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Alex Ferson
Alex Ferson
	Pitcher
	Born: July 14, 1866; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: December 5, 1957 (aged 91); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 4, 1889, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
	July 25, 1892, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	18-25
Earned run average	4.37
Strikeouts	106
Teams
	Washington Nationals (1889); Buffalo Bisons (1890); Baltimore Orioles (1892);

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Alexander "Colonel" Ferson (July 14, 1866 – December 5, 1957) was a 5'9", 165 pound American right-handed baseball pitcher who played from 1889 to 1890 and in 1892 for the Washington Nationals, Buffalo Bisons and Baltimore Orioles.

Ferson began his big league career on May 4, 1889. That year, he went 17-17 with a 3.90 ERA in 36 games (34 starts, 28 complete games). Despite finishing 10th in the league in hits allowed (319), ninth in the league in losses and eighth in the league in hit batsmen, he was still the best pitcher on the team overall. Although the team finished last in the league with a 41-83 record (.331 winning percentage), Ferson managed a winning percentage of exactly .500. Furthermore, he was the only pitcher on the team with at least one decision to finish with a winning percentage of .500 or better (in contrast, George Haddock went 11-19 for a .367 winning percentage, George Keefe went 8-18 for a .308 winning percentage, Hank O'Day went 2-10 for a .167 winning percentage and Egyptian Healy went 1-11 for a .083 winning percentage). Ferson also had the best ERA of any pitcher with at least two appearances, and he made the most appearances, games started, and he pitched the most innings.

The rest of Ferson's career didn't really pan out for him. In fact, for the Bisons in 1890, he went 1-7 with a 5.45 ERA in 10 starts. For the Orioles in 1892, he went 0-1 in 2 games (1 start), posting an ERA of 11.00. He played his final game on July 25, 1892.

Overall, Ferson went 18-25 in his three-year career, posting an ERA of 4.37. He made 48 appearances, starting 45 of them, completing 36 of his starts and shutting out one of his complete games. According to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference.com, Ferson is most similar statistically to Rick Matula and Parke Swartzel.

A poor hitter, Ferson hit .133 in 150 career at-bats.

After his death, he was buried in Saint Joseph (old) cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire.

External links

Baseball-Reference

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-'''Alexander "Colonel" Ferson''' (July 14, 1866 in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] &ndash; December 5, 1957 in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]) was a 5'9", 165 pound right-handed baseball pitcher who played from 1889 to 1890 and in 1892 for the [[Washington Nationals (1886-89)|Washington Nationals]], [[Buffalo Bisons (PL)|Buffalo Bisons]] and [[Baltimore Orioles (19th century)|Baltimore Orioles]].
+'''Alexander "Colonel" Ferson''' (July 14, 1866 &ndash; December 5, 1957) was a 5'9", 165 pound American right-handed baseball [[pitcher]] who played from 1889 to 1890 and in 1892 for the [[Washington Nationals (1886-89)|Washington Nationals]], [[Buffalo Bisons (PL)|Buffalo Bisons]] and [[Baltimore Orioles (19th century)|Baltimore Orioles]].
 Ferson began his big league career on May 4, 1889. That year, he went 17-17 with a 3.90 ERA in 36 games (34 starts, 28 complete games). Despite finishing 10th in the league in hits allowed (319), ninth in the league in losses and eighth in the league in hit batsmen, he was still the best pitcher on the team overall. Although the team finished last in the league with a 41-83 record (.331 winning percentage), Ferson managed a winning percentage of exactly .500. Furthermore, he was the only pitcher on the team with at least one decision to finish with a winning percentage of .500 or better (in contrast, [[George Haddock (baseball)|George Haddock]] went 11-19 for a .367 winning percentage, [[George Keefe]] went 8-18 for a .308 winning percentage, [[Hank O'Day]] went 2-10 for a .167 winning percentage and [[Egyptian Healy]] went 1-11 for a .083 winning percentage). Ferson also had the best ERA of any pitcher with at least two appearances, and he made the most appearances, games started, and he pitched the most innings.
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 A poor hitter, Ferson hit .133 in 150 career at-bats.
-After his death, he was buried in an unknown cemetery in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]].
+After his death, he was buried in Saint Joseph (old) cemetery in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]].
 ==External links==
+{{commons category|Alex Ferson}}
-*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fersoal01.shtml Baseball-Reference]
+*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fersoal01.shtml Baseball-Reference]
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