Wes Ferrell was born on Sunday, February 2, 1908, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ferrell was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1927, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Wes Ferrell baseball stats page.
"His (Wes Ferrell) best ball, of course, is his fast ball. But he also has a most servicable curve, such a curve as many pitchers fail to acquire in years of patient practice. And young and inexperienced as he is, he has developed a baffling change of pace." - Lane, F.C. Columnist. Baseball Magazine. March 1930. Page 28.
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Wes FerrellWes Ferrell 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 |
| 1927 | 19 | Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1928 | 20 | Indians | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | 21 | Indians | 43 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 3.60 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 242.2 | 1,061 | 256 | 97 | 112 | 7 | 109 | 11 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1930 | 22 | Indians | 43 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 3.31 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 296.2 | 1,274 | 299 | 109 | 141 | 14 | 106 | 4 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1931 | 23 | Indians | 40 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 12 | .647 | 3.75 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 276.1 | 1,227 | 276 | 115 | 134 | 9 | 130 | 8 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1932 | 24 | Indians | 38 | 34 | 3 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 3.66 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 287.2 | 1,244 | 299 | 117 | 141 | 17 | 104 | 5 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1933 | 25 | Indians | 28 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 201.0 | 886 | 225 | 94 | 108 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1934 | 26 | Red Sox | 26 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.63 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 181.0 | 785 | 205 | 73 | 87 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1935 | 27 | Red Sox | 41 | 38 | 3 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 3.52 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 322.1 | 1,391 | 336 | 126 | 149 | 16 | 108 | 3 | 110 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1936 | 28 | Red Sox | 39 | 38 | 1 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 4.19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 301.0 | 1,341 | 330 | 140 | 160 | 11 | 119 | 6 | 106 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1937 | 29 | Red Sox | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 7.61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 73.1 | 357 | 111 | 62 | 66 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1937 | 29 | Senators | 25 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.94 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 207.2 | 909 | 214 | 91 | 111 | 11 | 88 | 8 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1938 | 30 | Senators | 23 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 5.92 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 149.0 | 694 | 193 | 98 | 111 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1938 | 30 | Yankees | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 154 | 52 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1939 | 31 | Yankees | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 85 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | 32 | Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1941 | 33 | Braves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 64 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 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 | ||
| 15 Years | 374 | 323 | 43 | 193 | 128 | .601 | 4.04 | 227 | 17 | 13 | 2,623.0 | 11,568 | 2,845 | 1,177 | 1,382 | 132 | 1,040 | 61 | 985 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 0 | ||
Wes FerrellWes Ferrell 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 |
| 1927 | 19 | Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1928 | 20 | Indians | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
| 1929 | 21 | Indians | 47 | 93 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .283 | .387 |
| 1930 | 22 | Indians | 53 | 118 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .362 | .415 |
| 1931 | 23 | Indians | 48 | 116 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .373 | .621 |
| 1932 | 24 | Indians | 55 | 128 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .276 | .359 |
| 1933 | 25 | Indians | 61 | 140 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .363 | .471 |
| 1934 | 26 | Red Sox | 34 | 78 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .341 | .487 |
| 1935 | 27 | Red Sox | 75 | 150 | 25 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | .427 | .533 |
| 1936 | 28 | Red Sox | 61 | 135 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .336 | .437 |
| 1937 | 29 | Red Sox | 18 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .475 | .515 |
| 1937 | 29 | Senators | 53 | 106 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .313 | .302 |
| 1938 | 30 | Senators | 26 | 49 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .406 | .327 |
| 1938 | 30 | Yankees | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .250 |
| 1939 | 31 | Yankees | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1940 | 32 | Dodgers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1941 | 33 | Braves | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.250 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 15 Years | 548 | 1,176 | 175 | 329 | 57 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 208 | 129 | 0 | 185 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .351 | .446 | ||
Wes FerrellWes Ferrell Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1927 Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1928 Indians | P | 2 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.81 |
| 1929 Indians | P | 43 | 25 | 728 | 75 | 1.7 | 73 | 10 | 63 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.71 |
| 1930 Indians | P | 43 | 35 | 890 | 60 | 1.4 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.76 |
| 1931 Indians | P | 40 | 35 | 829 | 96 | 2.4 | 93 | 19 | 74 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 3.03 |
| 1932 Indians | P | 38 | 34 | 863 | 74 | 1.9 | 73 | 14 | 59 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.28 |
| 1933 Indians | LF | 13 | 13 | 306 | 32 | 2.5 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.82 |
| 1933 Indians | P | 28 | 26 | 603 | 60 | 2.1 | 60 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.69 |
| 1934 Red Sox | P | 26 | 23 | 543 | 32 | 1.2 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.54 |
| 1935 Red Sox | P | 41 | 38 | 967 | 87 | 2.1 | 85 | 9 | 76 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.37 |
| 1936 Red Sox | P | 39 | 38 | 903 | 53 | 1.4 | 51 | 9 | 42 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.52 |
| 1937 Red Sox | P | 12 | 11 | 220 | 28 | 2.3 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 3.31 |
| 1937 Senators | P | 25 | 24 | 623 | 40 | 1.6 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.69 |
| 1938 Senators | P | 23 | 22 | 447 | 41 | 1.8 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.42 |
| 1938 Yankees | P | 5 | 4 | 90 | 12 | 2.4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 3.30 |
| 1939 Yankees | P | 3 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
| 1940 Dodgers | P | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
| 1941 Braves | P | 4 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.64 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 374 | 323 | 7,869 | 671 | 1.8 | 654 | 122 | 532 | 17 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.24 | |
| LF Totals | 13 | 13 | 306 | 32 | 2.5 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.82 | |
| 15 Years | 387 | 336 | 8,175 | 703 | 1.8 | 686 | 153 | 533 | 17 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.27 | |
Wes FerrellWes Ferrell 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 |
| 1927 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| 1928 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 2.25 | 2.81 |
| 1929 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 93.0 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 0.92 | 3.71 | 4.04 |
| 1930 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 1.35 | 4.34 | 3.22 |
| 1931 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 12.9 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 0.95 | 4.01 | 4.23 |
| 1932 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 0 | n/a | 64.0 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 1.01 | 3.29 | 3.25 |
| 1933 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 1 | n/a | 20.0 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.59 | 1.84 | 3.13 |
| 1934 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 19.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.37 | 3.33 | 2.44 |
| 1935 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 0 | n/a | 21.4 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 1.02 | 3.07 | 3.02 |
| 1936 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 27.0 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 0.89 | 3.17 | 3.56 |
| 1937 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 33.0 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 0.91 | 3.80 | 4.17 |
| 1937 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 1.05 | 3.99 | 3.81 |
| 1938 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 49.0 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 0.53 | 2.17 | 4.11 |
| 1938 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.39 | 2.10 | 5.40 |
| 1939 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0.35 | 2.79 | 7.91 |
| 1940 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| 1941 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.11 | 6.43 | 5.79 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 163 | 1 | n/a | 30.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.95 | 3.38 | 3.57 |
Wes FerrellWes Ferrell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1927 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1928 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1929 Cleveland Indians | 22 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1930 Cleveland Indians | 14 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1931 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $20,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1932 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $18,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1933 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $12,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1934 Boston Red Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1935 Boston Red Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1936 Boston Red Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 Boston Red Sox | 12 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1937 Washington Senators | 12 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1938 Washington Senators | 10 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 1938 New York Yankees | 25 | " " | - | - |
| 1939 New York Yankees | 25 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 Boston Braves | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Wes Ferrell Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Wesley Cheek Ferrell was a Major League Baseball player with the Cleveland Indians (1927–1933), Boston Red Sox (1934–1937), Washington Senators (1937–1938), New York Yankees (1938–1939), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940), and Boston Braves (1941). When Wes, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 9, 1927, he became the second former student from Guilford High School (Guilford, NC) to play in the majors. The first? His brother, Rick Ferrell, who would become a Hall of Fame catcher!

Wes Ferrell Rookie Card | 1933 Goudey Baseball Card (#218 | Checklist)
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Wes Ferrell hit nine home runs in 1931, breaking the previous Major League record for most home runs in a season by a pitcher (8) set by Jack Stivetts in 1894. The history making nine home runs were hit during the following games: April 29, 1931 (#1), May 17, 1931 (#2), June 4, 1931 (#3), June 21, 1931 (#4), July 17, 1931 (#5), August 2, 1931 (#6), August 31, 1931 (#7 & #8), and September 26, 1931 (#9).
When Wes hit the two homers during the game on August 31, 1931, he tied the American League record for home runs in a game by a pitcher, a record he tied four more times during his career (July 13, 1934, August 22, 1934, July 31, 1935, August 12, 1936)!
Wes Ferrell was truly one of the best-hitting pitchers in Major League history finishing his career with 329 hits, 57 doubles, 12 triples, 208 RBIs, 175 runs, a .446 slugging percentage, a .280 batting average, and a Major League record 37 home runs - the most home runs in Major League history by a pitcher (37) and the most home runs in American League history by a pitcher (36).
Clearly, Wes Ferrell could hit, but he also had one hell of a career on the mound, putting together seven 15-win seasons (1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938), six 20-win seasons (1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936) and two 25-win seasons (1930 & 1935). He pitched more than 200+ innings eight years (1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937), more than 300+ innings two years (1935 & 1936) and led the American league in innings pitched in three consecutive seasons (1935 through 1937). The four-time complete game champion (1931, 1935, 1936, 1937), also knew how to keep the hitters off-balance, finishing with five 4-hit complete games, four 3-hit complete games, six 2-hit complete games, one 1-hitter, and the following no-hitter:
Wes Ferrell No-Hitter | April 29, 1931
Wes Ferrell had won three of four decisions for Cleveland in 1931 when he took the mound to face the St. Louis Browns and veteran Sam Gray on Wednesday, April 29, before 4,000 fans in League Park. The Indians, following their pattern of the 1930s of starting fast and finishing fourth, were leading the American League, while the Browns, as usual, were in the second division.
Jim Levey led off the game with a grounder which shortstop Bill Hunnefield fumbled for an error. After Jack Burns popped to second baseman Johnny Hodapp in short right, Goose Goslin lined to third baseman Johnny Burnett and Levey was doubled off first.
In the second, Red Kress led off with a slow bounder to short which took a wicked hop, but Hunnefield jumped, grabbed it and threw him out. Ski Melillo opened the third with a pop to short left and Hunnefield made a fine play to snare it. Levey started the fourth by drawing Ferrell's first walk and, after Burns fanned, took second as Goslin rolled to first baseman Lew Fonseca. Kress bounced to short, ending the inning.
Not another Brown reached first until Levey walked again with two gone in the sixth, but Ferrell fanned Burns again. Goslin opened the seventh with a wicked liner to the mound. Ferrell threw up his hands, knocked the ball down, scrambled after it along the first-base line and flipped it to Fonseca for the out. After Kress fanned, Fred Schulte grounded to third and Burnett's throw just beat him to first.
With two out in the eighth, brother Rick Ferrell, retired twice on infield grounders, came up. Although Rick was probably hoping that Wes would get his no-hitter, since the Browns were behind 6-0. he did his best and it was almost enough. He lashed a hot shot past Burnett and it looked like a certain hit, but Hunnefield raced over behind the third baseman, scooped up the ball and fired to first. The throw just beat Rick to first but it pulled Fonseca off the bag. It was a play that could have been scored either way. The official scorer called it an error.
Wes wasn't out of trouble yet. Frank Waddey batted for Gray and hit a grounder to short which Hunnefield fumbled for his third error, tying the record for miscues in a no-hitter. Ferrell then fanned Levey.
In the ninth, Burns grounded to second but Goslin drew the third walk issued by Ferrell. Kress fanned for the second straight time and West got Schulte on a grounder to second to end the game. So completely did Ferrell master the Browns that only two balls were hit to the outfield, Schulte flying to left in the second and to center in the fifth.
The Indians scored in the second on Hunnefield's two-out double off the right field screen and Luke Sewell's single to left, and added another in the third when Burnett led off with a single, advanced on Fonseca's sacrifice and Earl Averill's infield out and scored on Hodapp's single to deep short. In the fourth, Sewell singled with two out and Ferrell, one of the best hitting pitchers in history, clouted a long belt into the left center field bleachers to become the first pitcher in modern baseball to hit a homer in his own no-hitter.
Cleveland made it 6-0 in the seventh when Burnett singled and, with two out, Averill homered over the right field screen. Rollie Stiles pitched the eighth and, with two out, Hunnefield singled to center, Sewell walked and Ferrell almost hit another homer, doubling high off the right field fence close to the foul line to send both runners home. Burnett walked and Fonseca singled to center to score Ferrell with the final run. wes batted in four runs to tie Cy Young's mark for RBIs by a pitcher in a no-hitter.
In addition to posting a 22-12 record and hurling a no-hitter this season, Ferrell set a record for pitchers by hitting nine homers.

Wes Ferrell No-Hitter (Box Score | Detroit Free Press | April 30, 1931 | Page 1Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Wes Ferrell was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Ferrell was named one of the thirty-six pitchers.