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Tom Ferrick

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: January 6, 1915 in New York, NY us

Died: October 15, 1996 in Lima, PA

Buried: SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA

Debut: April 19, 1941 (Age 26-103d, 9,052nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1952 (Age 37-266d)
vs. BOS 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Thomas Jerome Ferrick

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1950 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.4

ERA

3.47

323

674.0

245

WHIP

1.307

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1936	21	NYG-min	C	13	8	.619	2.17	36						220.0	205	81	53		54									1.177	8.4		2.2			GWD CSTL
1937	22	NYG-min	B	20	12	.625		38						279.0	288	133			99									1.387	9.3		3.2			RMD PIED
1938	23	NYG-min	AA	4	0	1.000	3.00	8						42.0	42	17	14		26									1.619	9.0		5.6			JER IL
1939			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1940			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1941	26	PHA	AL	8	10	.444	3.77	36	4	25	2	1	7	119.1	130	61	50	8	33	7	30	0	0	3	511	111	3.53	1.366	9.8	0.6	2.5	2.3	0.91
1942	27	CLE	AL	3	2	.600	1.99	31	2	15	2	0	3	81.1	56	20	18	3	32	3	28	0	0	0	317	174	3.04	1.082	6.2	0.3	3.5	3.1	0.88
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	31	TOT	AL	4	1	.800	3.58	34	1	22	0	0	6	50.1	51	25	20	4	9	0	22	0	0	0	208	102	2.74	1.192	9.1	0.7	1.6	3.9	2.44
1946	31	CLE	AL	0	0		5.00	9	0	3	0	0	1	18.0	25	12	10	3	4	0	9	0	0	0	83	68	3.88	1.611	12.5	1.5	2.0	4.5	2.25
1946	31	SLB	AL	4	1	.800	2.78	25	1	19	0	0	5	32.1	26	13	10	1	5	0	13	0	0	0	125	136	2.11	0.959	7.2	0.3	1.4	3.6	2.60
1947	32	WSH	AL	1	7	.125	3.15	31	0	24	0	0	9	60.0	57	24	21	1	20	3	23	0	0	0	252	118	3.10	1.283	8.6	0.2	3.0	3.5	1.15
1948	33	WSH	AL	2	5	.286	4.15	37	0	26	0	0	10	73.2	75	37	34	3	38	3	34	0	0	1	330	105	3.90	1.534	9.2	0.4	4.6	4.2	0.89
1949	34	SLB	AL	6	4	.600	3.88	50	0	29	0	0	6	104.1	102	51	45	9	41	2	34	1	0	0	447	117	4.19	1.371	8.8	0.8	3.5	2.9	0.83
1950	35	TOT	AL	9	7	.563	3.79	46	0	32	0	0	11	80.2	73	41	34	7	29	2	26	0	2	0	336	119	4.15	1.264	8.1	0.8	3.2	2.9	0.90
1950	35	SLB	AL	1	3	.250	4.13	16	0	10	0	0	2	24.0	24	15	11	2	7	0	6	0	2	0	102	121	4.04	1.292	9.0	0.8	2.6	2.3	0.86
1950	35	NYY	AL	8	4	.667	3.65	30	0	22	0	0	9	56.2	49	26	23	5	22	2	20	0	0	0	234	119	4.19	1.253	7.8	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91
1951	36	TOT	AL	3	1	.750	3.52	31	0	20	0	0	3	53.2	57	28	21	7	14	1	20	0	0	1	226	117	4.21	1.323	9.6	1.2	2.3	3.4	1.43
1951	36	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	7.50	9	0	5	0	0	1	12.0	21	12	10	4	7	0	3	0	0	0	63	53	8.06	2.333	15.8	3.0	5.3	2.3	0.43
1951	36	WSH	AL	2	0	1.000	2.38	22	0	15	0	0	2	41.2	36	16	11	3	7	1	17	0	0	1	163	175	3.10	1.032	7.8	0.6	1.5	3.7	2.43
1952	37	WSH	AL	4	3	.571	3.02	27	0	17	0	0	1	50.2	53	19	17	2	11	2	28	0	0	4	207	119	2.45	1.263	9.4	0.4	2.0	5.0	2.55
1953	38	CLE-min	AAA	1	1	.500		23																										INA AA
9 Yrs				40	40	.500	3.47	323	7	210	4	1	56	674.0	654	306	260	44	227	23	245	1	2	9	2834	118	3.56	1.307	8.7	0.6	3.0	3.3	1.08
162 Game Avg.				8	8	.500	3.47	67	1	43	1	0	12	139	135	63	54	9	47	5	50	0	0	2	584	118	3.56	1.307	8.7	0.6	3.0	3.3	1.08

WSH (4 yrs)				9	15	.375	3.31	117	0	82	0	0	22	226.0	221	96	83	9	76	9	102	0	0	6	952	120	3.21	1.314	8.8	0.4	3.0	4.1	1.34
SLB (3 yrs)				11	8	.579	3.70	91	1	58	0	0	13	160.2	152	79	66	12	53	2	53	1	2	0	674	121	3.75	1.276	8.5	0.7	3.0	3.0	1.00
CLE (2 yrs)				3	2	.600	2.54	40	2	18	2	0	4	99.1	81	32	28	6	36	3	37	0	0	0	400	136	3.19	1.178	7.3	0.5	3.3	3.4	1.03
NYY (2 yrs)				9	5	.643	4.33	39	0	27	0	0	10	68.2	70	38	33	9	29	2	23	0	0	0	297	99	4.87	1.442	9.2	1.2	3.8	3.0	0.79
PHA (1 yr)				8	10	.444	3.77	36	4	25	2	1	7	119.1	130	61	50	8	33	7	30	0	0	3	511	111	3.53	1.366	9.8	0.6	2.5	2.3	0.91