The Dodgers introduced the passing of former huge league outfielder Al Ferrara at age 84. Nicknamed “The Bull,” Ferrara performed 5 of his eight MLB seasons in Los Angeles.
“We’re saddened to listen to the information of Al Ferrara’s passing in the present day,” Dodgers workforce president/CEO Stan Kasten stated in a press launch. “Not solely was Al a memorable participant for the Dodgers within the Nineteen Sixties, however he tirelessly supported the Dodgers neighborhood efforts and was one in every of our most dedicated alumni supporters. We prolong our sympathies to his household.”
Ferrara grew up in Brooklyn and signed with the Dodgers in 1958. He performed 5 minor league seasons and earned a short call-up in ’63. He didn’t seem in that yr’s World Collection however collected a hoop because the Dodgers swept the Yankees. The righty-hitting outfielder spent the subsequent season in Triple-A and logged restricted MLB motion between 1965-66, successful one other championship in ’65. The Dodgers returned to the Fall Traditional in ’66. Ferrara got here off the bench for one plate look and hit a single in his solely profession playoff at-bat.
The Dodgers gave Ferrara extra run in 1967, utilizing him as a beginning nook outfielder in simply over half their video games. He made essentially the most of that chance, hitting .277 with 16 homers in 384 journeys to the plate. Ferrara missed a lot of the ’68 season, his final yr with the Dodgers. The newfound Padres chosen him within the growth draft. He hit nicely over two-plus seasons with San Diego, operating a .265/.360/.436 slash with 27 homers by way of 873 plate appearances. He briefly appeared with the Reds earlier than ending his taking part in profession in 1971. Ferrara returned to the Dodger group as an Alumni ambassador in 2009, a task he held by way of this yr.
MLBTR sends our condolences to Ferrara’s household, associates, family members and the Dodger followers with whom he interacted as a part of his Alumni work.
