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Ferris Fain

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: March 29, 1921 in San Antonio, TX us

Died: October 18, 2001 in Georgetown, CA

Buried: Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery, Georgetown, CA

High School: Roosevelt HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 26-017d, 10,296th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1955 (Age 34-179d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Ferris Roy Fain

Nicknames: Burrhead or Cocky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

3930

1139

.290

595

RBI

570

OBP

.424

SLG

.396

OPS

.820

OPS+

121

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1941	20	DET-min	AA	174	756	649	122	201	27	8	5	66	8		96	55	.310	.400	.399	.799		259		2	9				SFR · PCL
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	25	NYG-min	AAA	180	751	615	117	185	35	6	11	112	24		129	66	.301	.423	.431	.854		265		1	6				SFR · PCL
1947	26	PHA	AL	136	567	461	70	134	28	6	7	71	4	5	95	34	.291	.414	.423	.837	132	195	15	2	9		1	*3/H	MVP-19,RoY-4
1948	27	PHA	AL	145	644	520	81	146	27	6	7	88	10	5	113	37	.281	.412	.396	.808	115	206	17	3	8		4	*3	MVP-24
1949	28	PHA	AL	150	672	525	81	138	21	5	3	78	8	1	136	51	.263	.415	.339	.754	103	178	15	0	11		2	*3
1950	29	PHA	AL	151	658	522	83	147	25	4	10	83	8	5	133	26	.282	.430	.402	.832	116	210	18	3	0		5	*3	AS
1951	30	PHA	AL	117	512	425	63	146	30	3	6	57	0	3	80	20	.344	.451	.471	.921	148	200	10	3	3		2	*39/7	AS,MVP-6
1952	31	PHA	AL	145	648	538	82	176	43	3	2	59	3	5	105	26	.327	.438	.429	.867	136	231	19	1	4		3	*3/H	AS,MVP-6
1953	32	CHW	AL	128	564	446	73	114	18	2	6	52	3	2	108	28	.256	.405	.345	.750	102	154	11	4	6		2	*3/H	AS
1954	33	CHW	AL	65	282	235	30	71	10	1	5	51	5	1	40	14	.302	.399	.417	.816	121	98	2	1	1	5	1	3/H	AS
1955	34	TOT	AL	114	358	258	32	67	11	0	2	31	5	1	94	25	.260	.455	.326	.781	113	84	10	1	2	3	3	3H
1955	34	DET	AL	58	196	140	23	37	8	0	2	23	2	1	52	12	.264	.459	.364	.823	126	51	5	0	2	2	2	3H
1955	34	CLE	AL	56	162	118	9	30	3	0	0	8	3	0	42	13	.254	.451	.280	.730	98	33	5	1	0	1	1	3/H
9 Yrs				1151	4905	3930	595	1139	213	30	48	570	46	28	904	261	.290	.424	.396	.820	121	1556	117	18	44	8	23
162 Game Avg.				162	690	553	84	160	30	4	7	80	6	4	127	37	.290	.424	.396	.820	121	219	16	3	6		3

PHA (6 yrs)				844	3701	2991	460	887	174	27	35	436	33	24	662	194	.297	.426	.408	.834	124	1220	94	12	35		17
CHW (2 yrs)				193	846	681	103	185	28	3	11	103	8	3	148	42	.272	.403	.370	.773	108	252	13	5	7	5	3
CLE (1 yr)				56	162	118	9	30	3	0	0	8	3	0	42	13	.254	.451	.280	.730	98	33	5	1	0	1	1
DET (1 yr)				58	196	140	23	37	8	0	2	23	2	1	52	12	.264	.459	.364	.823	126	51	5	0	2	2	2