1915
Born January 6, 1915
New York, NY, USA
Tom Ferrick Notable
b. January 6, 1915 · Philadelphia Athletics 1941, Cleveland Indians 1942, 1946, St. Louis Browns 1946, 1949–1950, Washington Senators 1947–1948, 1951–1952, New York Yankees 1950–1951
Tom Ferrick played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1941 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1952.
He went 40 and 40 with a 3.47 earned run average, pitching 674 innings in 323 games. He struck out 245 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 324 games he batted .184, with 27 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 9 doubles.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on January 6, 1915, and died on October 15, 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 36 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .205 |
| 1942 | CLE | 31 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .211 |
| 1946 | CLE/SLB | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1947 | WSH | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1948 | WSH | 37 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .067 |
| 1949 | SLB | 51 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1950 | NYY/SLB | 46 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1951 | NYY/WSH | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .375 |
| 1952 | WSH | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 324 | 147 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 8 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 119.1 | 130 | 50 | 33 | 30 | 3.77 |
| 1942 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 81.1 | 56 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 1.99 |
| 1946 | CLE/SLB | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 50.1 | 51 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 3.58 |
| 1947 | WSH | 1 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 60.0 | 57 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 3.15 |
| 1948 | WSH | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 73.2 | 75 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 4.15 |
| 1949 | SLB | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 104.1 | 102 | 45 | 41 | 34 | 3.88 |
| 1950 | NYY/SLB | 9 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 80.2 | 73 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 3.79 |
| 1951 | NYY/WSH | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 53.2 | 57 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 3.52 |
| 1952 | WSH | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 50.2 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 3.02 |
| Career | — | 40 | 40 | 323 | 7 | 56 | 674.0 | 654 | 260 | 227 | 245 | 3.47 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Died October 15, 1996
1941
Major-league debut: Tom Ferrick
Tom Ferrick made a major-league debut on April 19, 1941.
1952
Final major-league game: Tom Ferrick
Tom Ferrick played a final major-league game on September 28, 1952.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain