Rick Ferrell

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: October 12, 1905 in Durham, NC us

Died: July 27, 1995 in Bloomfield Hills, MI

Buried: New Garden Cemetery, Greensboro, NC

High School: Guilford HS (Guilford, NC)

School: Guilford College (Greensboro, NC)

Debut: April 19, 1929 (Age 23-189d, 6,895th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1947 (Age 41-337d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1984. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Rick Ferrell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Richard Benjamin Ferrell

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Relatives: Brother of Wes Ferrell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.8

6028

1692

.281

687

RBI

734

OBP

.378

SLG

.363

OPS

.741

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 21	SLB		DET	L,9-16	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	19 (12)	May 9	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	20	May 10	SLB		BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	1	8	1
4	21	May 11	SLB		BOS	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
5	31 (9)	May 23 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	43	10.0	5	1	1	7	0
6	38 (6)	May 29	SLB	@	DET	L,6-7	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	39	May 30 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,6-14	CG	46	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	45 (5)	Jun 5	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	46	Jun 6	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-15	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	48 (1)	Jun 9	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-17	GF	26	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
11	58 (9)	Jun 22	SLB		CHW	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	62 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
13	67 (4)	Jun 29 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	71 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	SLB		DET	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
15	72	Jul 6	SLB		NYY	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
16	73	Jul 7	SLB		NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
17	74	Jul 8	SLB		NYY	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	77 (2)	Jul 10 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
19	79 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
20	81 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
21	83 (1)	Jul 15	SLB		BOS	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
22	84	Jul 16	SLB		BOS	L,2-11	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
23	85	Jul 17	SLB		BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
24	86	Jul 18	SLB		WSH	L,3-10	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
25	87	Jul 19	SLB		WSH	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
26	88	Jul 20 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	CG	51	12.0	2	1	0	3	0
27	89	Jul 20 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
28	95 (5)	Jul 28	SLB	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
29	97 (1)	Jul 31	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	98	Aug 1	SLB	@	WSH	L,9-13	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	101 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
32	104 (2)	Aug 6 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-11	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	106 (1)	Aug 8 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
34	108 (1)	Aug 10	SLB		WSH	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
35	109	Aug 11	SLB		WSH	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
36	111 (1)	Aug 13	SLB		WSH	W,14-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
37	113 (1)	Aug 15	SLB		BOS	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
38	114	Aug 16	SLB		BOS	L,2-3	GF	21	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	115	Aug 17	SLB		BOS	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	131 (15)	Sep 8 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
41	133 (1)	Sep 9	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	1	1	5	0
42	135 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	151 (15)	Oct 3	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	5	2	0	7	0
44	152	Oct 5	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
45	153	Oct 6 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
							45gm		367.0	140	35	7	182	3