28 Facts About Ed Farmer

Edward Joseph Farmer was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball for eight different teams, predominantly in the American League, between 1971 and 1983.

Ed Farmer had limited success during the first part of his career; however, his fortunes changed dramatically following a mid-career injury.

Ed Farmer re-invented himself while toiling for three-plus years, spent mostly in the minor leagues.

Ed Farmer started only 21 games in his career; his other 349 appearances were out of the bullpen.

Ed Farmer was a 1967 graduate of St Rita High School on the southwest side of Chicago.

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Ed Farmer briefly played for Chicago State University after high school.

In June 1973, Ed Farmer was traded to the Detroit Tigers, in exchange for pitcher Tom Timmermann andinfielder Kevin Collins.

Ed Farmer made 24 appearances for Detroit through the end of the 1973 season.

In March 1974, Ed Farmer was part of a multi-team trade that sent him to the New York Yankees; they then sold his contract to the Philadelphia Phillies, before he played a game for them.

Ed Farmer later stated it was because he had refused a minor league assignment with the Yankees.

Ed Farmer appeared in 14 games for Philadelphia through the end of the 1974 season.

Ed Farmer did not play professionally during the 1976 season, due to surgery to remove a bone spur in his right shoulder.

Ed Farmer was with the Baltimore Orioles from March 1977 to March 1978, making just one MLB appearance for the team while otherwise pitching in Triple-A.

Ed Farmer made 11 MLB appearances for the Rangers during the first half of the 1979 season.

Ed Farmer later said that Cowens had attempted to steal signs from the catcher and thought the pitch would be a breaking ball away, but it was actually an inside fastball.

At the start of the same game, Ed Farmer had hit Royals second baseman Frank White and broke his wrist, which kept him sidelined for a month.

Ed Farmer responded by recording 14 saves for the Sox, 13 of them coming after the All-Star break.

American League president Lee MacPhail suspended Cowens for seven games, and Ed Farmer filed a criminal complaint, resulting in a warrant being issued for Cowens in Illinois.

In 1980, Ed Farmer was selected to play in the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.

Ed Farmer faced three batters, recording the final two outs of the sixth inning when he got Pete Rose to ground into a double play.

Ed Farmer compiled 18 saves prior to the break, and finished the season with career highs in saves and wins.

Ed Farmer took the White Sox to arbitration in 1981, asking for $495,000 while the team offered $300,000.

Ed Farmer finished his career in the minor leagues with Oakland in 1984, with the unaffiliated Class A Miami Marlins of the Florida State League in 1985, and with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Triple-A team in 1986.

Ed Farmer was a scout in the Orioles organization between 1988 and 1990, and briefly had a White Sox front office role.

In 1991, Ed Farmer took a part-time role on White Sox radio broadcasts, then was a full-time color commentator from 1992 to 2005.

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Ed Farmer became well known among fans by the nickname "Farmio".

Ed Farmer served a total of 29 seasons as a White Sox broadcaster; 28 of them full-time, and 14 giving play-by-play.

Ed Farmer died of kidney disease on April 1,2020, at the age of 70.