Turk Farrell was born on Sunday, April 8, 1934, in Boston, Massachusetts. Farrell was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 21, 1956, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Turk Farrell baseball stats page.
"Some years ago when Lum Harris was managing the Houston Astros, he called time and strolled to the mound to talk to his pitcher, Turk Farrell. Harris was in shock. 'Get the hell outta here,' snapped Farrell. 'We're trying to pull the hidden ball trick.'" - Sportswriter Jack Gallagher in The Houston Post (Baseball Digest, April 1978)
Turk FarrellTurk Farrell Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#377 | Checklist) |
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Turk FarrellTurk Farrell Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1956 | 22 | Phillies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | 23 | Phillies | 52 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 83.1 | 353 | 74 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
1958 | 24 | Phillies | 54 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 94.0 | 400 | 84 | 35 | 41 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1959 | 25 | Phillies | 38 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.74 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57.0 | 252 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1960 | 26 | Phillies | 59 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 103.1 | 415 | 88 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
1961 | 27 | Phillies | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1961 | 27 | Dodgers | 50 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5.06 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 89.0 | 414 | 107 | 50 | 56 | 12 | 43 | 14 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - |
1962 | 28 | Colt .45s | 43 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 3.02 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 241.2 | 981 | 210 | 81 | 91 | 21 | 55 | 2 | 203 | 9 | 5 | 0 | - |
1963 | 29 | Colt .45s | 34 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.02 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 202.1 | 792 | 161 | 68 | 76 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 141 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
1964 | 30 | Colt .45s | 32 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 198.1 | 822 | 196 | 72 | 80 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1965 | 31 | Astros | 33 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.50 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 208.1 | 855 | 202 | 81 | 94 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1966 | 32 | Astros | 32 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.60 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152.2 | 645 | 167 | 78 | 84 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
1967 | 33 | Astros | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1967 | 33 | Phillies | 50 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 92.0 | 360 | 76 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1968 | 34 | Phillies | 54 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 83.0 | 357 | 83 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1969 | 35 | Phillies | 46 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74.1 | 333 | 92 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 590 | 134 | 301 | 106 | 111 | .488 | 3.45 | 41 | 5 | 83 | 1,705.0 | 7,099 | 1,628 | 653 | 737 | 152 | 468 | 82 | 1,177 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
Turk FarrellTurk Farrell Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1956 | 22 | Phillies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1957 | 23 | Phillies | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .444 |
1958 | 24 | Phillies | 54 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .240 | .208 |
1959 | 25 | Phillies | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
1960 | 26 | Phillies | 59 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .267 |
1961 | 27 | Phillies | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
1961 | 27 | Dodgers | 50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1962 | 28 | Colt .45s | 43 | 78 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .179 | .190 | .269 |
1963 | 29 | Colt .45s | 34 | 63 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .194 | .190 |
1964 | 30 | Colt .45s | 32 | 69 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .072 | .099 | .072 |
1965 | 31 | Astros | 33 | 74 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .135 | .147 | .149 |
1966 | 32 | Astros | 32 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .208 |
1967 | 33 | Astros | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1967 | 33 | Phillies | 50 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .158 |
1968 | 34 | Phillies | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
1969 | 35 | Phillies | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 590 | 436 | 19 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 165 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .135 | .158 | .179 |
Turk FarrellTurk Farrell Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1956 Phillies | P | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.23 |
1957 Phillies | P | 52 | 0 | 250 | 20 | 0.4 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.05 |
1958 Phillies | P | 54 | 0 | 282 | 12 | 0.2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.96 |
1959 Phillies | P | 38 | 0 | 171 | 10 | 0.3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
1960 Phillies | P | 59 | 0 | 310 | 21 | 0.4 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.65 |
1961 Phillies | P | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1961 Dodgers | P | 50 | 0 | 267 | 9 | 0.2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.91 |
1962 Colt .45s | P | 43 | 29 | 725 | 40 | 0.9 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.42 |
1963 Colt .45s | P | 34 | 26 | 607 | 36 | 1.1 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.60 |
1964 Colt .45s | P | 32 | 27 | 595 | 36 | 1.1 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
1965 Astros | P | 33 | 29 | 625 | 42 | 1.3 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.68 |
1966 Astros | P | 32 | 21 | 458 | 26 | 0.8 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.41 |
1967 Astros | P | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
1967 Phillies | P | 50 | 1 | 276 | 14 | 0.3 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.27 |
1968 Phillies | P | 54 | 0 | 249 | 15 | 0.3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.52 |
1969 Phillies | P | 46 | 0 | 223 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.48 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 590 | 134 | 5,115 | 290 | 0.5 | 276 | 64 | 212 | 14 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.46 | |
14 Years | 590 | 134 | 5,115 | 290 | 0.5 | 276 | 64 | 212 | 14 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.46 |
Turk FarrellTurk Farrell Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1956 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.23 |
1957 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 9.0 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 5.83 | 3.89 |
1958 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 24.0 | 1.83 | 6.99 | 3.83 |
1959 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.24 | 4.89 | 3.95 |
1960 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.41 | 6.10 | 2.53 |
1961 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 9.31 | 5.59 |
1961 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1.86 | 8.09 | 4.35 |
1962 Colt .45s | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 39.0 | 2.8 | 26.0 | 3.69 | 7.56 | 2.05 |
1963 Colt .45s | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 31.5 | 4.03 | 6.27 | 1.56 |
1964 Colt .45s | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 5.31 | 2.36 |
1965 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 18.5 | 3.49 | 5.27 | 1.51 |
1966 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 3.61 | 5.95 | 1.65 |
1967 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 7.71 | 5.40 |
1967 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 4.53 | 6.65 | 1.47 |
1968 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.78 | 6.18 | 3.47 |
1969 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.48 | 4.84 | 3.27 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 109.0 | 2.6 | 24.2 | 2.51 | 6.21 | 2.47 |
Turk FarrellTurk Farrell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1956 Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1959 Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Houston Colt .45s | 43 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1963 Houston Colt .45s | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Houston Colt .45s | 13 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1965 Houston Astros | 13 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1966 Houston Astros | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Houston Astros | 13, 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
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