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Ferrick immediately shined upon his arrival in Philadelphia. He made his major league debut against the Boston Red Sox on April 19, 1941, and pitched three scoreless innings in relief. When the first place Cleveland Indians came to Shibe Park on a five game winning streak for a three game set against the last place A's on May 18–20, Ferrick appeared in two of the three games. He earned his first major league win in game one of the set, stepping in for an injured Johnny Babich in the fifth inning, and only allowing one Cleveland base runner to reach second base. In the third game of the set, Ferrick closed the game with two perfect innings to allow his team to hold onto a 6–5 lead and sweep the series.
Having made four starts for the A's, he pitched his only career shutout on August 21 against the St. Louis Browns. In spite of this one performance, he began to sputter toward the end of the season, going 2–5 with a 6.36 earned run average in August and September. He was selected off waivers by the Indians with five games left in the season, but did not appear in any games for his new club. He finished the season with a 8–10 record and 3.77 ERA in 36 games for the A's.
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