Ferris Fain

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: March 29, 1921 in San Antonio, TX us

Died: October 18, 2001 in Georgetown, CA

Buried: Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery, Georgetown, CA

High School: Roosevelt HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 26-017d, 10,283rd in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1955 (Age 34-179d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Ferris Roy Fain

Nicknames: Burrhead or Cocky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.2

3930

1139

.290

595

RBI

570

OBP

.424

SLG

.396

OPS

.820

OPS+

121

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	PHA		NYY	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	3	1B
2	2	Apr 17	PHA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
3	3	Apr 18	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	45	9.1	11	1	0	12	0	1B
4	4	Apr 19 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
5	5	Apr 19 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
6	6	Apr 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	46	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
7	7	Apr 21	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
8	8	Apr 22	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
9	9	Apr 29	PHA		CLE	L,9-21	CG	58	9.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
10	10	Apr 30	PHA		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	PHA		CHW	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
12	12	May 2	PHA		CHW	W,13-12	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
13	13	May 3	PHA		CHW	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
14	14	May 4 (1)	PHA		DET	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
15	15	May 4 (2)	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
16	16	May 6	PHA		SLB	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
17	17	May 7	PHA		SLB	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
18	18	May 8	PHA		SLB	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
19	19	May 9	PHA		WSH	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
20	20	May 10	PHA		WSH	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
21	21	May 11	PHA		WSH	L,2-5	CG	48	11.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
22	22	May 13	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
23	23	May 14	PHA	@	SLB	L,7-12	GS	40	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
24	27 (3)	May 21	PHA	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	11	3	0	14	1
25	28	May 25 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
26	29	May 25 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	8	2	0	10	1	1B
27	30	May 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
28	31	May 27	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-3	GS	21	5.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	40 (8)	Jun 7	PHA		CLE	L,0-14	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
30	41	Jun 8 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
31	42	Jun 8 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
32	43	Jun 10	PHA		CHW	L,4-15	CG	51	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
33	44	Jun 11	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
34	45	Jun 12	PHA		CHW	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	11	5	0	16	0	1B
35	46	Jun 14	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
36	47	Jun 15 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
37	48	Jun 15 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	0	10.2	8	2	1	11	2
38	49	Jun 17 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-13	CG	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
39	50	Jun 17 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	4	3	0	7	2	1B
40	51	Jun 19 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
41	52	Jun 19 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	9	4	0	13	1	1B
42	53	Jun 20	PHA	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
43	54	Jun 22 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	0	11.0	16	0	0	16	3
44	55	Jun 22 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,10-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	56	Jun 24	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
46	57	Jun 25	PHA	@	CLE	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
47	58	Jun 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	45	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
48	59	Jun 28	PHA	@	NYY	W,12-0	CG	29	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
49	60	Jun 30	PHA		WSH	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	61	Jul 1	PHA		WSH	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
51	62	Jul 2	PHA		WSH	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
52	63	Jul 3	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
53	64	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
54	65	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
55	66	Jul 5	PHA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	1B
56	67	Jul 6 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
57	68	Jul 6 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
58	69	Jul 10	PHA		CLE	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
59	70	Jul 11	PHA		CLE	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
60	71	Jul 12	PHA		CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
61	72	Jul 13 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
62	73	Jul 13 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
63	74	Jul 14	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	45	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
64	75	Jul 15 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
65	76	Jul 15 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
66	77	Jul 17 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	7	4	0	11	1
67	78	Jul 17 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
68	79	Jul 18	PHA		DET	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
69	80	Jul 19	PHA		DET	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
70	81	Jul 20 (1)	PHA		DET	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
71	82	Jul 20 (2)	PHA		DET	T,3-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
72	83	Jul 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	2	1B
73	84	Jul 23	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
74	85	Jul 24	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
75	86	Jul 25 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
76	87	Jul 25 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
77	88	Jul 26	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
78	89	Jul 27 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
79	90	Jul 27 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
80	91	Jul 29 (1)	PHA	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
81	92	Jul 29 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,8-10	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	93	Jul 30	PHA	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
83	94	Jul 31 (1)	PHA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
84	95	Jul 31 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	96	Aug 1	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	39	9.1	7	1	0	8	0	1B
86	97	Aug 2	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
87	98	Aug 3 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
88	99	Aug 3 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
89	100	Aug 5	PHA		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
90	101	Aug 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
91	102	Aug 7 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
92	103	Aug 10 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
93	104	Aug 10 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	8	2	2	12	1	1B
94	105	Aug 11 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	9	0	1	10	1	1B
95	106	Aug 11 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
96	107	Aug 12	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
97	108	Aug 13	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
98	109	Aug 14 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	56	12.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
99	110	Aug 14 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
100	111	Aug 15	PHA		WSH	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
101	112	Aug 16	PHA		WSH	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	10	2	0	12	4	1B
102	113	Aug 17 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
103	114	Aug 17 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
104	115	Aug 19 (1)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
105	116	Aug 19 (2)	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
106	117	Aug 20	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
107	118	Aug 22 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
108	119	Aug 22 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,9-0	GS	20	6.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
109	120	Aug 23	PHA		SLB	L,11-12	CG	51	11.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
110	121	Aug 24 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,7-11	CG	49	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
111	122	Aug 24 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
112	123	Aug 26	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	CG	47	11.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
113	124	Aug 27	PHA		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
114	125	Aug 28	PHA		BOS	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
115	126	Aug 29 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
116	127	Aug 29 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,7-5	GS	37	7.0	2	1	1	4	0	1B
117	128	Aug 31 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,1-11	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
118	129	Aug 31 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	130	Sep 1 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
120	131	Sep 1 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
121	132	Sep 2 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	7	0	1	8	0	1B
122	133	Sep 2 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
123	134	Sep 3	PHA		NYY	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
124	135	Sep 4	PHA		NYY	L,2-12	GS	36	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
125	136	Sep 5	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
126	137	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS	25	5.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
127	138	Sep 6 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-10	GS	23	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
128	139	Sep 7	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
129	140	Sep 9	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
130	141	Sep 10	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
131	142	Sep 11	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
132	143	Sep 12	PHA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
133	144	Sep 13	PHA	@	DET	W,11-5	GS	35	7.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
134	145	Sep 14 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
135	146	Sep 14 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	0	6.0	5	0	1	6	1
136	147	Sep 16 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
137	148	Sep 16 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
138	149	Sep 19	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
139	150	Sep 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
140	151	Sep 21	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
141	152	Sep 23	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
142	153	Sep 26	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	46	11.0	8	2	1	11	0	1B
143	154	Sep 27	PHA		NYY	L,0-3	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
144	155	Sep 28	PHA		NYY	W,9-4	GS	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
							144gm		1259.1	1245	150	22	1417	124