Richard Benjamin Rick Ferrell was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and executive.
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19 Facts About Rick Ferrell
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Rick Ferrell played for 18 seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators, from 1929 through 1947.
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Rick Ferrell was regarded as one of the best catchers in baseball during the 1930s and early 1940s.
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Rick Ferrell was one of seven boys, and two of his brothers enjoyed long careers in baseball.
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Wes Rick Ferrell reached the major leagues as a pitcher while another brother, George Rick Ferrell, played as an outfielder in minor league baseball.
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Rick Ferrell attended Guilford College in Greensboro where he played both baseball and basketball.
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Confused as to who actually owned his contract, Rick Ferrell inquired with the Reds about his status with the organization, and was again told to return to Columbus.
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Rick Ferrell led the league's catchers in putouts and finished second in fielding percentage.
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Between 1933 and 1936, Rick Ferrell broke Red Sox catchers' records in batting average, doubles, home runs and runs batted in.
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Rick Ferrell earned a reputation as one of the best knuckleball catchers in baseball when he had the arduous task of catching for a Senators' starting pitching staff made up entirely of knuckleball pitchers.
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Rick Ferrell shared catching duties with Al Evans in 1945 as the Senators started to win regularly.
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Rick Ferrell retired as a player to become a Senators' coach for the 1946 season.
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Rick Ferrell continued as a coach for the Senators in 1948 and 1949.
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Rick Ferrell then joined the Detroit Tigers as a coach from 1950 to 1954 before retiring from the field altogether.
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Rick Ferrell held the position for four years, with veteran executive Bill DeWitt taking the leading role in baseball operations from late 1959 through the 1960 season as club president, before turning the general manager role over to Jim Campbell at the close of the 1962 campaign.
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Rick Ferrell remained with the team as a senior member of its front office.
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Rick Ferrell was elected by the Veterans Committee, along with Pee Wee Reese, to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Rick Ferrell was married to Ruth Virginia Wilson from 1941 until her death in 1968.
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