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Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)
8-17-2309
Lou Ferguson Third Base
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .712 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 1028 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 08-19-1928
HR 96 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 477
SB 123
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B (1.5%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 KC
112
425
57
112
15
5
7
43
37
84 3 3
8
5 11
.697
.325
.372
.108
.264
1952 KC
89
297
40
84
9
4
9
34
38
53 1 1
9
5 3
.796
.365
.431
.148
.283
1953 KC
139
455
51
116
15
4
11
65
48
79 4 4
19
8 8
.707
.329
.378
.123
.255
1954 KC
136
451
63
113
16
2
18
75
48
94 2 0
14
1 9
.740
.325
.415
.164
.251
1955 KC
149
601
69
147
22
2
10
46
44
110 0 5
15
6 8
.632
.294
.338
.093
.245
1956 KC
146
542
65
150
35
6
7
63
44
84 2 7
23
8 8
.732
.329
.402
.125
.277
1957 KC
139
374
46
90
12
6
12
56
27
68 1 7
14
8 5
.690
.289
.401
.160
.241
1958 KC
127
255
29
70
8
2
6
29
15
40 2 1
13
8 2
.711
.319
.392
.118
.275
1959 KC
144
252
33
66
3
4
5
26
22
36 2 2
2
3 2
.689
.324
.365
.103
.262
1960 KC
56
71
11
18
2
1
2
10
8
10 0 0
3
0 0
.723
.329
.394
.141
.254
1961 KC-CLE-BOS
39
51
12
17
1
0
5
9
3
10 0 0
0
1 0
1.017
.370
.647
.314
.333
1962 BOS
60
153
21
44
8
2
4
20
14
30 0 1
3
1 2
.790
.345
.444
.157
.288
1963 BOS
9
9
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2 0 0
0
0 0
.222
.111
.111
.000
.111
Total
1345
3936
497
1028
146
38
96
477
348
700 17 31
123
54 58
.712
.322
.391
.130
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Lou Ferguson has retired from the Boston BayPirates
1963-09-15The Boston BayPirates have promoted Lou Ferguson to the major league team.
1963-05-31The Boston BayPirates have designated Lou Ferguson for assignment.
1961-10-23The Boston BayPirates have acquired Lou Ferguson from the waiver wire.
1961-10-03The Cleveland Zephyrs have designated Lou Ferguson for assignment.
1961-09-10The Cleveland Zephyrs have acquired Lou Ferguson from the waiver wire.
1961-08-31The Kansas City Smitties have designated Lou Ferguson for assignment.
1954-10-03The Washington Smitties have promoted John Adams to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Tony Denson to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Robby Tappan to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Irv Matheny to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Ed Brown to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Lou Ferguson to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Terry Samuel to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Tony Vega to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have sent Dot Wilhelm to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Jim Mack to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Red Welch to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Hensley Milnar to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Jesse Williams to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Billy Carreno to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Jerry Kahle to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Bob Schnell to the minors.
1954-10-01The Washington Smitties have promoted Dot Wilhelm to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Billy Carreno to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Bob Schnell to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Hensley Milnar to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Red Welch to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Jim Mack to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Jesse Williams to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Jerry Kahle to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have sent Lou Ferguson to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Tony Denson to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Ed Brown to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Robby Tappan to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Irv Matheny to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Terry Samuel to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Tony Vega to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent John Adams to the minors.
1952-06-06The Detroit Smitties have promoted Lou Ferguson to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have sent Hal Callaway to the minors.
1952-06-04A trade has been completed between the Detroit Smitties and the Washington Zephyrs. The Washington Zephyrs receive Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Smitties in exchange for Lou Ferguson.
1951-05-18The Kansas City Zephyrs have promoted Lou Ferguson to the major league team. The Kansas City Zephyrs have sent Mickey Murphy to the minors.