Cecil Ferguson Notable

b. August 27, 1883 · New York Giants 1906–1907, Boston Doves 1908–1910, Boston Rustlers 1911

Cecil Ferguson played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1906 and closing with the Boston Rustlers in 1911.

He went 29 and 46 with a 3.34 earned run average, pitching 698 innings in 142 games. He struck out 298, completed 47 of his 74 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 143 games he batted .188, with 41 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He led the league in saves once, in 1906, with 7.

He was born in Ellsworth, IN, USA on August 27, 1883, and died on September 5, 1943. 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
1906	NYG	22	15	2	5	2	0	0	2	1	4	1	.333
1907	NYG	15	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	.056
1908	BSN	38	65	8	11	1	1	0	0	5	14	0	.169
1909	BSN	36	73	2	15	2	0	0	3	6	16	0	.205
1910	BSN	26	40	1	7	1	0	1	7	1	13	0	.175
1911	BSN	6	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	.286
Career	—	143	218	14	41	6	1	1	13	16	53	1	.188

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1906	NYG	2	0	22	1	7	52.1	43	15	24	32	2.58
1907	NYG	3	2	15	5	1	64.0	63	15	20	37	2.11
1908	BSN	11	11	37	21	0	208.0	168	57	84	98	2.47
1909	BSN	5	23	36	30	0	226.2	235	94	83	87	3.73
1910	BSN	7	7	26	14	0	123.0	110	52	58	40	3.80
1911	BSN	1	3	6	3	0	24.0	40	26	12	4	9.75
Career	—	29	46	142	74	8	698.0	659	259	281	298	3.34

On this day & linked events

1883

Born August 27, 1883

Ellsworth, IN, USA

1943

Died September 5, 1943

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