Don Ferrarese

Donald Hugh "Midget" Ferrarese (born June 19, 1929), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals, from 1955 to 1962. A left-handed thrower, he batted right-handed. An attendant of St. Mary's College of California, Ferrarese was fairly small, standing at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), and weighing 170 pounds (77 kg), during his playing days.

Don Ferrarese
Pitcher
Born: (1929-06-19) June 19, 1929
Oakland, California
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 11, 1955, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1962, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record19–36
Earned run average4.00
Strikeouts350
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Hit 3 doubles in one game in 1959.

Baseball career

Ferrarese was used both as a starter and reliever, throughout most of his MLB career. He began his career, as a reliever, on April 11, 1955, at the age of 26; in the first big league season, Ferrarese posted a 3.00 earned run average (ERA) in 6 games (9 innings of work).[1][2] He never quite lived up to that promise, though. Perhaps Ferrarese‘s best season when he appeared mostly as a starter was 1959. That year, he went 5 and 3, with a 3.20 ERA, in 76 innings of work. Although Ferrarese walked 51 and struck out only 45, he still gave up only 58 hits, that season.[1][2]

Ferrarese‘s finest season as a reliever was his last season. Spending time with the Phillies and Cardinals, he posted a combined 3.27 ERA (2.70 as a Cardinal) in 63+ innings of work. Although Ferrarese went 1 and 5, his ERA was considerably lower than the league average (4.21).[1][2] Ferrarese played his final big-league game on September 22, 1962. Overall, he was 19 and 36, with a 4.00 ERA, in just over 506 innings of work. Ferrarese struck out 350 and walked 295 batters.[1][2]

Ferrarese's career batting average was .156 (20 for 128).[1][2] The highlights of his hitting career came on May 26, 1959, and June 22, 1962, respectively. On May 26, 1959, Ferrarese collected three hits in three at-bats, all of them, doubles. He drove in two of the three runs the Indians scored, to help his team beat the White Sox, 3 to 0. The pitchers that Ferrarese faced in that game were Dick Donovan and Gerry Staley. On June 22, 1962, facing pitcher Jim Owens, Ferrarese hit a two-run home run, in the third inning. That was not enough though, as the Phillies — his former team — beat the Cardinals, 11 to 3. In Ferrarese‘s entire 1956 season, he collected one hit in 28 at-bats that year, for a .036 average. Ferrarese struck out in only 20.3% of his at-bats.[1][2] As a fielder, Ferrarese posted a .952 fielding percentage. Overall, his career statistics are most similar to those of Bryan Clark.[2]

Major transactions

Ferrarese was involved in multiple trades in his career, even after his big league career was over:[3]

Other highlights
  • On May 5, 1956, Ferrarese struck out 13 batters, in a losing effort.
  • On May 12, 1956, he pitched a near-no hitter, holding the New York Yankees hitless, through the first eight innings. Andy Carey’s ninth-inning lead-off single broke it up, finishing with a 2-hit, complete game shutout.
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References
  1. "Don Ferrarese". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. "Don Ferrarese Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. "Don Ferrarese Stats (Transactions)". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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