GUIDE TO THE TOM FERRICK COLLECTION
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library
National Baseball Hall of Fame 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326
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This guide to the collection was prepared by Claudette Scrafford and reviewed by John O’Dell in September 2008.
Collection Number: BA MSS 56 BL-2346.2004
Title: Tom Ferrick Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1966 - 1994
Extent: 1 linear foot (5 archival boxes)
Repository: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library National Baseball Hall of Fame 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326
Abstract: This is a collection of scouting and draft reports by Tom Ferrick for the Kansas City Royals.
Acquisition Information: This collection was a gift of Tom Ferrick Jr. in 2004.
Preferred Citation: Tom Ferrick Collection, BA MSS 56, National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
Access Restrictions: By appointment during regular business hours, email [email protected].
Copyright: Property rights reside with the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the library.
Separations: Separated to the Collections Department are two tickets to George Brett’s last game dated 9/29/1993 and a gold lifetime pass to major league games. A photocopy of the tickets are in Box 3, Folder 5.
History: Thomas Jerome Ferrick was born January 6, 1915 and died October 15, 1996. He played in the minors from 1936 to 1938 and made his big league debut with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1941 and was then sold to the Cleveland Indians. Ferrick enlisted in the Navy in December 1942 and was discharged in January 1946.
Pitching for the New York Yankees, he won Game 3 of the 1950 World Series with one scoreless inning in relief of Ed Lopat on October 3. On June 8, 1950, while a member of the St. Louis Browns, Ferrick was brought into a game against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. At the time, the Red Sox held a 29-3 lead over the Browns. He prevented further scoring by the home team, thus allowing his team to escape the indignity of becoming the first team in the post-1900 era to give up 30 runs in a game. A week later, he was traded to the Yankees.
After retiring as a player, he was a long time coach and scout. He was a Cincinnati Reds coach from 1954 to 1958 before spending 1959 on the Philadelphia Phillies staff. He was then with the Detroit Tigers from 1960 to 1963 and the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 and 1965. He later was a Kansas City Royals scout for over 20 years and was instrumental in the club's decision to draft George Brett.
Source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Ferrick
Scope and Content This collection contains the papers of Tom Ferrick. This is a collection of scouting and draft reports between 1966 and 1994. There is one folder of correspondence to Tom Ferrick from various players and one folder of miscellaneous items such as schedules, passes.
The provenance was maintained in organizing this collection into one series by subject matter and chronologically.
Controlled Access Terms These records are indexed under the following terms in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials may wish to search under these terms.
Corporate Names Kansas City Royals Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Florida Marlins Montreal Expos New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals
Personal Names Tom Ferrick George Brett Catfish Hunter Wade Boggs Mike Scioscia
Subject Headings Draft reports Scouting reports Correspondence Scouts
Content List
Box 1 Folder 1 All-time free agents 1966 - 1984 Folder 2 Prospect reports 1966 Folder 3 Prospect follow-up reports 1967 Folder 4 Prospect follow-up reports 1968 - Catfish Hunter, two signed copies Folder 5 Free agent prospect reports 1969 Folder 6 Free agent reports 1970 Folder 7 Free agent reports 1971 Folder 8 Free agent reports 1972 Folder 9 Free agent draft reports 1972 – various scouts Folder 10 Pre-draft meeting May 1973 Folder 11 Free agent reports 1973 Folder 12 Free agent reports 1974
Box 2 Folder 1 Free agent draft 1975 Folder 2 Free agent reports 1976 - Wade Boggs - Mike Scioscia - Alan Trammel Folder 3 Free agent reports 1977 Folder 4 Free agent reports 1978 Folder 5 Free agent reports 1979 Folder 6 June Draft 1981 Folder 7 Free agent reports 1982 Folder 8 Free agent reports 1983 Folder 9 Free agent reports 1984
Box 3 Folder 1 Free agent reports 1985 Folder 2 Free agent reports 1986 Folder 3 Free agent reports 1987 Folder 4 Free agent reports 1988 Folder 5 George Brett - Prospect report, 1971 - News article - copy of two game tickets, Sept. 29, 1993 Folder 6 Hall of Fame postcards Steele-Perez postcards Old-Tymers game newsletter, Aug. 20, 1977 KC Royals Academy brochure Nov. 1962 article – Detroit Tigers ballgame in Japan Scouting notes
Folder 7 Notes to Ferrick - Monte Irvin - Buck Leonard - Pee Wee Reese - Joe Sewell - Whitey Ford - Luke Appling - Joe Cronin - Waite Hoyte - Billy Herman - Hank Greenberg - Johnny Mize - Jocko Conlon - Burleigh Grimes Box 4 Folder 1 Free agent draft June 1969 Folder 2 Free agent draft June 1970 Folder 3 Free agent draft June 1971 Folder 4 Free agent draft June 1972 Folder 5 Free agent draft June 1975 Folder 6 Free agent draft June 1976 Folder 7 Free agent draft June 1978 Folder 8 Free agent draft June 1979
Box 5 Folder 1 Scouting reports, Chicago Cubs, 1993 Folder 2 Scouting reports, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1993 Folder 3 Scouting reports, Florida Marlins, 1994 Folder 4 Scouting reports, New York Mets, 1994 Folder 5 Scouting reports, Montreal Expos, 1994 Folder 6 Scouting reports, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1994 Folder 7 Scouting reports, St. Louis Cardinals, 1994 Folder 8 American League season pass, 1948 (2) Cleveland pass, 1946 Cincinnati pass, 1955 1942 Cleveland pocket schedule 1946 American League pocket schedule 1951 American League pocket schedule