Rick Ferrell
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| Born: October 12th, 1905 Durham , United States 
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| Died on: July 27th, 1995 Bloomfield Hills , United States
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| Suggested: Right | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| April 19, 1929 with the St. Louis Browns | |
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| With the Washington Senators on September 14, 1947 | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 281 |
| Hits | 1,692 |
| Runs Batted In | 735 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1984 |
| Special selection | Veterans Committee |
Richard "Rick" Benjamin Ferrell (born October 12, 1905 in Durham , North Carolina , † July 27, 1995 in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan ) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball .
biography
Rick Ferrell was an outstanding catcher in the American League who played in the Major Leagues for a total of 18 years. He made his debut on April 19, 1929 with the St. Louis Browns . At the end of his career he had played catcher games in 1806, a record that was only to be broken by Carlton Fisk in 1988. Other stations were the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators . For the Red Sox he then played together with his brother Wes Ferrell , who was also an extraordinarily strong batsman as a pitcher. Ferrell finished his career on September 14, 1947 with a batting average of 28.1%, 28 home runs and 738 RBIs. After his playing career, Ferrell remained loyal to baseball and worked as a coach for the Washington Senators. He later worked in the Detroit Tigers organization as a coach, scout and general manager . In 1984 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee . Ferrell died in 1995 at the age of 89.
His stations as a player
- 1929-1933: St. Louis Browns
- 1933-1937: Boston Red Sox
- 1937–1941: Washington Senators
- 1941-1943: St. Louis Browns
- 1944–1945: Washington Senators
- 1947: Washington Senators
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or baseball reference or fangraphs or baseball reference (minor league) (English)
- Biography of Rick Ferrel (English)
- Rick Ferrel in the Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Ferrell, Rick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferrell, Richard Benjamin (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durham , North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1995 |
| Place of death | Bloomfield Hills , Michigan |