Cecil B. Ferguson (August 27, 1883 – September 5, 1943) was an American professional
baseball player
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.
He was a right-handed
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
over parts of six seasons (1906–1911) with the
New York Giants
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and
Boston Doves/Rustlers. During his career, he compiled a 29–46 record in 142 appearances, with a 3.34
earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...
and 298
strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is deno ...
s.
After his baseball career, Ferguson became an
osteopathic doctor, and gave medical treatment to many Major League baseball players. He graduated with a
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licens ...
(D.O.) from the
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
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.
Ferguson was also the coach of the baseball team at the
American School of Osteopathy
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The teams
truman.edu
Ferguson died in Montverde, Florida
Montverde is a town in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,655 at the 2020 census and an estimated 1,675 in 2018. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Montverde wa ...
, aged 60.
See also
* List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
The following is a list of annual leaders in saves in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League. The list includes several professional leagues and associations that were never part of MLB.
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References
1883 births
1943 deaths
Boston Doves players
Boston Rustlers players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Indiana
New York Giants (NL) players
Sportspeople from Columbia County, Florida
People from Elkhart County, Indiana
Lansing Senators players
South Bend Greens players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
American osteopathic physicians
Venice Tigers players
A. T. Still University alumni
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