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Ferris Fain
Ferris Roy Fain (Burrhead,Cocky)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 186 lb.

MLB Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game September 24, 1955
Born May 29, 1921 in San Antonio, TX
Died October 18, 2001 (age 80)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 26 PHA AL  144  518   83  149  32   1  11   47   2   3   94   57  .288  .395  .417  .812   111   216   0   4  12   1  14  
 1948 27 PHA AL  154  585  102  155  27   7  10   49   2   1  111   41  .265  .385  .386  .771   108   226   0   2   9   4  15  
 1949 28 PHA AL  152  587  107  152  22   6   1   56  10   3  141   75  .259  .402  .322  .724    97   189   5   9   6   6   5  
 1950 29 PHA AL  153  585  111  166  28   7  14   63   0   0  134   34  .284  .419  .427  .846   108   250   0   2   5   3  14  
 1951 30 PHA AL  138  479   75  164  29   3   8   55   0   0   77   34  .342  .434  .466  .900   122   223   1   8   8   7  13  
 1952 31 PHA AL  154  602   84  192  44   2   7   72   0   1   97   47  .319  .415  .434  .849   121   261   0   3   6   4  20  MVP-8
 1953 32 PHA AL  143  502   93  115  23   5  10   48   1   0  108   45  .229  .366  .355  .720    97   178   0   7   6   4  17  
 1954 33 PHA AL  101  248   49   85  15   3   8   29   4   0   55   10  .343  .464  .524  .988   139   130   0   1   8   2   3  
 1955 34 BRN NL  103  279   50   76  12   0   4   29   3   1   81   32  .272  .440  .358  .798   106   100   0   1   0   3   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons     1242 4385  754 1254 232  34  73  448  22   9  898  375  .286  .408  .404  .813        1773   6  37  60  34 105
 Per 600 PA           491   84  140  26   4   8   50   2   1  101   42                                 198   1   4   7   4  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PHA     1139 4106  704 1178 220  34  69  419  19   8  817  343  .287  .406  .407  .813        1673   6  36  60  31 101
   With BRN      103  279   50   76  12   0   4   29   3   1   81   32  .272  .440  .358  .798         100   0   1   0   3   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1151 3930  595 1139 213  30  48  570  46  28  904  261  .290  .424  .396  .820        1556  44   8   3  18 117
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1947 26 PHA AL  20   88   6.1  12   6   1  .500  22   40   23  .575    0    0  .000  1B   1e22      -25   
 1948 27 PHA AL  25   92   5.6   3   1   0  .333  16   55   43  .782    0    0  .000  1B   1e18      -37   
 1949 28 PHA AL  38   92   5.5   0   0   0  .000  13   57   43  .754    0    0  .000  1B   1e22      -29   
 1950 29 PHA AL  38  113   7.1   3   2   0  .667  28   71   46  .648    0    0  .000  1B   1e21       13   
 1951 30 PHA AL  30  101   8.1  15   5   0  .333   9   44   34  .773    0    0  .000  1B   1e15      -21   
 1952 31 PHA AL  31  110   6.9   0   0   0  .000  25   53   31  .585    0    0  .000  1B   1e23      -19   
 1953 32 PHA AL  31   70   4.7  11   0   0  .000  13   40   31  .775    0    0  .000  1B   1e15      -30   
 1954 33 PHA AL   7   66  10.7  27   8   0  .296   7   15    8  .533    0    0  .000  1B   1e22      173   
 1955 34 BRN NL  26   52   6.8  25   4   0  .160   6   26   12  .462    0    0  .000  1B   4e17       17   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          789   6.5  96  26   1  .271 139  401  271  .676    0    0  .000                  -7   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 21.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 42.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 26 PHA AL  1B   134  1206   105   22  131   .983   123  1135.1  10.39
 1948 27 PHA AL  1B   150  1489   206   16  135   .991   149  1310.1  11.64
 1949 28 PHA AL  1B   152  1462   116   13  145   .992   152  1365.2  10.40  GG
 1950 29 PHA AL  1B   149  1324   148   28  174   .981   149  1323.2  10.01  GG
 1951 30 PHA AL  1B   127  1119    97    9  104   .993   118  1081.1  10.12  GG
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.1   0.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1952 31 PHA AL  1B   154  1404   143   25  133   .984   154  1379.2  10.09
 1953 32 PHA AL  1B   134  1147   124   13  117   .990   126  1148.1   9.96  GG
 1954 33 PHA AL  1B    69   537    80    7   57   .989    55   516.1  10.75
 1955 34 BRN NL  1B    73   624    76    6   70   .992    70   607.0  10.38
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     8.1   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B  1142 10312  1095  139 1066   .988  1096  9867.2  10.40
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     8.1   0.00
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.1   0.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1955 WS    BRN DEA   L    3  10  1  4  0  0  0   0  4  0  .400  .571  .400  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  PHA   80-74   Drew Kennedy
 1948  PHA   64-90   Drew Kennedy
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 1950  PHA   67-87   Drew Kennedy
 1951  PHA   84-70   Drew Kennedy
 1952  PHA   70-84   Drew Kennedy
 1953  PHA   74-80   Drew Kennedy
 1954  PHA   59-95   Drew Kennedy
 1955  BRN   96-58   Robert Rescigno

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