Posted by Ribbentrop on 7/15/2025 10:23:00 PM (view original):
Pitcher Dave Ferriss
Because Dave, or "Boo" as he was sometimes called, had become the first pitcher to win at least 20 games in his first two years since Wes Ferrell of the midway through the 1947 season, he was just 12-11 that year and would win only 7 more games the following season. He made one final trip out of the bullpen in 1950.
His once promising career was over before his 30th birthday at 65-30 and a 3.64 ERA. "Boo" would try it in the minors, spending the next 4 years (1950-1953) with the Birmingham Barons and the Louisville Colonels. Ferris decided he was done after an outing in 1953 and ended his minor league days with a 31-26 record and a 3.96 ERA.
SMed strubrosII - (CHW)
"Boo" Ferriss played in the minors one year in the early 40's in Greensboro, NC where my Dad grew up. One of his older brothers ran the scoreboard and he remembers at the age of about 7 sitting on Boo's lap in the dugout and getting a cracked bat as a souvenir. He says Boo could pitch either right-handed or left-handed. Career was shortened by severe asthma.
7/19/2025 3:37 PM (edited)