Wesley Cheek Ferrell was an American professional baseball player.
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31 Facts About Wes Ferrell
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Primarily a starting pitcher, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves.
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Wesley Cheek Ferrell was born on February 2,1908 in Greensboro, North Carolina to Rufus Benjamin "Lonnie" and Alice Clara Carpenter.
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Wes Ferrell's father was employed by the Southern Railroad, and the family lived on a 160-acre dairy farm that was used to grow crops such as hay and tobacco.
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Wes Ferrell was noticed by Bill Rapp, a scout for the Cleveland Indians, and in 1927 they, as well as the Detroit Tigers, offered him a contract while he was playing for a semi-professional team in East Douglas, Massachusetts.
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Wes Ferrell chose the Indians, and joined the team for the remainder of the 1927 season.
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Wes Ferrell made his Major League Baseball debut on September 9,1927, pitching a single inning against the Boston Red Sox, and gave up three earned runs.
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Wes Ferrell pitched well for the Tots, winning 20 games against eight losses, and had a 2.
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Wes Ferrell started both games, completed one of them, and while he pitched well, he received the loss in both.
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Wes Ferrell was noted to have had an excellent fastball, which he complemented with a good curveball and a deceptive changeup.
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Wes Ferrell quickly established himself as the team's ace by significantly improving his pitching performance.
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Wes Ferrell increased his win total to 25 which finished second in the league, this time behind Lefty Grove's 28, and lowered his ERA to 3.
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Wes Ferrell was an honest and outspoken individual, and his attitude began to sour during this period of his career.
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On one occasion, Wes Ferrell refused to be pulled from a game by his manager, and was suspended ten days without pay for insubordination.
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Wes Ferrell had to be restrained by his team to stop him from continuing to hurt himself.
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Wes Ferrell was not called upon to play in the game, but his brother Rick was selected to the team, and played the entire game.
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Wes Ferrell refused to join the team unless his contract demands were met.
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In 1935, Wes Ferrell continued the success he had in the latter part of 1934, and arguably had his greatest season.
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Wes Ferrell compiled league-leading totals with victories with 25, as well as innings pitched, games started, and games completed.
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Wes Ferrell finished within the leaders in shutouts, bases on balls per nine innings, and strikeouts.
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The following day, Wes Ferrell hit a walk-off home run, this time in a tied-game against the St Louis Browns.
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Wes Ferrell's 1937 season began slow and he was unable to turn it around, by June 11, he had just three victories against six losses, and his ERA was a lofty 7.
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Shortly after being traded to Washington, Wes Ferrell won four of his first five starts, and was named to his second All-Star team.
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Wes Ferrell remained with Washington in 1938, and leading the team with 13 victories, but due to his behavior and personality conflict with owner Clark Griffith, he was released from the team on August 12.
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Wes Ferrell was quickly signed by the Yankees, and appeared in five games before the season ended.
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Wes Ferrell continued to play sporadically in the minors for several years before finally retiring for good after the 1949 season.
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Wes Ferrell died at the age of 68 on December 9,1976 in Sarasota, Florida, and is interred at New Garden Cemetery in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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When he went on to be a manager, Wes Ferrell was slapped with suspensions for incidents such as removing his team from the field, which through erroneous reports grew into legends of Wes Ferrell having physically attacked umpires.
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