James Alexander Ferguson (February 16, 1897 - April 26, 1976) was a pitcher

Pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

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 who played for five different teams between and . Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Ferguson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey

Montclair, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...

 and died in Sepulveda, California

California

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, at age 79.

Professional career

5 times winner of the absolute bellend series, fergie is a beaut.
Ferguson was one the first forkball

Forkball

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 specialist in major league history. He entered the majors in 1918 with the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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, playing for them two years (1918, 1921) before joining the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 (1922–1925), Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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 (1925–1926), again the Yankees (1925), and with the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 (1927–1929) and Brooklyn Robins

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 (1925). He enjoyed his highest win season in 1924 with the seventh-place Red Sox, when he won 14 games while losing an American League

American League

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-high 17. In 1925 he divided his playing time with Boston, New York and Washington, ending with a 5-1 mark and a 3.25 ERA

Earned run average

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 in seven games for the Senators AL champion team. During the World Series

1925 World Series

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, he pitched well against the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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, going 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA in two starts

Starting pitcher

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In a 10-season career, Ferguson posted a 61-85 record with 397 strikeout

Strikeout

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s and a 4.89 ERA in 257 appearances, including 166 starts, 62 complete game

Complete game

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s, two shutout

Shutout

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s, 10 saves

Save (sport)

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, and 1241⅔ innings

Innings pitched

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 of work.

In 1926 Ferguson set a major league record for the highest ERA during a regular season by a pitcher who started a postseason game the same year. Ferguson collected a combined 6.18 ERA while pitching with the Red Sox, Yankees and Senators. The mark was broken in 2006 by Oliver Pérez

Oliver Pérez

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 of the New York Mets

New York Mets

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, who posted a 6.55 ERA during the regular season before start Game 4 of the NL Championship Series

2006 National League Championship Series

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