Joe Farrell (baseball)
| Joe Farrell | |
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Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .232 |
| RBI | 132 |
| Home runs | 5 |
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Joseph F. Farrell (1857–April 17, 1893) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1880 to 1888.
Farrell was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1857. He played four seasons in
American Association in 1886. In 1883, he led the National League in games played at third base (101) and ranked second among the league's third basemen with 248 assists and third with 13 double plays and a range factor of 3.55.[1]
Across all four of his major league seasons, Farrell appeared in 353 games, 280 as a third baseman and 63 as a
extra base hits, including 15 triples and five home runs.[1] Farrell also played four seasons of minor league baseball.[2]
After a long illness,Brooklyn Superbas and an old-timers team to raise money for Farrell's mother. Over 2,000 tickets were sold.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Joe Farrell Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Farrell Minor League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Another Veteran Gone" (PDF). Sporting Life. April 22, 1893. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2014.("Joe Farrell, the well-known third baseman, died in this city on Tuesday. Farrell played in the Albany, Washington and Detroit clubs. He had been ill for a long time, and the Brooklyns were to have played a game for his benefit next Tuesday.")
- ^ "Baseball for Charity: Brooklyn Team Tackles Old-Timers at Eastern Park". The Evening World. April 26, 1893. p. 1.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet