This article is about the baseball player. For the musician and record producer, see Wes Farrell.
Baseball player
Wes Ferrell
Ferrell, circa 1934–37
Pitcher
Born:(1908-02-02)February 2, 1908 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: December 9, 1976(1976-12-09) (aged 68) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1927, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
May 6, 1941, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
193–128
Earned run average
4.04
Strikeouts
985
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1927–1933)
Boston Red Sox (1934–1937)
Washington Senators (1937–1938)
New York Yankees (1938–1939)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1940)
Boston Braves (1941)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1933, 1937)
AL wins leader (1935)
Pitched a no-hitter on April 29, 1931
Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Wesley Cheek Ferrell (February 2, 1908 – December 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1927 through 1941. Primarily a starting pitcher, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians (1927–33), Boston Red Sox (1934–37), Washington Senators (1937–38), New York Yankees (1938–39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940) and Boston Braves (1941). He batted and threw right-handed.
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Bonds 762 Most grand slams Alex Rodriguez 25 Most home runs by a pitcher WesFerrell 37 Most grand slams by a pitcher shared by Madison Bumgarner and Tony...
for pitchers who do not play any other position, with 35 home runs. WesFerrell, who spent most of his time in the American League, holds the overall...
with 67. In 1933, Tom Yawkey bought the team. Yawkey acquired pitchers WesFerrell and Lefty Grove, Joe Cronin, a shortstop and manager, and first baseman...
test of Ferrell's blood showed a blood alcohol level within the legal limit for driving. The day following the shooting, Officer Randall "Wes" Kerrick...
Jimmy Dykes - Bob Elliott - Del Ennis - Carl Erskine - Elroy Face - WesFerrell - Freddie Fitzsimmons - Curt Flood - Bill Freehan - Jim Fregosi - Carl...
All-Star Jose Fernández 2 x MLB All-Star; 2013 NL Rookie of the Year WesFerrell (1949) 2 x MLB All-Star Dave Ferriss (1942) 2 x MLB All-Star Ken Forsch...
WesFerrell, who hit 37 home runs while playing for the Indians, Red Sox, Senators and Yankees during the late 1920s and most of the 1930s (Ferrell hit...
fifth and a leadoff solo shot off Clay Carroll in the eighth. Wise, WesFerrell (1931), Jim Tobin (1944), and Earl Wilson (1962) are the only pitchers...
Stan Spence (1951) 4 x MLB All-Star Ray Jablonski (1950) MLB All-Star WesFerrell (1942, 1946) 2 x MLB All-Star Al Orth (1909) 1906 AL Wins Leader Andrelton...
César Crespo, Al and Tony Cuccinello, Joe and Dom DiMaggio, and Rick and WesFerrell. The seven sets of brothers hit their homers playing for opposing teams...
– Jimmie Dykes – Bob Elliott – Del Ennis – Carl Erskine – Roy Face – WesFerrell – Freddie Fitzsimmons – Curt Flood – Bill Freehan – Jim Fregosi – Larry...
49–45, with 30 no decisions. The most wins is three, by Roger Clemens, WesFerrell, Pedro Martínez, Babe Ruth, and Cy Young. The most losses is three, by...
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