 1866, and died on December 5, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | WHS | 36 | 114 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 1 | .114 |
| 1890 | BUF | 11 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .219 |
| 1892 | BLN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 49 | 150 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 56 | 2 | .133 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | WHS | 17 | 17 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 288.1 | 319 | 125 | 105 | 85 | 3.90 |
| 1890 | BUF | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 71.0 | 88 | 43 | 40 | 13 | 5.45 |
| 1892 | BLN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11.00 |
| Career | — | 18 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 0 | 368.1 | 424 | 179 | 151 | 106 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died December 5, 1957
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