Fern Ferguson Explained

Fern E. Ferguson
Position:	Pitcher
Birth Date:	c.1925
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Teams:	Racine Belles (1945)
Highlights:	Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (unveiled in 1988)

Fern E. Ferguson (born c.1925) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.^{[1] [2]} She was from Wayland, Missouri.^{[3] [4]}

Career

Ferguson joined the Racine Belles club in the 1945 season and was assigned as a pitcher. She posted a 4.90 ERA in 11 innings of work, allowing 10 runs (six earned) on 12 hits and nine walks without strikeouts and did not have a decision. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.^[5]

Recognitions and awards

In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Fern Ferguson, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fern Ferguson Player/Profile (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League). aagpbl.org. 2019-03-31.
2. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
3. News: Belles Play Blue Sox Here Tonight; Add Two Players . 15 January 2023 . The Journal Times . 5 June 1945.
4. Web site: 1940 US Census . Ancestry . 30 April 2023.
5. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
6. http://baseballhall.org/discover/baseball-history/there-is-crying-in-baseball Before A League of Their Own