Jim Farr

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Jim Farr
Pitcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB Debut
September 7, 1982 for the Texas Rangers
Final game
October 3, 1982 for the Texas Rangers
Career Statistics
ERA     2.50
Record     0-0
Strikeouts     6
Teams
Career Highlights and Awards
  • none

James Alfred Farr (born Friday, May 18, 1956 in Waverly, New York) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Texas Rangers in 1982. He was 6 ft 1 in, 195 pounds, and he threw and batted right handed. Farr attend Penn State University.

Farr was drafted three times before signing with a team. In 1974, the Chicago White Sox took him in the 9th round of the June Regular Phase amateur entry draft. In 1977, the San Francisco Giants took him in the 15th round of the June Regular Phase amateur entry draft. Finally, in 1978, the Texas Rangers took him in the 29th round of the June Regular Phase amateur entry draft.

On September 7, 1982 at the age of 26 and wearing the number 33, Farr made his Major League debut. He appeared in a total of 5 games in the 1982 season, pitching a total of 18 innings and collecting a good ERA of 2.50. One of the knocks against him-and this may have limited his time in the Major Leagues-was his lack of control. In those 18 innings pitched, Farr threw one wild pitch, walked 13, and struck out only 12. One wild pitch pitch every 18 innings might not seem like a lot, but when comparing him to pitchers like Carlos Silva-who did not throw a single wild pitch in over 188 innings of work in 2005-it is a fairly large amount.

Less than one month after his debut-on October 3, 1982, Farr pitched his final Major League game.

[edit] Facts

  • In the 6th inning of a game being played between the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers on September 28, 1982, Rickey Henderson stole his 126th base of the season with Jim Farr on the mound. Henderson would steal 130 total bases that season, setting record numbers.
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