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2 time AL MVP
4 time AL Pitcher of the Year
17 time All Star
3 time World Champion

Charlie Ferguson was one of the superstar pitchers of the late 1880's and 1890's as he dominated batters while playing for what in modern times is the Minnesota Twins Franchise. In total Ferguson started 808 games as a pitcher for the franchise with 443 wins in total.

Charles Ferguson was born on the 17th April 1863 to G.M. and Teresa Ferguson in Charlottesville, Virginia. He grew up in the shadow of the University of Virginia among the Irish quarter of Charlottesville where his father had a bakers. The young Charlie Ferguson was introduced to baseball by the students at the University and he grew up with a love for it. He turned out for the University team a number of times in 1882 even though he was not a student at the University. His play as both an outfielder and as a Pitcher caught the attention of Henry Boachen of the Richmond Baseball team. Henry took the young Charlie Ferguson to Richmond where he played the 1883 season. His play for Richmond saw him catch the attention of MLB scouts and he was invited to join the December 1883 First Year Player Draft.

The 20 year old Ferguson was drafted as the 11th pick of the 1st round of the draft by the Washington Nationals. The Nationals were very quick to see the possibility of a two way player in Ferguson and slated him to play both in the field and on the mound for them. 1884 was the first year that Ferguson would see time on the playing field in the MLB. He started 32 games as the Nationals starting pitcher and another 39 games as an outfielder. In total he played in 87 games. He had a record of 20 wins and 11 losses during that first season as well as a batting average of .261 for the year. The Nationals themselves were struggling both on the field and at the bank and the year was not successful for the team. At the end of the year the team and Charlie Ferguson were on the move to Buffalo to become the Bisons.

Charlie Ferguson and the team would only spend one year in Buffalo as the team continued to struggle. Charlie himself also struggled in Buffalo as he had a pitching record of 16-21 over 37 starts. His batting saw an improvement but he still played only sporadically in the field. Even with his slight troubles Ferguson saw his first All Star appearance. The team moved back to Washington for the 1886 season and this saw Charlie continue his batting improvements as he had his best year with the bat. He hit for .358 on the year which proved to be the best of his career when playing in the outfield. He also saw his pitching return to its best as he went 28 and 16 over 47 starts. He again went to the All Star game.

The 1887 and 1888 seasons saw the Washington Nationals push to try and make the World Series but the team was to come up short both years. Charlie Ferguson was a big part of those pushes as he pitched 94 games over the 2 years with 50 wins and 44 losses. He batting started to take a back seat during those 2 seasons as he saw slightly less playing time in the outfield. His batting average also suffered from the lack of play. He went to the All Star games in both years. He also won the AL Most Valuable Player award in 1888

At the start of the 1889 season the Nationals and Ferguson made a decision to use him primarily as a starting pitcher going forward. He would continue to play occasionally in the outfield but his days as a two way player were coming to an end. The 1889 season saw Charlie start another 47 games and gain a record of 18 and 27 as the Nationals again struggled to find the wins. Ferguson continued to pick up All Star honours during the season. The teams struggles saw ownership decide to move again as they shipped the team to Syracuse to become the Stars and Charlie was going with them.

The 1890 season saw Charlie Ferguson and the team in Syracuse. It was another tough year for the team but Charlie, who was concentrating on his pitching had a good year. He went 26-20 over the 47 games he started. He was once again an All Star as his play continued to be of the highest quality. For his work Charlie won the AL Most Valuable Player award in 1890.

Charlie Ferguson was going back to Washington for the 1891 season as the ownership gave up on their attempt to relocate the team to better pastures. The team did change the name to the Statesmen as opposed to the Nationals as they looked to find a new identity for the team. Sadly this new identity did not start well and Charlies stats were hurt as he went 17-28 over his 47 starts. He was still an All Star but he had to find his feet in Washington again.

1892 saw Charlie start to get back to his best form as he went 21-25 over his 47 starts. He helped to start the turn around for the newly named Washington Senators as they tried to find a way out of their troubles they had been in for the last couple of seasons. He was again an All Star in 92 as he continued to be one of the fans favourites.

1893 finally saw Charlie Ferguson break into the elite class of pitchers as he won at least 30 games for the first time. His 47 starts saw him go 32-12 for the year as he gave the Washington Senators a big push forward. The team were starting to turn the corner as Ferguson led them forward. He won another All Star award in the year.

With Ferguson in the lead on the mound the Washington Senators made a big jump in 1894 as they moved from the bottom half of the table back to the top half. Charlie himself won 31 of his 47 starts as well as only losing 13. This strong work saw him win the AL Pitcher of the Year award along with another All Star Appearance

This big push came to its fruition in 1895 as the Washington Senators finally made it to a world championship with Charlie Ferguson. Ferguson for his part went 27-16 over his 47 games. Sadly he would miss out on the world title as the Senators lost 4-3 against the New York Giants. Ferguson went 2-1 in his 3 starts in the World Series. Ferguson was again an All Star

The Senators fell back slightly in 1896 as they missed out on another world series by 2.5 games. Charlie went 24-18 over his 47 starts as he continued to pitch at a high level for the team. This set back for the team was only short lived though as Charlie and his team mates would start a run of 9 consecutive visits to the World Series. Charlie would be present for 6 of them with 1897 being the first. Charlie went 25-19 in the regular season to help the team get to the World Series. In the Series he went 2-1 as he helped the Senators to their second title and his first. Both 1896 and 1897 saw Ferguson voted in as an All Star.

Charlie would have individual success in the 1898 season as he would become Pitcher of the Year for the second time. Sadly the team would miss out on consecutive titles as they would go down to the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. The regular season would see Charlie go 30-16 over his 47 starts. He would also go 1-1 from his 3 starts in the World Series. Ferguson saw Individual glory with the AL Pitcher of the Year Award along with another All Star appearance.

1899 would see the Washington Senators back on top of the MLB world as they got their World Series trophy back. Charlie Ferguson was at his best as he pitched 47 games for a record of 30-16 for a second season in a row. He was less effective in the World Series going 1-2 over his 3 starts. He won the AL Pitcher of the Year award for the second year along with another All Star appearance.

The Washington Senators were going back to the world series in 1900 but sadly for Charlie Ferguson he would not be there. The start of the year for Charlie was not quite right as he went 11-15 over his 26 starts and he was puzzled why he was not getting the wins as he was. He doubled down to try and work harder to turn things round only for them to completely fall apart. He was pitching in a game in July only to suddenly pull up and feel a pain in his elbow. Diagnosis showed he had Bone Chips in his elbow that needed cleaning up and he would miss the rest of the year with the injury. He had to sit on the side lines and watch as the Washington Senators turned their season around and make the world series. Sadly he could not help as they lost the World Series to the Brooklyn Superbas. Charlie would get to go to the All Star game for the year.

Charlie was back to his best form in 1901 as he bounced back from his injury, He pitched 36 starts and went 26-9 for the Senators as they headed back to the World Series again. Ferguson and the Senators would come across the Philadelphia Phillies and come up short again as they lost another World Series. Charlie went 1-1 in his 2 starts. Ferguson was again an All Star.

Going into 1902 Charlie Ferguson knew his time was coming towards an end but he wanted one last push for another title. Ferguson started 19 regular season games going 11-7 as the Senators used him less than they had been. This was enough with his popularity to see him at one last All Star game. His 11 wins were enough to help the team make another World Series and keep him in the post season roster. The Senators got revenge on last seasons loss to the Phillies with a win in the 1902 series. Ferguson got his 3rd Medal after pitching in 2 games going 0-1 with 1 starts.

After the 1902 season was over Ferguson decided to call it a day on his career with 3 championship medals. The fans of the Senators were sad to see him go but knew it was time for him to move on as he was unlikely to be the pitcher he was just a couple of season before.

04-05-2022, 01:35 PM	#3
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,302	Charlie Ferguson 2 time AL MVP 4 time AL Pitcher of the Year 17 time All Star 3 time World Champion Charlie Ferguson was one of the superstar pitchers of the late 1880's and 1890's as he dominated batters while playing for what in modern times is the Minnesota Twins Franchise. In total Ferguson started 808 games as a pitcher for the franchise with 443 wins in total. Charles Ferguson was born on the 17th April 1863 to G.M. and Teresa Ferguson in Charlottesville, Virginia. He grew up in the shadow of the University of Virginia among the Irish quarter of Charlottesville where his father had a bakers. The young Charlie Ferguson was introduced to baseball by the students at the University and he grew up with a love for it. He turned out for the University team a number of times in 1882 even though he was not a student at the University. His play as both an outfielder and as a Pitcher caught the attention of Henry Boachen of the Richmond Baseball team. Henry took the young Charlie Ferguson to Richmond where he played the 1883 season. His play for Richmond saw him catch the attention of MLB scouts and he was invited to join the December 1883 First Year Player Draft. The 20 year old Ferguson was drafted as the 11th pick of the 1st round of the draft by the Washington Nationals. The Nationals were very quick to see the possibility of a two way player in Ferguson and slated him to play both in the field and on the mound for them. 1884 was the first year that Ferguson would see time on the playing field in the MLB. He started 32 games as the Nationals starting pitcher and another 39 games as an outfielder. In total he played in 87 games. He had a record of 20 wins and 11 losses during that first season as well as a batting average of .261 for the year. The Nationals themselves were struggling both on the field and at the bank and the year was not successful for the team. At the end of the year the team and Charlie Ferguson were on the move to Buffalo to become the Bisons. Charlie Ferguson and the team would only spend one year in Buffalo as the team continued to struggle. Charlie himself also struggled in Buffalo as he had a pitching record of 16-21 over 37 starts. His batting saw an improvement but he still played only sporadically in the field. Even with his slight troubles Ferguson saw his first All Star appearance. The team moved back to Washington for the 1886 season and this saw Charlie continue his batting improvements as he had his best year with the bat. He hit for .358 on the year which proved to be the best of his career when playing in the outfield. He also saw his pitching return to its best as he went 28 and 16 over 47 starts. He again went to the All Star game. The 1887 and 1888 seasons saw the Washington Nationals push to try and make the World Series but the team was to come up short both years. Charlie Ferguson was a big part of those pushes as he pitched 94 games over the 2 years with 50 wins and 44 losses. He batting started to take a back seat during those 2 seasons as he saw slightly less playing time in the outfield. His batting average also suffered from the lack of play. He went to the All Star games in both years. He also won the AL Most Valuable Player award in 1888 At the start of the 1889 season the Nationals and Ferguson made a decision to use him primarily as a starting pitcher going forward. He would continue to play occasionally in the outfield but his days as a two way player were coming to an end. The 1889 season saw Charlie start another 47 games and gain a record of 18 and 27 as the Nationals again struggled to find the wins. Ferguson continued to pick up All Star honours during the season. The teams struggles saw ownership decide to move again as they shipped the team to Syracuse to become the Stars and Charlie was going with them. The 1890 season saw Charlie Ferguson and the team in Syracuse. It was another tough year for the team but Charlie, who was concentrating on his pitching had a good year. He went 26-20 over the 47 games he started. He was once again an All Star as his play continued to be of the highest quality. For his work Charlie won the AL Most Valuable Player award in 1890. Charlie Ferguson was going back to Washington for the 1891 season as the ownership gave up on their attempt to relocate the team to better pastures. The team did change the name to the Statesmen as opposed to the Nationals as they looked to find a new identity for the team. Sadly this new identity did not start well and Charlies stats were hurt as he went 17-28 over his 47 starts. He was still an All Star but he had to find his feet in Washington again. 1892 saw Charlie start to get back to his best form as he went 21-25 over his 47 starts. He helped to start the turn around for the newly named Washington Senators as they tried to find a way out of their troubles they had been in for the last couple of seasons. He was again an All Star in 92 as he continued to be one of the fans favourites. 1893 finally saw Charlie Ferguson break into the elite class of pitchers as he won at least 30 games for the first time. His 47 starts saw him go 32-12 for the year as he gave the Washington Senators a big push forward. The team were starting to turn the corner as Ferguson led them forward. He won another All Star award in the year. With Ferguson in the lead on the mound the Washington Senators made a big jump in 1894 as they moved from the bottom half of the table back to the top half. Charlie himself won 31 of his 47 starts as well as only losing 13. This strong work saw him win the AL Pitcher of the Year award along with another All Star Appearance This big push came to its fruition in 1895 as the Washington Senators finally made it to a world championship with Charlie Ferguson. Ferguson for his part went 27-16 over his 47 games. Sadly he would miss out on the world title as the Senators lost 4-3 against the New York Giants. Ferguson went 2-1 in his 3 starts in the World Series. Ferguson was again an All Star The Senators fell back slightly in 1896 as they missed out on another world series by 2.5 games. Charlie went 24-18 over his 47 starts as he continued to pitch at a high level for the team. This set back for the team was only short lived though as Charlie and his team mates would start a run of 9 consecutive visits to the World Series. Charlie would be present for 6 of them with 1897 being the first. Charlie went 25-19 in the regular season to help the team get to the World Series. In the Series he went 2-1 as he helped the Senators to their second title and his first. Both 1896 and 1897 saw Ferguson voted in as an All Star. Charlie would have individual success in the 1898 season as he would become Pitcher of the Year for the second time. Sadly the team would miss out on consecutive titles as they would go down to the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. The regular season would see Charlie go 30-16 over his 47 starts. He would also go 1-1 from his 3 starts in the World Series. Ferguson saw Individual glory with the AL Pitcher of the Year Award along with another All Star appearance. 1899 would see the Washington Senators back on top of the MLB world as they got their World Series trophy back. Charlie Ferguson was at his best as he pitched 47 games for a record of 30-16 for a second season in a row. He was less effective in the World Series going 1-2 over his 3 starts. He won the AL Pitcher of the Year award for the second year along with another All Star appearance. The Washington Senators were going back to the world series in 1900 but sadly for Charlie Ferguson he would not be there. The start of the year for Charlie was not quite right as he went 11-15 over his 26 starts and he was puzzled why he was not getting the wins as he was. He doubled down to try and work harder to turn things round only for them to completely fall apart. He was pitching in a game in July only to suddenly pull up and feel a pain in his elbow. Diagnosis showed he had Bone Chips in his elbow that needed cleaning up and he would miss the rest of the year with the injury. He had to sit on the side lines and watch as the Washington Senators turned their season around and make the world series. Sadly he could not help as they lost the World Series to the Brooklyn Superbas. Charlie would get to go to the All Star game for the year. Charlie was back to his best form in 1901 as he bounced back from his injury, He pitched 36 starts and went 26-9 for the Senators as they headed back to the World Series again. Ferguson and the Senators would come across the Philadelphia Phillies and come up short again as they lost another World Series. Charlie went 1-1 in his 2 starts. Ferguson was again an All Star. Going into 1902 Charlie Ferguson knew his time was coming towards an end but he wanted one last push for another title. Ferguson started 19 regular season games going 11-7 as the Senators used him less than they had been. This was enough with his popularity to see him at one last All Star game. His 11 wins were enough to help the team make another World Series and keep him in the post season roster. The Senators got revenge on last seasons loss to the Phillies with a win in the 1902 series. Ferguson got his 3rd Medal after pitching in 2 games going 0-1 with 1 starts. After the 1902 season was over Ferguson decided to call it a day on his career with 3 championship medals. The fans of the Senators were sad to see him go but knew it was time for him to move on as he was unlikely to be the pitcher he was just a couple of season before. Last edited by amead17; 04-05-2022 at 01:42 PM.