Donald Hugh "Midget" Ferrarese is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1955 to 1962 with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. A left-handed thrower, he batted right-handed. An attendant of St. Mary's College of California, he was fairly small at 5 ft 9 in, 170 pounds. He apparently got his nickname from his small size. He was used both as a starter and reliever in his career. He started his career as a reliever on April 11, 1955 at the age of 26-in the first big league year of his career, he showed some promise, posting a 3.00 ERA in 6 games. He never quite lived up to that promise, though. Perhaps his best year when he was mostly a starter was 1959. He went 5 and 3 with a 3.20 ERA in 76 innings of work. Although he walked 51 and struck out only 45, he still gave up only 58 hits that season. His finest season as a reliever was his last season. Spending time with the Phillies and Cardinals, Ferrarese posted a 3.27 ERA in 63+ innings of work. Although he went only 1 and 5, his ERA was considerable lower than the league average of 4.21. 

July 19th, 1929 in Oakland  /  Died:   Nov 4th, 2024 - aged 95