Fain, Ferris R.
Baseball
b. May 29, 1921, San Antonio, TX
d. Oct. 18, 2001
A smooth-swinging left-handed first baseman, Fain won two consecutive AL batting titles with averages of .344 in 1951 and .327 in 1952, when he also led the league with 43 doubles.
Fain entered the major leagues with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947 and remained with them through 1952, then was traded to the Chicago White Sox. He retired after spending the 1955 season with the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.
In 1,151 games, Fain had 1,139 hits, including 213 doubles, 30 triples, and 48 home runs. He scored 595 runs and drove in 570.