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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	41-23 / in Starts: 40-23
Longest Hitting Streak	12 games
Longest On Base Streak	20 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	1 in 10 bases loaded PA and 9 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	10

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 281 PAs	51
Actual Runners on Base	232 (109-75-48)
Avg. MLBer w/ 281 PAs	30
Avg. Runners on Base	181 (95-57-28)

Most Driven In
N Fox	19
C Carrasquel	14
M MiÃ±oso	12
Self	5
B Boyd	1

Most Driven In By
C Michaels	5
Self	5
S Lollar	4
G Hatton	3
J Rivera	3
G Kell	2
J Groth	2
B Wilson	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	973	1	Apr 13	CHW		CLE	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	.88	0.113	2.22	0.17%	0.84	1B
2	974	2	Apr 14	CHW		CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	5	1.32	-0.004	3.12	-0.01%	0.13	1B
3	975	3	Apr 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.59	-0.150	3.37	-0.19%	-1.14	1B
4	976	4	Apr 17	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	4	.31	0.014	.59	0.02%	0.69	1B
5	977	5	Apr 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG(6)	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.579	.879	4	.48	0.112	1.06	0.15%	0.68	1B
6	978	6	Apr 19	CHW	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.522	.813	4	.71	0.062	1.80	0.09%	0.19	1B
7	979	7	Apr 20	CHW	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.481	.792	4	.68	0.069	1.77	0.11%	0.34	1B
8	980	8	Apr 23	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.452	.755	4	.86	-0.037	2.46	-0.06%	-0.18	1B
9	981	9	Apr 24	CHW		BAL	W,14-4	CG	5	4	3	3	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.368	.543	.911	4	.42	0.020	1.09	0.03%	4.51	1B
10	982	10	Apr 25 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.333	.487	.821	4	1.13	-0.122	3.26	-0.21%	-1.32	1B
11	983	11	Apr 25 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.404	.524	.928	4	2.58	0.408	7.80	0.74%	2.40	1B
12	984	12	Apr 27	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.373	.478	.851	4	1.02	-0.100	3.42	-0.20%	-1.17	1B
13	985	13	Apr 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.460	.824	4	1.31	-0.061	4.65	-0.13%	-0.21	1B
14	986	14	Apr 30	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	3	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.340	.390	.491	.880	4	.66	0.072	2.21	0.14%	1.28	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	987	15	May 1	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.365	.456	.821	4	1.51	-0.146	5.24	-0.30%	-1.32	1B
16	988	16	May 2 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.311	.353	.443	.796	4	.69	-0.060	2.72	-0.14%	-0.29	1B
17	989	17	May 2 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	GS-9	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.375	.469	.844	4	1.44	0.172	5.90	0.43%	1.12	1B
18	990	18	May 3	CHW	@	PHA	W,14-3	GS-5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.373	.463	.836	4	.37	0.031	1.49	0.08%	0.61	1B
19	991	19	May 4	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-6	GS-8	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.363	.444	.807	4	.56	-0.039	2.16	-0.09%	0.09	1B
20	992	20	May 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.357	.434	.791	4	2.32	-0.165	9.44	-0.40%	-0.78	1B
21	993	21	May 6	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS-5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.356	.430	.787	4	1.02	-0.054	4.00	-0.13%	-0.62	1B
22	994	22	May 8	CHW		DET	L,1-12	GS-7	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.378	.451	.829	4	.50	0.065	2.33	0.18%	1.03	1B
23	995	23	May 9 (1)	CHW		DET	L,2-3	GS-10	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.437	.805	4	1.13	-0.080	5.03	-0.22%	-0.64	1B
24	996	24	May 9 (2)	CHW		DET	T,0-0	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.354	.418	.771	4	1.31	-0.135	5.39	-0.33%	-0.99	1B
25	997	29 (4)	May 15	CHW		PHA	W,7-6	GS-9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.346	.400	.746	4	1.90	-0.006	7.59	-0.02%	-0.38	1B
26	998	30	May 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,10-5	GS-8	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.349	.404	.753	4	.88	-0.080	3.44	-0.19%	0.08	1B
27	999	31	May 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,1-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.354	.402	.756	4	1.00	-0.032	4.15	-0.08%	-0.47	1B
28	1000	32	May 18	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.314	.368	.438	.806	4	.90	0.120	4.30	0.35%	1.35	1B
29	1001	33	May 19	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.380	.444	.825	4	.87	0.076	3.85	0.20%	0.48	1B
30	1002	34	May 21	CHW	@	DET	W,8-0	GS-9	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.381	.442	.823	4	.39	-0.016	1.49	-0.04%	0.38	1B
31	1003	35	May 22	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.374	.432	.806	4	.66	-0.039	2.75	-0.10%	-0.65	1B
32	1004	36	May 23	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.314	.370	.421	.792	4	1.47	-0.022	6.35	-0.06%	-0.23	1B
33	1005	37	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.381	.423	.804	4	1.34	0.171	7.09	0.54%	1.19	1B
34	1006	38	May 26	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.328	.389	.430	.819	4	1.22	0.131	6.52	0.42%	1.45	1B
35	1007	39	May 28 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-6	GS-6	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.392	.427	.819	4	.74	-0.059	3.09	-0.15%	0.02	1B
36	1008	40	May 28 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,14-8	CG	6	4	1	2	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.396	.452	.848	4	.54	0.266	2.37	0.70%	3.76	1B
37	1009	41	May 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-4	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.329	.390	.443	.833	4	1.05	0.113	4.62	0.30%	0.23	1B
38	1010	42	May 30	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.331	.399	.444	.842	4	1.18	0.141	5.38	0.38%	1.41	1B
39	1011	43	May 31 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.395	.459	.854	4	1.00	0.113	6.50	0.44%	0.98	1B
40	1012	44	May 31 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.401	.467	.868	4	1.42	0.132	9.29	0.52%	0.77	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	1013	45	Jun 2	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.331	.398	.468	.865	4	.80	-0.066	3.66	-0.18%	-0.65	1B
42	1014	46	Jun 3	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.398	.468	.866	4	.52	0.005	2.26	0.01%	-0.58	1B
43	1015	47	Jun 4	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.403	.469	.872	4	.54	0.126	2.42	0.34%	1.56	1B
44	1016	48	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	GS-10	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.329	.398	.461	.859	4	1.56	0.077	7.30	0.22%	0.48	1B
45	1017	49	Jun 6 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.390	.450	.840	4	.62	-0.062	2.91	-0.18%	-0.58	1B
46	1018	50	Jun 6 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.385	.443	.828	4	.73	0.026	3.59	0.08%	-0.28	1B
47	1019	51	Jun 8	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.385	.444	.830	4	.67	0.106	3.11	0.29%	1.04	1B
48	1020	52	Jun 9	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.386	.440	.826	4	.43	-0.023	2.11	-0.07%	0.16	1B
49	1021	53	Jun 11	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.386	.436	.822	4	2.06	-0.080	13.29	-0.31%	-0.03	1B
50	1022	54	Jun 12	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.384	.429	.813	4	1.05	-0.009	6.82	-0.04%	-0.03	1B
51	1023	55	Jun 13 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.377	.421	.797	4	1.41	-0.084	8.60	-0.31%	-0.59	1B
52	1024	56	Jun 13 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.377	.420	.797	4	.50	-0.002	3.10	-0.01%	0.26	1B
53	1025	57	Jun 15	CHW		PHA	L,4-11	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.379	.416	.795	4	1.21	0.002	5.50	0.00%	-0.19	1B
54	1026	58	Jun 16	CHW		PHA	W,11-6	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.384	.429	.813	4	1.87	0.118	8.18	0.31%	2.47	1B
55	1027	59	Jun 17	CHW		PHA	W,6-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.387	.429	.816	6	.61	0.022	2.58	0.06%	0.61	PH
56	1028	60	Jun 18	CHW		NYY	L,6-7	GS-9	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.309	.395	.435	.830	4	1.97	0.236	10.95	0.79%	1.77	1B
57	1029	61	Jun 19	CHW		NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.397	.433	.830	4	.74	-0.050	3.91	-0.16%	-0.08	1B
58	1030	62	Jun 20 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,6-16	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.398	.432	.830	4	1.47	0.054	8.03	0.18%	0.40	1B
59	1031	63	Jun 20 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,7-3	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.402	.435	.837	4	.99	0.133	5.38	0.43%	1.19	1B
60	1032	64	Jun 22	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.315	.399	.438	.838	4	1.11	0.045	4.57	0.11%	0.70	1B
61	1033	65	Jun 23	CHW		WSH	W,8-6	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.315	.401	.437	.838	4	.93	0.043	4.15	0.12%	1.07	1B
62	1034	67 (1)	Jun 25	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.404	.433	.838	4	.58	0.027	2.75	0.08%	0.60	1B
63	1035	68	Jun 26	CHW		BOS	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.406	.432	.838	4	1.81	0.037	8.90	0.11%	0.08	1B
64	1036	69	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.400	.424	.824	4	1.20	-0.136	5.70	-0.39%	-1.20	1B
65	1037	70	Jun 27 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,9-1	GS-9	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.302	.396	.417	.813	4	1.07	-0.117	5.04	-0.33%	-2.17	1B
							41-23		281	235	30	71	10	1	5	51	39	1	14	1	1	5	2	2	5	2	.302	.396	.417	.813		1.05	1.422	4.62	4.09%	21.61

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