Jack Farrell Notable

b. July 5, 1857 · Syracuse Stars 1879, Providence Grays 1879–1885, Philadelphia Quakers 1886, Washington Nationals 1886–1887, Baltimore Orioles 1888–1889

Jack Farrell played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Syracuse Stars in 1879 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1889. His longest stay was with the Providence Grays, from 1879 to 1885.

Across 884 games he batted .243, with 877 hits and 584 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 148 doubles, 55 triples and 87 stolen bases.

He played 740 games at second base, with 2,480 assists and 477 errors. He turned 278 double plays. He also played 144 games at shortstop.

He was born in Newark, NJ, USA on July 5, 1857, and died on February 9, 1914. 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
1879	PRO/SYR	66	292	45	86	8	2	1	26	3	13	0	.295
1880	PRO	80	339	46	92	12	5	3	36	10	6	0	.271
1881	PRO	84	345	69	82	16	5	5	36	29	23	0	.238
1882	PRO	84	366	67	93	21	6	2	31	16	23	0	.254
1883	PRO	95	420	92	128	24	11	3	61	15	21	0	.305
1884	PRO	111	469	70	102	13	6	1	37	35	44	0	.217
1885	PRO	68	257	27	53	7	1	1	19	10	25	0	.206
1886	PHI/WHS	64	231	31	52	11	5	2	21	18	23	13	.225
1887	WHS	87	339	40	75	14	9	0	41	20	12	31	.221
1888	BAL	103	398	72	81	19	5	4	36	26	49	29	.204
1889	BAL	42	157	25	33	3	0	1	26	15	15	14	.210
Career	—	884	3613	584	877	148	55	23	370	197	254	87	.243

On this day & linked events

1857

Born July 5, 1857

Newark, NJ, USA

1914

Died February 9, 1914

1879

Major-league debut: Jack Farrell

Jack Farrell made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.

1889

Final major-league game: Jack Farrell

Jack Farrell played a final major-league game on June 11, 1889.

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