Editing Rick Ferrell (section)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1905–1995)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Rick Ferrell
|image=Rick Ferrell Browns.jpg
|caption=Ferrell in 1941
|position=[[Catcher]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1905|10|12}}
|birth_place=[[Durham, North Carolina]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1995|7|27|1905|10|12}}
|death_place=[[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]], U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 19
|debutyear=1929
|debutteam=St. Louis Browns
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 14
|finalyear=1947
|finalteam=Washington Senators
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.281
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=28
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=734
|teams=
* [[St. Louis Browns]] ({{mlby|1929}}–{{mlby|1933}})
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1933}}–{{mlby|1937}})
* [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] ({{mlby|1937}}–{{mlby|1941}})
* [[St. Louis Browns]] ({{mlby|1941}}–{{mlby|1943}})
* [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] ({{mlby|1944}}–{{mlby|1945}}, {{mlby|1947}})
|highlights=
* 8× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1933]]–[[1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1938]], [[1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1944]], [[1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1945]])
* [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]]
* [[Washington Nationals#Ring of Honor|Washington Nationals Ring of Honor]] 
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate=[[1984 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|1984]]
|hofmethod=Veterans Committee
}}
'''Richard Benjamin Ferrell''' (October 12, 1905 – July 27, 1995) was an American professional [[baseball]] player, [[Coach (baseball)|coach]], [[Scout (sports)|scout]], and [[General manager (baseball)|executive]]. He played for 18 seasons as a [[catcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) from 1929 through 1947 for the [[St. Louis Browns]], [[Boston Red Sox]], and [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]. His brother, [[Wes Ferrell]], was a major league pitcher for 15&nbsp;seasons, and they were teammates from 1933 through part of 1938 on the Red Sox and Senators. Following his three seasons in [[minor league baseball]], he appealed to the [[Commissioner of Baseball]] to become a [[free agent]], claiming that he was being held in the minors though he deserved promotion. The Commissioner agreed, and he was granted free agency; he signed with the St. Louis Browns.

Ferrell was regarded as one of the best catchers in baseball during the 1930s and early 1940s. While playing for the Red Sox in 1933, he and his brother Wes were selected to play for the [[American League]] (AL) team in the inaugural [[1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] held on July 6, 1933. His 1,806 games played as a catcher set an AL longevity record which stood for more than 40 years. A seven-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]],{{#tag:ref|MLB cancelled the 1945 All-Star Game and did not name All-Stars that season.|group=lower-alpha}} Ferrell was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] in [[1984 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|1984]] by the [[Veterans Committee]]. After his playing career, he became a coach with the Senators, and later a [[Scout (sport)|scout]] and [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]] with the [[Detroit Tigers]]. He died in July 1995 at the age of 89.