The Ferrell Brothers of Baseball

Author:   Dick Thompson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786420063


Pages:   316
Publication Date:   06 April 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Ferrell Brothers of Baseball


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Here is the baseball history of three brothers. George was the eldest of the trio and the local hero. He played, managed and scouted in professional baseball for 50 years. Rick was the cerebral baseball brother. He devoted 60 years to the game in such capacities as college player, eight-time major league all-star, coach, scout and major league executive. Wes was the natural. He was as talented as anyone who ever set foot on a baseball diamond and as good as any pitcher who ever threw a ball. This work chronicles the Ferrell family history with a major emphasis on George, Rick, and Wes; all the baseball doings; and includes numerous photographs. An appendix offers a year-by-year statistical look at the baseball careers of all seven Ferrell brothers including date of birth, height, weight, league, team, position, and averages, among other data.

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Author:   Dick Thompson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.422kg
ISBN:  

9780786420063


ISBN 10:   0786420065
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   06 April 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      1 The Flesh and Blood Frank Merriwell      2 Guilford County      3 The Free Agent      4 1929–The Prodigy      5 1930–The Best Pitcher in Baseball      6 1931–Baseball’s Greatest Hitting Pitcher      7 1932–Peck’s Bad Boy      8 1933–First All-Stars      9 1934–Brother Battery in Boston      10 1935–The Best Player in Baseball      11 1936–The Blow-up in Boston      12 1937–On to Washington      13 1938–On a Wing and a Prayer      14 The Knuckleball Catcher      15 The Executive      Epilogue      Appendix      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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exceptional...should be in every baseball scholar's library --The SABR Bulletin; well documented...the many photographs...are a highlight of the volume --North Carolina Libraries; Dick Thompson hits a home run --Our State.


exceptional...should be in every baseball scholar's library --<i>The SABR Bulletin</i>; well documented...the many photographs...are a highlight of the volume --<i>North Carolina Libraries</i>; Dick Thompson hits a home run --<i>Our State</i>.


Author Information

Dick Thompson was a SABR member and a registered nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2004, he received SABR’s highest honor, the Bob Davids Award, which recognized his outstanding research achievements and service to the society. He lived in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

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