When the Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee was meeting in 1984 to discuss candidates for election, I wonder if they chose to honor catcher Rick Ferrell rather than his younger brother Wes simply because Rick was still living and Wes wasn’t.
As far as catchers go, Rick really wasn’t anything special. He played from 1929 to 1947, and here’s how he compare…
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