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Tom Ferrick
Thomas Jerome Ferrick

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 220 lb.

Debut April 19, 1941
Final Game September 28, 1952
Born January 6, 1915 in New York, NY
Died October 15, 1996 in Lima, PA

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1941 26 PHA AL   8  10  36   4   2   1  25  7  119.3  130   61   50   8   33   30   0   3   511       0  3.77  4.19  111 1.366
 1942 27 CLE AL   3   2  31   2   2   0  15  3   81.3   56   20   18   3   32   28   0   0   317       0  1.99  3.44  173 1.082
 1946 31 TOT AL   4   1  34   1   0   0  22  6   50.3   51   25   20   4    9   22   0   0   208       0  3.58  3.58  100 1.192
         CLE AL   0   0   9   0   0   0   3  1   18.0   25   12   10   3    4    9   0   0    83       0  5.00  3.33   67 1.611
         SLB AL   4   1  25   1   0   0  19  5   32.3   26   13   10   1    5   13   0   0   125       0  2.78  3.71  133 0.959
 1947 32 WSH AL   1   7  31   0   0   0  24  9   60.0   57   24   21   1   20   23   0   0   252       0  3.15  3.74  119 1.283
 1948 33 WSH AL   2   5  37   0   0   0  26 10   73.7   75   37   34   3   38   34   0   1   330       0  4.15  4.33  104 1.534
 1949 34 SLB AL   6   4  50   0   0   0  29  6  104.3  102   51   45   9   41   34   1   0   447       0  3.88  4.53  117 1.371
 1950 35 TOT AL   9   7  46   0   0   0  32 11   80.7   73   41   34   7   29   26   0   0   336       2  3.79  4.49  118 1.264
         SLB AL   1   3  16   0   0   0  10  2   24.0   24   15   11   2    7    6   0   0   102       2  4.13  4.94  120 1.292
         NYY AL   8   4  30   0   0   0  22  9   56.7   49   26   23   5   22   20   0   0   234       0  3.65  4.30  118 1.253
 1951 36 TOT AL   3   1  31   0   0   0  20  3   53.7   57   28   21   7   14   20   0   1   226       0  3.52  4.02  114 1.323
         NYY AL   1   1   9   0   0   0   5  1   12.0   21   12   10   4    7    3   0   0    63       0  7.50  3.83   51 2.333
         WSH AL   2   0  22   0   0   0  15  2   41.7   36   16   11   3    7   17   0   1   163       0  2.38  4.08  172 1.032
 1952 37 WSH AL   4   3  27   0   0   0  17  1   50.7   53   19   17   2   11   28   0   4   207       0  3.02  3.56  118 1.263
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .500  40  40 323   7   4   1 210 56  674.0  654  306  260  44  227  245   1   9  2834       2  3.47  4.06  117 1.307
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   8  66   1   0   0  43 11  138.7  134   63   53   9   46   50   0   1   583   0   0  3.47  4.06  117 1.307
 Career High      9  10  50   4   2   1  32 11  119.3  130   61   50   9   41   34   1   4   511   0   2  1.99  4.53  173 1.082
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 26 PHA AL  36   44    6    9   4  0   0    3   0  0   2  11  .205  .239  .295   42   13   0           0   0
 1942 27 CLE AL  31   19    3    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   5  .211  .211  .263   36    5   1           0   1
 1946 31 TOT AL  34    7    0    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .286  .286  .429   97    3   0           0   0
         CLE AL   9    3    0    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .667  .667 1.000  373    3   0           0   0
         SLB AL  25    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1947 32 WSH AL  31   10    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .100  .182  .100  -19    1   0           0   0
 1948 33 WSH AL  37   15    1    1   0  1   0    1   0  0   0   3  .067  .067  .200  -30    3   0           0   0
 1949 34 SLB AL  51   21    3    3   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   5  .143  .182  .190   -3    4   2           0   0
 1950 35 TOT AL  46   18    3    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .167  .250  .222   22    4   1           0   0
         SLB AL  16    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   26    1   0           0   0
         NYY AL  30   14    2    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .143  .250  .214   21    3   1           0   0
 1951 36 TOT AL  31    8    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .375  .444  .375  125    3   2           0   0
         NYY AL   9    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  451    1   1           0   0
         WSH AL  22    7    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .286  .375  .286   82    2   1           0   0
 1952 37 WSH AL  27    5    0    1   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   1  .200  .333  .400  106    2   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      324  147   17   27   9  1   0   13   0  0   8  32  .184  .226  .259   30   38   7   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         74    9   14   5  1   0    7   0  0   4  16  .184  .226  .259   30   19   4   0   0   0   1
 Career High     51   44    6    9   4  1   0    3   0  0   2  11                          13   2   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 26 PHA AL   46   35    3   2.3   105| .205  .273| .239  .349| .295  .402| .534  .752|  42  .210  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1942 27 CLE AL   20   17    1   1.6    89| .211  .259| .211  .332| .263  .362| .474  .693|  36  .148  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1946 31 TOT AL    7    5    2  10.7    96| .286  .264| .286  .338| .429  .380| .715  .718|  97  .849  -0.0   0.0   0%
         CLE AL    3    1    2  53.4    91| .667  .257| .667  .330|1.000  .369|1.667  .699| 373  .991   1.1   0.1   0%
         SLB AL    4    4    0   0.0   100| .000  .270| .000  .344| .000  .388| .000  .732|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1947 32 WSH AL   11    9    0   0.0    94| .100  .259| .182  .338| .100  .372| .282  .711| -19  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1948 33 WSH AL   15   14    0   0.0   103| .067  .269| .067  .354| .200  .389| .267  .743| -30  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1949 34 SLB AL   24   20    1   1.3   110| .143  .276| .182  .368| .190  .400| .372  .768|  -3  .095  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1950 35 TOT AL   21   16    1   1.7   112| .167  .277| .250  .363| .222  .415| .472  .778|  22  .119  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         SLB AL    4    3    0   0.0   117| .250  .283| .250  .371| .250  .424| .500  .796|  26  .000  -0.5   0.0   0%
         NYY AL   17   13    1   2.0   111| .143  .275| .250  .361| .214  .412| .464  .773|  21  .164  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1951 36 TOT AL   11    7    2   7.7   100| .375  .265| .444  .346| .375  .388| .819  .734| 125  .726   0.4   0.0   0%
         NYY AL    2    1    1  26.9    99|1.000  .263|1.000  .343|1.000  .385|2.000  .728| 451  .963   0.5   0.0   0%
         WSH AL    9    6    1   4.5   100| .286  .265| .375  .346| .286  .389| .661  .735|  82  .497  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1952 37 WSH AL    7    5    1   5.4    94| .200  .257| .333  .336| .400  .375| .733  .710| 106  .618   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       162  128   11   2.3   103| .184  .269| .226  .350| .259  .392| .485  .742|  30  .222 -14.9  -1.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1941 26 PHA AL   P   36     12   31    1    4  .977  .960  1.19  1.16  3.24  2.14    4  119.3
 1942 27 CLE AL   P   31      7   24    1    4  .969  .957  1.00  1.30  3.43  2.31    2   81.3
 1946 31 TOT AL   P   34      2   12    3    1  .824  .946  0.41  1.01  2.50  2.00    1   50.3
         CLE AL   P    9      1    4    2    0  .714  .943  0.56  1.01  2.50  2.00    0   18.0
         SLB AL   P   25      1    8    1    1  .900  .947  0.36  1.01  2.51  2.01    1   32.3
 1947 32 WSH AL   P   31      7   15    0    1 1.000  .957  0.71  0.95  3.30  1.92    0   60.0
 1948 33 WSH AL   P   37      8   17    2    1  .926  .962  0.68  0.91  3.05  2.01    0   73.7
 1949 34 SLB AL   P   50      6   26    1    2  .970  .961  0.64  1.01  2.76  2.12    0  104.3
 1950 35 TOT AL   P   46      4   22    1    0  .963  .949  0.57  0.96  2.90  2.03    0   80.7
         SLB AL   P   16      3    6    0    0 1.000  .947  0.56  0.96  3.38  2.02    0   24.0
         NYY AL   P   30      1   16    1    0  .944  .950  0.57  0.96  2.70  2.03    0   56.7
 1951 36 TOT AL   P   31      5    8    1    2  .929  .956  0.42  0.99  2.18  2.08    0   53.7
         NYY AL   P    9      1    2    1    0  .750  .968  0.33  0.99  2.25  2.10    0   12.0
         WSH AL   P   22      4    6    0    2 1.000  .952  0.45  0.99  2.16  2.07    0   41.7
 1952 37 WSH AL   P   27      4   13    1    0  .944  .966  0.63  1.03  3.02  2.09    0   50.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1941 26 PHA AL   P   36     12   31    1    4  .977  .960  1.19  1.16  3.24  2.14    4  119.3
 1942 27 CLE AL   P   31      7   24    1    4  .969  .957  1.00  1.30  3.43  2.31    2   81.3
 1946 31 TOT AL   P   34      2   12    3    1  .824  .946  0.41  1.01  2.50  2.00    1   50.3
         CLE AL   P    9      1    4    2    0  .714  .943  0.56  1.01  2.50  2.00    0   18.0
         SLB AL   P   25      1    8    1    1  .900  .947  0.36  1.01  2.51  2.01    1   32.3
 1947 32 WSH AL   P   31      7   15    0    1 1.000  .957  0.71  0.95  3.30  1.92    0   60.0
 1948 33 WSH AL   P   37      8   17    2    1  .926  .962  0.68  0.91  3.05  2.01    0   73.7
 1949 34 SLB AL   P   50      6   26    1    2  .970  .961  0.64  1.01  2.76  2.12    0  104.3
 1950 35 TOT AL   P   46      4   22    1    0  .963  .949  0.57  0.96  2.90  2.03    0   80.7
         SLB AL   P   16      3    6    0    0 1.000  .947  0.56  0.96  3.38  2.02    0   24.0
         NYY AL   P   30      1   16    1    0  .944  .950  0.57  0.96  2.70  2.03    0   56.7
 1951 36 TOT AL   P   31      5    8    1    2  .929  .956  0.42  0.99  2.18  2.08    0   53.7
         NYY AL   P    9      1    2    1    0  .750  .968  0.33  0.99  2.25  2.10    0   12.0
         WSH AL   P   22      4    6    0    2 1.000  .952  0.45  0.99  2.16  2.07    0   41.7
 1952 37 WSH AL   P   27      4   13    1    0  .944  .966  0.63  1.03  3.02  2.09    0   50.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 323     55  168   11   15  .953  .957  0.69  1.03  2.98  2.09    7  674.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       323     55  168   11   15  .953  .957  0.69  1.03  2.98  2.09    7    674

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1950   WS    NYY PHI     W   1   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   1     1   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1950   WS    NYY PHI     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1941 AL-36-7
1946 AL-34-10
1949 AL-50-3
1950 AL-46-3

Saves
1941 AL-7-2
1942 AL-3-10
1946 AL-6-4
1947 AL-9-4
1948 AL-10-3
1949 AL-6-3
1950 AL-11-3

Games Finished
1941 AL-25-3
1942 AL-15-9
1946 AL-22-3
1947 AL-24-6
1948 AL-26-3
1949 AL-29-2
1950 AL-32-3
1951 AL-20-6
1952 AL-17-10

Oldest Player
1952 AL-37-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 25 (911) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1936 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.
Before 1939 Season: Released by the New York Giants.
Before 1941 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.
September 22, 1941: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Athletics.
June 24, 1946: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Cleveland Indians.
January 14, 1947: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns.
October 4, 1948: Traded by the Washington Senators with John Sullivan and $25,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Sam Dente.
June 15, 1950: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Joe Ostrowski and Leo Thomas to the New York Yankees for Jim Delsing, Don Johnson, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss, and $50,000.
June 15, 1951: Traded by the New York Yankees with Bob Porterfield and Fred Sanford to the Washington Senators for Bob Kuzava.
October 7, 1952: Released by the Washington Senators.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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