Ferris Roy Fain was an American professional baseball player.
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21 Facts About Ferris Fain
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Ferris Fain played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1955.
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Ferris Fain played nine seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians in the American League.
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Ferris Fain was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Oscar Fain, a jockey best known for leading his horse Duval to a second-place finish in the 1912 Kentucky Derby, and a domestic maid.
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Ferris Fain had a "very abusive" childhood, mainly at the hands of the father, who died when he was still a child.
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Ferris Fain's mother did domestic work in order for the family to survive.
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Ferris Fain grew up in Oakland, California, where he graduated from Roosevelt High School as student body president.
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Ferris Fain joined the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League during his senior year of high school, when Seals manager Lefty O'Doul offered to pay $200 a month "under the table", as Fain's amateur status made him ineligible to join the team.
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Ferris Fain was a member of the 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team that set a major league team record by turning 217 double plays, a record which still stood as of 2016; Ferris Fain himself took part in 194 double plays as a first baseman.
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Ferris Fain hit six homers and 57 RBIs, although a broken foot limited him to 425 at-bats.
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Ferris Fain led the league in doubles, and on-base percentage and third in hits as he finished sixth in the Most Valuable Player award behind winner and A's teammate Bobby Shantz.
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However, Ferris Fain was known for a hot temper in the field, along with a drinking problem, which caused tension with the team.
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Ferris Fain participated in his last All-Star Game as a starter alongside his White Sox infield teammates Nellie Fox, George Kell and Chico Carrasquel.
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Not least of all, Ferris Fain was regarded by some as the best fielding first baseman in the majors until Vic Power assumed Ferris Fain's old position for the A's.
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Future Hall of Famer Joe Gordon stated that Ferris Fain was the greatest fielding first baseman he ever saw.
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Ferris Fain became a custom home builder in Georgetown, California, in the 1970s.
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Ferris Fain was charged with growing marijuana and sentenced to five years probation.
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Ferris Fain was charged with possession to sale marijuana and was held without bail.
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Ferris Fain led a mostly reclusive lifestyle with his second wife in his final years, with only the occasional interview.
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Ferris Fain died October 18,2001 at the age of 80, in Georgetown, California from complications from leukemia and diabetes.
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