Former Red Sox All-Star David "Boo" Ferriss dies at 94

Posted November 24, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - David "Boo" Ferriss, a Boston Red Sox pitcher who helped lead the team to the 1946 World Series, has died. He was 94.

Rick Cleveland, a close friend of the former player, says Ferriss died Thursday at his home in Cleveland, Mississippi, surrounded by family. Cleveland says Ferriss had been in declining health for several weeks.

Ferriss pitched six years for the Red Sox from 1945-50. He had his best season in 1946, when he finished with a 25-6 record and 3.25 ERA and was named an American League All-Star. The Shaw, Mississippi, native's career was shortened by a shoulder injury in 1947, but he finished with a 65-30 career record.

Ferriss was later the baseball coach at Delta State University, where he won 639 games over 26 seasons.

FILE - This May 25, 1945 file photo shows pitcher Dave "Boo" Ferriss of the Boston Red Sox in Boston. Ferriss, who helped lead the team to the 1946 World Series, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at his home in Cleveland, Miss. He was 94. (AP Photo/Abe Fox, File) The Associated Press

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