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A 6'2" 220-lb reliever, Ferrick saved 56 games in a career interrupted by three years of service in WWII. For the 1947 Senators, he led the AL with seven relief losses. In 1950 his nine relief wins topped the AL. Joining the Yankees that June, he was the man Casey Stengel turned to when the manager lost faith in bullpen ace Joe Page. On the way to the pennant, Ferrick won eight games and saved nine in just 30 appearances. Working one inning in relief, he won Game Three of New York's World Series sweep of the Phillies. (JJM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 15, 1950: The Yankees, frustrated in late April in their aborted trade for Joe Ostrowski with the Browns, finally get the pitcher, along with pitchers Tom Ferrick and Sid Schacht, and 3B Leo Thomas. New York sends infielder Snuffy Stirnweiss, OF Jim Delsing, pitchers Duane Pillette and Don Johnson, and $50,000. Both Ferrick and Ostrowski will prove their worth in the 1950 pennant drive. Tomorrow, the Yanks beat the Browns, 7–5, with Ferrick and Ostrowski starring in relief. » July 17, 1950: Yankee rookie Whitey Ford wins his first ML game, beating the visiting White Sox, 4–3. Tom Ferrick finished for New York. » October 6, 1950: Tom Ferrick and the Yanks go up three games to none, with a 3–2 win over Russ Meyer and the Phils at Yankee Stadium. » April 21, 1951: Gil Coan of the Senators gets two triples in the 6th inning at Washington, the last major leaguer to collect two triples in an inning. The Senators score seven runs in the frame, but that's it as they lose to the Yankees, 8–7. Tom Ferrick is the winner. » June 15, 1951: The Yanks swap pitchers, sending Tommy Byrne to the Browns for Stubby Overmire: New York adds $25,000 to the deal. The Yanks also deal three RH pitchers—Bob Porterfield, Tom Ferrick, and Fred Sanford—to the Senators for needed lefty Bob Kuzava. Porterfield will blossom into the Nats ace over the next five years, but Kuzava will save the final World Series game in 1951 and 1952. » May 30, 1952: The Senators and Red Sox split a pair, Washington taking the opener, 5–2, and Boston the nitecap, 5–3. Tom Ferrick beats Ellis Kinder in Game One behind Eddie Yost's 3-run homer, while in game two Mel Parnell wins his 17th in a row against Washington. Parnell last lost to Washington on May 28, 1948. Kinder (vs. Chicago) and Parnell are tied for Red Sox record for consecutive wins against an opponent, but Kinder will move ahead on June 1. The Senators will run up a streak of their own winning their next nine vs. Boston.