Books by stewart ferris author of the sphinx scrolls. He insisted he was not a natural athlete, saying, being a baseball player is not a glamorous job, its hard work. Warren edward mcghee september 29, 1924 february, 1986 was an american professional baseball outfielder. Robinson will always be remembered as the first africanamerican to break the games color barrier when he signed to play first base for the brooklyn dodgers on april 15, 1947. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. Perfect game boxscores baseball almanacs perfect game club, with links to. Although the editors of red channels did not claim that everyone listed was a. All professional baseball statistics for ferris fain. When the regular season resulted in a first place tie, the indians won a onegame playoff against the boston red sox to advance to the world series. The ferris state club baseball team is a group created for those who wish to play baseball at a competitive level against other colleges from around the nation. Ferris roy fain march 29, 1921 october 18, 2001 was an american baseball first baseman in major league baseball who played nine seasons with the philadelphia athletics, chicago white sox, detroit tigers and cleveland indians in the american league fain started his career with the san francisco seals of the pacific coast league. In 9 seasons in major league baseball, fain compiled a. Insidethepark home runs by team 19502015 six mlb franchises have amassed at least 50 insidethepark home runs since 1950. Of the six insidetheparkers that willie mays laced in his illustrious career, he achieved the feat twice against cardwell.
Ferris fain stats by baseball almanac in 1949, ferris fain walked to first base a record onehundred thirtysix times, the most by a lefthanded hitter in athletics history, passing the record of onehundred twentyeight set by max bishop in 1930. Although it is not a varsity sport, the level of dedication is very high and expectations will always be to win. Stewart ferris has 52 books on goodreads with 1437 ratings. Four of those organizations royals, phillies, pirates and twins played in stadiums with artificial turf installed for at least 20 seasons while the deep center field dimensions at yankee stadium and the polo grounds have influenced the yankees and giants totals to. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games fain appeared in, specifically relating to his 1953 hitting statistics. The ferris fain allstar stats seen below include his allstar yearbyyear hitting stats, allstar fielding stats, and allstar pitching stats where applicable. For the ten years he played in the majors, he turned in a heck of a. The 1952 philadelphia athletics season saw the as finish fourth in the american league with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses. The 1949 philadelphia athletics season involved the as finishing 5th in the american league with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses offseason. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Ferris roy fain march 29, 1921 october 18, 2001 was an american baseball first baseman in major league baseball who played nine seasons with the philadelphia athletics, chicago white sox, detroit tigers and cleveland indians in the american league. A most valuable player season was turned in by lefthanded pitcher bobby shantz and the a. This page lists every known baseball award won by ferris fain in chronological order. Ferris fain former player died in 2001 historic baseball.
Ferris fain, a twotime batting champion in major league baseball, died oct. Club baseball at ferris state team is a group created for those who wish to play baseball at a competitive level against other colleges from around the nation. The leading destination for sports card and collectible enthusiasts. Ferris fain, awaiting his turn at the plate, threw his bat high in the air in mock disgust. The date box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. Ferris roy fain was born on march 29, 1921, in san antonio, texas, the first of two sons born to oscar and ada fain. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. In 1941, kehn joined montreal of the international league and together with ed head was the ace of the pitching staff with a 1611 record and 3. The history of ferris state university in big rapids, michigan.
We are an rso at ferris state university and a member of the national club baseball association. Insidethepark home runs allowed 19502015 don cardwell 7 allowed the most itphr in the past 65 campaigns including two by the say hey kid. According to the baseball page, adcock is the 45th best first baseman of all time. The 1948 cleveland indians season was the 48th in franchise history. The following are the events that happened worldwide throughout the sport of baseball. Ferris played for the philadelphia athletics 19471952, the chicago white sox 19531954, the detroit tigers 1955 and the cleveland indians 1955. Ferris fain society for american baseball research. He played in major league baseball mlb from 1950 to 1956 for the chicago white sox and philadelphia athletics. Apr 12, 2020 ferris fain, awaiting his turn at the plate, threw his bat high in the air in mock disgust. The 1964 kansas city athletics season was the tenth for the franchise in kansas city and the 64th overall. Gus zernial hit 29 home runs and drove in 100 rbi while eddie joost chipped in 20 hrs and 75 rbi. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey.
He has been a finalist for the national book award, winner of the barnes and noble discover award and the penhemingway award, shortlisted for the man booker prize, and winner of the. A farris fain signed rawlings official american league bobby brown president baseball is depicted in this listing. Check out ferris fain career batting and fielding statistics including batting average, hits, home runs, rbi and award history as part of whatifsports free simmatchup baseball. Finley signed an agreement to move the as to louisville, promising to. Colorado rockies invited nonroster rhp james farris to spring training. Bill beckmann page at baseballreference johnson, lloyd, and wolff, miles, ed. Ferris fain 1955 game by game batting logs baseball almanac. Rhp james farris assigned to albuquerque isotopes from hartford yard.
The mission of the ferris baseball softball association fbsa is to support our local community by providing an organized sports league where our youth can play, learn, and grow in an environment that is safe for all. Fain s father, okie fain, was a topnotch jockey just before world war i. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games fain appeared in, specifically relating to his 1955 hitting statistics.
During the war, i played on the special service team with guys like joe dimaggio, ferris fain, jerry priddy and other big leaguers. Jackie robinson baseball cards are some of the most important and highly sought after in the hobby. Farris played nine season in the american league with the philadelphia athletics, cleveland indians, detroit tigers and chicago white sox. Baseball history in 1952 american league by baseball almanac a walk through the 1952 american league season with stats, top 25, final standings, rosters and other baseball history. Ferris fain 1953 game by game batting logs baseball almanac. Farris signed the sweet spot of this baseball in blue ink pen. Ferris fain appeared in 128 major league games during the 1953 regular season. Tex hughson, dario lodigiani, ferris fain, mike mccormick, unknown. He was again with dayton in 1940 and also pitched with elmira of the eastern league. Bishop, fain and stanky did not walk a lot because they had power. Elmer william valo was born in czechoslovakia but lived the american dream during nearly sixty years in professional baseball. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Joshua ferris is the author of novels then we came to the end, the unnamed and to rise again at a decent hour as well as a story collection, the dinner party. Ferris fain was born on may 29, 1921 in san antonio, texas, usa as ferris roy fain.
He made his major league debut with the dodgers on april 30, 1942 and made three appearances before returning to montreal where he. Organize and price your collections as we offer instant access to the worlds leading trading card and collectibles databases, including baseball cards, basketball cards, football cards, nonsports cards, gaming cards and more. The athletics 1952 campaign would be their final winning season in philadelphia. Baseball history in 1952 american league by baseball almanac. Of the ten players most similar to him, according to baseball reference, a whopping zero are in the hall of fame. He also had the fourthbest strikeoutwalk ratio in major league history, behind joe sewell, mickey cochrane, and tommy holmes. He was an alumnus of arkansas state university mcghee prepped in the white sox farm system for five seasons 194852, interrupted by a threegame. The history of ferris state university ferris state. The ferris fain trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where ferris fain has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball. Fains father, okie fain, was a topnotch jockey just before world war i. It is a part of the national club baseball association in division 1, and it is a fun way to continue playing the.
Bob savage was selected off waivers from the athletics by the st. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. It involved the as finishing 10th in the american league with a record of 57 wins and 105 losses, 42 games behind the american league champion new york yankees offseason. He played as a first baseman in major league baseball from 1947 to 1955. A fivetime allstar, fain won two american league batting championships and his career onbase percentage of. Joe adcock played 17 years in the big leagues, hitting. This page contains information about ferris baseball events, fundraising, off season training, and other important details. He is top 10 all time in walk percentage, trailing only ted williams, max bishop, barry bonds, babe ruth, ferris fain, eddie stanky and roy cullenbine. I had signed to play pro ball in may 1942, explains silvera, and along with jerry coleman, reported to the wellsville yankees of the pony league for the remainder of the season.
He grew up in the mission district, and attended st. Oscar was a construction worker and parttime boxer whose greatest claim to fame came as a jockey riding a horse named duval to a secondplace finish in the 1912 kentucky derby. He signed with the brooklyn dodgers in 1939 and played for dayton of the midatlantic league that year, posting a 34 record and 5. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. The 1951 philadelphia athletics season involved the as finishing sixth in the american league. He delivered the first jolt on may 30, 1957 in a contest between the giants and phillies then struck again six. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the ferris fain page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. Charlie silvera was born on october, 1924, in san francisco, california. Louis browns infielder and world war ii veteran bob dillinger passed away november 7, 2009 at the age of 91. Ferris fain trades and transactions by baseball almanac. Lists pitching charts record books rules scoring statmaster stats 101 year. Since 1991, a perfect game has been defined by major league baseball as a.
Tod davis was drafted by the athletics from the chicago white sox in the 1948 rule 5 draft. Ferris fain mlb player profile page from whatifsports. He played as a first baseman in major league baseball. Cleveland won the championship by defeating the boston braves 4 games to 2 for their first world series win in 28 years.
On january 27, 1953, he was included in a fiveplayer trade with philadelphia that brought twotime american league batting champion ferris fain to chicago. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. The history of ferris state university ferris state university. Ferris fain signed rawlings american league baseball ebth. Dillinger led the american league in hits in 1948 with 207, was an a.
Ferris fain stats by baseball almanac in 1949, ferris fain walked to first base a record onehundred thirtysix times, the most by a lefthanded hitter in athletics history, passing the record of onehundred twentyeight set by max bishop in. Ferris state club baseball ferris state university. Fain started his career with the san francisco seals of the pacific coast league. The washington post entrancing and beautifully written, this latest work by ferris, the writer laureate of astronomy, will be treasured by generations of stargazers to come. He died on october 18, 2001 in georgetown, california, usa. It had something to do with him having power, but it was much more due to his great batting eye.
Ferris fain won the american league batting championship with a. Images can also be viewed at the hall of fame online exhibit dressed to the nines. I give up, he shouted as kaline jogged around the bases. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from. Mcghee was the regular center fielder for the 1953 athletics and reached bigleague career highs in games played 104 and most offensive categories. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of the 20th century. Biographical information and photos about burl ives. Ferris fain appeared in 114 major league games during the 1955 regular season. The inside story of baseballs seventeen perfect games triumph books. Still beloved by bay area fans, fain attended an oldtimers day at candlestick in 1994 and got a loud ovation. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books.
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