Ferris Roy Fain was an American professional baseball player. He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1955. A five-time All-Star, Fain won two American League batting championships and his career on-base percentage of .424 ranks 13th highest in Major League Baseball history.
Ferris Fain
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics. In 2025 the franchise will move temporarily to Sacramento before permanently moving to Las Vegas.
Longtime manager Connie Mack, pictured in 1911
The signature tower and cupola entrance to Shibe Park, 1909
Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Al Simmons