Turk Farrell
Richard Joseph Farrell
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 8, 1934 in Boston, MA
High School: St. Mary's (Brookline, MA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1956
Final Game: September 19, 1969
Died: June 10, 1977 in Great Yarmouth, England
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1956 PHI NL 22 P 1 1 4.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 6.23 3.00 .967 2.08 0.80
1957 PHI NL 23 P 52 0 83.1 20 3 16 1 0 .950 2.05 0.37 .960 2.06 0.82
1958 PHI NL 24 P 54 0 94.0 12 2 8 2 0 .833 0.96 0.19 .958 1.97 0.77 AS
1959 PHI NL 25 P 38 0 57.0 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.58 0.26 .950 1.99 0.82
1960 PHI NL 26 P 59 0 103.1 21 6 13 2 1 .905 1.65 0.32 .962 2.09 0.87
1961 TOT NL 27 P 55 0 98.2 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 0.82 0.16 .956 2.18 0.88
1961 PHI NL 27 P 5 0 9.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.14 0.88
1961 LAD NL 27 P 50 0 89.0 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 0.91 0.18 .956 2.18 0.88
1962 HOU NL 28 P 43 29 241.2 40 10 28 2 1 .950 1.42 0.88 .948 2.07 0.82 AS
1963 HOU NL 29 P 34 26 202.2 36 9 27 0 1 1.000 1.60 1.06 .947 2.06 0.84
1964 HOU NL 30 P 32 27 198.1 36 5 31 0 2 1.000 1.63 1.13 .950 2.14 0.84 AS
1965 HOU NL 31 P 33 29 208.1 42 9 30 3 3 .929 1.68 1.18 .957 2.08 0.81 AS
1966 HOU NL 32 P 32 21 152.2 26 11 13 2 1 .923 1.41 0.75 .950 1.96 0.74
1967 TOT NL 33 P 57 1 103.2 16 3 12 1 0 .938 1.30 0.26 .962 2.00 0.78
1967 HOU NL 33 P 7 0 11.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.54 0.29 .950 2.01 0.79
1967 PHI NL 33 P 50 1 92.0 14 3 10 1 0 .929 1.27 0.26 .964 2.00 0.78
1968 PHI NL 34 P 54 0 82.2 15 0 14 1 0 .933 1.52 0.26 .960 2.01 0.85
1969 PHI NL 35 P 46 0 74.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.48 0.09 .950 1.95 0.78
14 Seasons P 590 134 1705.0 290 64 212 14 9 .952 1.46 0.47 .954 2.06 0.82
14 Seasons TOT 590 134 1705.0 290 64 212 14 9 .952 1.46 0.47 .906 2.06 0.82
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1956 PHI NL 22 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 PHI NL 23 52 0 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 PHI NL 24 54 0 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 PHI NL 25 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PHI NL 26 59 0 59 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 LAD NL 27 50 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 PHI NL 27 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU NL 28 43 29 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 29 34 26 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 HOU NL 30 32 27 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 HOU NL 31 33 29 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 HOU NL 32 32 21 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 PHI NL 33 50 1 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 HOU NL 33 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 PHI NL 34 54 0 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 PHI NL 35 46 0 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 590 134 590 590 590 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1956 PHI NL 22 23 83% 26% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 PHI NL 23 365 75% 30% 21 76% 1 3 0 1 17 14 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40%
1958 PHI NL 24 416 73% 22% 16 75% 3 2 0 2 12 8 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 67%
1959 PHI NL 25 262 79% 26% 6 100% 1 2 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1960 PHI NL 26 439 77% 28% 18 78% 1 6 1 4 13 9 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 60%
1961 LAD NL 27 428 71% 25% 12 75% 1 3 1 1 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50%
1961 PHI NL 27 47 66% 17% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU NL 28 1017 74% 21% 32 97% 1 11 2 8 29 22 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1963 HOU NL 29 822 78% 25% 30 97% 0 8 1 6 30 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 100%
1964 HOU NL 30 842 80% 27% 31 100% 0 6 1 3 29 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 5 100%
1965 HOU NL 31 874 82% 27% 33 97% 0 10 2 6 33 23 5 3 1 0 2 0 3 2 3 0 4 75%
1966 HOU NL 32 661 80% 20% 15 93% 0 14 1 10 12 10 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 83%
1967 PHI NL 33 371 77% 26% 9 100% 0 3 0 2 10 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1967 HOU NL 33 57 68% 25% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 PHI NL 34 372 76% 20% 15 100% 0 0 0 0 15 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 100%
1969 PHI NL 35 341 80% 23% 3 100% 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 7337 77% 24% 247 92% 8 70 9 46 222 172 23 14 4 4 6 3 9 8 9 0 60 80%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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