Turk Farrell

Turk Farrell
Turk Farrell

Farrell with the Colt 45's
Pitcher
Born: April 8, 1934(1934-04-08)
Boston, Massachusetts
Died: June 10, 1977(1977-06-10) (aged 43)
Great Yarmouth, England
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
September 21, 1956 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1969 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Win–loss record     106-111
Earned run average     3.45
Strikeouts     1,177
Saves     83
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 4x All-Star selection (1958, 1962, 1964, 1965)

Richard Joseph "Turk" Farrell (April 8, 1934–June 10, 1977) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year career from 1956 to 1969. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Colt .45s and Astros, all of the National League.

Before the 1953 season, Farrell was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent. The nineteen year old was assigned to the class A Schenectady Blue Jays where over a two year span (1953–54), he would build an 18-18 record and a 3.30 ERA. He spent 1955 in the IL with the Syracuse Chiefs going 12-12 with a 3.94 ERA, and in 1956 he played for the Miami Marlins, going 12-6 with a 2.50 ERA.

Turk would get a late season look in 1956 by the Phillies and would lose his only decision but set the groundwork for a 14 year run in the major leagues. Turk was one of the young Phillies pitchers of the late 1950s, along with Jack Meyer and Jim Owens, dubbed the "Dalton Gang" for their fun loving late hour escapades.[citation needed] It was once said of Farrell by a teammate, "When he loses, he loses his temper, but when he wins he's the life of the party."[citation needed] After one tough defeat he broke a mirror with his fist in a Milwaukee bar explaining, "I looked in the mirror and didn't like what I saw so I threw a punch."[citation needed]

Phillies fans liked what they saw of the 6'4" hard throwing rookie right-hander in 1957 when he was 10-2 plus 10 saves and a 2.38 ERA in 52 appearances out of the bullpen. On September 3, 1957, Farrell was the winning pitcher for the Phils in the last of fifteen home games the Dodgers played at the Jersey City Roosevelt Stadium, 3-2 in twelve innings. After four more seasons of relief work with the Phils, "Turk" was traded to the Dodgers early in 1961.

Farrell was selected in the 1961 MLB expansion draft by the Houston Colt .45s. In 1962, Farrell finished with the seventh best ERA at 3.02, but finished with a poor 10-20 record.

A starter in Houston, Farrell was used almost exclusively in relief with Philadelphia and Los Angeles. His career totals include 590 games pitched (134 starts), a won-loss record of 106-111, 83 saves, and an ERA of 3.45.

He was selected to the National League All-Star team 4 times (1958, 1962, 1964 and 1965) in his career.

Farrell last pitched in the major leagues on September 19, 1969 for the Phillies against the Expos in a game the Phillies lost 10-6. Farrell went 1⅔ innings in the first game of a doubleheader at Parc Jarry, allowing one hit and striking out one. He would never pitch in the majors again, and would leave the US shortly thereafter for good. Farrell moved to England where he lived and worked on an offshore oil rig just off Great Britain in the North Sea.[citation needed]

He was killed on June 10, 1977 in an auto accident in Great Yarmouth, England at age 43.

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