Alfred Joseph "Cy" Ferry (September 1, 1877 – September 27, 1938) was a

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who played for two seasons. He pitched in three games for the

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during the 1904 Detroit Tigers season and in one game for the

Cleveland Naps The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive ...

during the 1905 Cleveland Naps season. His brother,

Jack Ferry John Francis Ferry (April 7, 1887 – August 29, 1954) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

, was also a major league pitcher. A graduate of

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, Ferry began his professional career in 1899 with the

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and

Springfield Ponies Springfield Ponies was the primary name of minor league baseball teams based in Springfield, Massachusetts that played between 1893 and 1943. The team competed as the Ponies through its history except for single seasons as the Maroons (1895), Tip ...

, then played for the Meriden Miler in 1901. He was promoted to the

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the following year and had a 20-5 win-loss record in 31 games. Ferry spent a second season with Buffalo, and was close to signing with the

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at season's end. Instead, Buffalo traded him along with

Matty McIntyre Matthew Martin "Matty" McIntyre (June 12, 1880 – April 2, 1920) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played ten seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics (1901), Detroit Tigers (1904–10), and Chicago White Sox (1911–12). Born in St ...

to the

for

Ernie Courtney Edward Ernest (Ernie) Courtney (January 20, 1875 – February 29, 1920) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters (), Baltimore Orioles (), New York Highlanders (), Detroit Tigers () and Philadelphia Philli ...

Rube Kisinger Charles Samuel "Rube" Kisinger (December 13, 1876 – July 17, 1941), sometimes spelled "Kissinger", was an American right-handed baseball pitcher. Kissinger played professional baseball from 1901 to 1916, including two years in Major League Base ...

, and

Sport McAllister Lewis William "Sport" McAllister (July 23, 1874 – July 17, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Spiders (1896–1899), Detroit Tigers (1901–1903), and Baltimore ...

. Ferry made his major league debut for the Tigers on May 12, 1904 and had a 6.23

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(ERA) in three games for the Tigers that season. He spent most of 1904 with the

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where he had a 6-7 win-loss record in 19 games. After being released by Minneapolis, Ferry spent 1905 with the

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and

Montreal Royals The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team in Montreal, Quebec, during 1897–1917 and 1928–1960. A member of the International League, the Royals were the top farm club (Class AAA) of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939; pi ...

before being purchased by the

. He pitched in one game for them, allowing three runs in two innings before being released shortly after the game. After one more season in the minor leagues, Ferry became a

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. While scouting for the Tigers' organization, he talked the

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into signing

Ray Schalk Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 – May 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox for the majority of his career. Known f ...

, who eventually made it to the

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. He died in 1938 at the age of 60.

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(Baseball BioProject) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferry, Cy 1878 births 1938 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Detroit Tigers players Cleveland Naps players Albany Senators players Manhattan Jaspers baseball players Springfield Ponies players Meriden Miler players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Montreal Royals players Portland Giants players Baseball players from New York (state)