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This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseballβ†—

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Wes FerrellWWikipedia↗

Bats: R Β· Throws: R Β· Born 1908-02-02 Β· Played 1927–1941 Β· Career WAR 60.1 (bWAR) Β·

IDsBBREF=ferrewe01, LAHMAN=ferrewe01, MLBAM=114087, RETROSHEET=ferrw101

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πŸ“‹ Game logs β†’

Batting

YearTeamLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSWAR
1927CLEAL1000000000000.0
1928CLEAL240101000000.250.250.7501.0000.1
1929CLEAL479312225311210628.237.283.387.6700.5
1930CLEAL53118193583014001215.297.362.415.7771.1
1931CLEAL48116243761930001021.319.373.621.9941.8
1932CLEAL5512814315221800621.242.276.359.6350.4
1933CLEAL61140263870726002022.271.362.471.8331.4
1934BOSAL347812224041710715.282.341.487.8280.9
1935BOSAL75150255251732002116.347.427.533.9602.4
1936BOSAL61135203661524001410.267.336.437.7730.9
1937BOSAL183371220190073.364.475.515.9901.0
1937WS1AL531067275001600918.255.313.302.615
1938WS1AL2649611201600157.224.406.327.7330.6
1938NYAAL5121210010014.167.231.250.481
1939NYAAL380110010002.125.125.250.3750.0
1940BRONL22000000002.000.000.000.0000.0
1941BSNNL44220012011.500.6001.2501.8500.2
Total548117617532957123820820129185.280.351.446.79711.3

Pitching

YearTeamLgWLGGSCGSHOSVIPHERHRBBSOERAWHIPWAR
1927CLEAL00100001.03302027.005.000-0.1
1928CLEAL022210016.01540542.251.2500.5
1929CLEAL211043251815242.22569771091003.601.5046.0
1930CLEAL251343352513296.2299109141061433.311.3658.3
1931CLEAL221240352723276.127611591301233.751.4696.2
1932CLEAL231338342631287.2299117171041053.661.4016.9
1933CLEAL111228261610201.022594870414.211.4682.8
1934BOSAL14526231731181.020573449673.631.4034.0
1935BOSAL251441383130322.1336126161081103.521.3778.2
1936BOSAL201539382830301.0330140111191064.191.4926.8
1937BOSAL36121150073.1111621434317.611.9771.2
1937WS1AL111325242100207.2214911188923.941.454
1938WS1AL1382322900149.0193981268365.921.752-1.8
1938NYAAL225410030.0522761878.102.333
1939NYAAL123310019.1141021764.661.6030.1
1940BRONL00100004.0430446.752.000-0.1
1941BSNNL214310014.013819105.141.571-0.2
Total19312837432322717132623.02845117713210409854.041.48148.8

Fielding

YearTeamLgPosGGSInnPOAEDP
1927CLEALP10000
1928CLEALP21400
1929CLEALP43106323
1930CLEALP43193920
1931CLEALP40197433
1932CLEALP38145915
1933CLEALOF1331101
1933CLEALP28124804
1934BOSALP2682312
1935BOSALP4197621
1936BOSALP3994222
1937BOSALP1262114
1937WS1ALP2553410
1938WS1ALP2383213
1938NYAALP52913
1939NYAALP30400
1940BRONLP10300
1941BSNNLP40100
Total3871535331731

Awards

YearAwardLg
1929Baseball Magazine All-StarAL
1930Baseball Magazine All-StarAL
1930Baseball Magazine All-StarML
1930TSN All-StarML
1931Baseball Magazine All-StarAL
1931Baseball Magazine All-StarML
1932Baseball Magazine All-StarAL
1935Baseball Magazine All-StarAL
1935Baseball Magazine All-StarML
1936Baseball Magazine All-StarAL

Hall of Fame ballots

YearVoted byVotesNeededInducted
1948BBWAA191No
1949BBWAA1115No
1956BBWAA7145No
1958BBWAA9200No
1960BBWAA8202No
1962BBWAA1120No
1963VeteransNo
1976VeteransNo
1980VeteransNo
1982VeteransNo
1983VeteransNo
1984VeteransNo
1985VeteransNo
1988Veterans14No
1991Veterans12No
1992Veterans12No
1995VeteransNo
1997VeteransNo
2003Veterans - Players1261No
2005Veterans - Players960No
2007Veterans - Players762No
2009Veterans - Pre-194369No
2013Veterans - Pre-Integration Era12No
2016Veterans - Pre-Integration Era12No

Ejections (3)

DateAsReason
1931-07-25PlayerBench jockeying
1934-09-18PlayerCalled third strike
1939-05-26PlayerBalls and strikes