Kerby Farrell

Inducted in 1985

Baseball

As a Lion

Kerby Farrell was Freed-Hardeman's "Major" contribution to professional baseball. Major Kerby Farrell was a key player on two strong FHC basketball squads.

After Graduation

In '34, Farrell began his baseball career with the Memphis Chicks. He played nine years in the minor before breaking into the majors. During this time, he guided the Erie, Penn., club to the minor league pennant as player/manager.

Farrell played in the majors for three years as a first baseman. He played for the Boston Braves in '43 and '44 and for the Chicago White Sox in '45.

Farrell spent two years in the minors before he embarked on a full-time career as a manager. He spent nine years managing three different farm clubs. His '56 version of the Indianapolis Indians won the minor league World Series and the next year Farrell was managing the Cleveland Indians. This was Farrell's only stint as a major league manager, but he spent the next 17 years as a minor league manager, major league first base coach and scout.

Kerby Farrell spent a total of 42 years in professional baseball with twelve of those spent in some capacity in the majors. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.