1929
Born June 19, 1929
Oakland, CA, USA
Don Ferrarese Notable
b. June 19, 1929 · Baltimore Orioles 1955–1957, Cleveland Indians 1958–1959, Chicago White Sox 1960, Philadelphia Phillies 1961–1962, St. Louis Cardinals 1962
Don Ferrarese played for five clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1962.
He went 19 and 36 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 506.7 innings in 183 games. He struck out 350 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 184 games he batted .156, with 20 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on June 19, 1929, and died on November 4, 2024. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BAL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | BAL | 36 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .036 |
| 1957 | BAL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | CLE | 28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .115 |
| 1959 | CLE | 15 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .259 |
| 1960 | CHW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1961 | PHI | 43 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .171 |
| 1962 | PHI/STL | 43 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 184 | 128 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .156 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 1956 | BAL | 4 | 10 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 102.0 | 86 | 57 | 64 | 81 | 5.03 |
| 1957 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 94.2 | 91 | 39 | 46 | 62 | 3.71 |
| 1959 | CLE | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 76.0 | 58 | 27 | 51 | 45 | 3.20 |
| 1960 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18.00 |
| 1961 | PHI | 5 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 138.2 | 120 | 58 | 68 | 89 | 3.76 |
| 1962 | PHI/STL | 1 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 | 64 | 23 | 34 | 51 | 3.27 |
| Career | — | 19 | 36 | 183 | 50 | 5 | 506.2 | 449 | 225 | 295 | 350 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
2024
Died November 4, 2024
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