Wes Ferrell
Baseball
Inducted: 1963
- Born in Greensboro, NC, 1902
- Standout major league pitcher and best hitting pitcher in major league history
- Played in majors from 1929 to 1941 for five teams
- Earned major league record of 193-128 with a 4.04 ERA
- Won 20 or more games six times, including 1929–1932 with Cleveland and 1935–1936 with Boston Red Sox
- Led AL with 25 wins in 1935
- Led AL in complete games three times and innings pitched three times
- Pitched a no-hitter in 1931 for Cleveland, beating St. Louis 9-0
- Batted .280 with 38 home runs and 208 RBI
- Frequently used as pinch hitter
- Hit more home runs than any pitcher in major league history, nine in 1931 alone
- Hit more home runs than brother Rick, a full-time catcher and NCSHOF member
- Managed in minors
- Died in 1976
