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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Billy Ferris Second Base
Retired (1971, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .245 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .676 Status Retired (1971) Option Years 0  
H 662 Age 68 (OS 69) Date of Birth 12-07-1935
HR 57 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1956)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(4 games)
RBI 295
SB 41
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed C- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (86.0%) Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (98.9%) 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
1959 NYA
59
173
22
45
10
0
4
33
16
30 0 0
2
3 3
.710
.323
.387
.127
.260
1960 NYA
60
124
10
23
1
1
2
8
17
24 1 0
4
4 2
.547
.289
.258
.073
.185
1961 NYA
70
198
24
46
6
0
8
33
23
31 1 0
5
6 9
.699
.315
.384
.152
.232
1962 NYA
109
245
28
56
11
2
6
25
29
26 1 0
5
5 8
.676
.313
.363
.135
.229
1963 NYA
115
396
58
99
21
2
7
41
30
64 3 1
9
6 6
.673
.307
.366
.116
.250
1964 NYA
116
352
47
91
18
0
8
29
31
61 3 0
3
7 8
.702
.324
.378
.119
.259
1965 NYA
83
232
33
57
7
1
3
27
40
38 1 3
8
5 7
.678
.355
.323
.078
.246
1967 STL
78
203
26
50
4
1
5
24
22
30 1 0
2
4 1
.673
.323
.350
.103
.246
1968 STL
94
190
30
61
7
5
5
28
21
29 3 1
1
2 1
.885
.395
.489
.168
.321
1969 STL
105
253
28
64
7
1
5
17
15
45 1 0
1
1 1
.645
.297
.348
.095
.253
1970 STL
34
130
12
35
7
1
3
16
10
21 0 1
0
3 1
.727
.319
.408
.138
.269
1971 STL-PIT
62
204
12
35
7
1
1
14
15
34 1 0
1
2 5
.462
.232
.230
.059
.172
Total
985
2700
330
662
106
15
57
295
269
433 16 6
41
48 52
.676
.317
.359
.114
.245
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Billy Ferris has retired from the Pittsburgh Bears
1971-04-13The Pittsburgh Bears have acquired Billy Ferris from the waiver wire.
1971-04-09The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Billy Ferris for assignment.
1970-04-27Billy Ferris of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1967-07-25Billy Ferris of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1967-04-06Billy Ferris of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1967-04-04The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Billy Ferris to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated David Cintron for assignment.
1966-04-08The St. Louis Redbirds have renamed B Ferris to Billy Ferris.
1966-04-05The St. Louis Redbirds have acquired B Ferris from the waiver wire.
1966-04-01The New York CSI have waived B Ferris.
1965-09-12The New York CSI have designated B Ferris for assignment.
1965-04-23B Ferris of the New York CSI is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1961-03-01The New York CSI have promoted B Ferris to the major league team. The New York CSI have sent Tony Snyder to the minors.
1960-10-03The New York CSI have promoted P Zeller to the major league team. The New York CSI have promoted Walt Clarke to the major league team. The New York CSI have sent B Ferris to the minors. The New York CSI have designated W paige for assignment.
1960-04-01The New York CSI have renamed Bill Ferris to B Ferris.
1959-09-05The New York CSI have promoted Bill Ferris to the major league team. The New York CSI have designated Kenny Langkar for assignment.
1959-08-30The New York CSI have promoted Damaso Edwards to the major league team. The New York CSI have sent Bill Ferris to the minors.
1959-06-06The New York CSI have promoted Bill Ferris to the major league team. The New York CSI have designated Joe Fox for assignment.