Sunday, November 18, 2012

1951 Topps Red Back #3 - Ferris Fain

Ferris Fain (b. 1920 - d. 2001) played in the majors from 1947 to 1955 for the A's (Philadelphia), White Sox, Tigers and Indians.  He had 1,139 career hits, 48 home runs and a .290 batting average.  He won the batting title in 1951 (.344) and 1952 (.327) with the A's.  He finished as high as 6th (twice) in the MVP voting and was a 4-time All Star.

Deceased: 2

2 comments:

Play at the Plate said...

Love those cards.

deal said...

A Hall of Very Good Member - and a Philadelphia A's card!