Career
Listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 m), 160 pounds, Farrell batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Johnson City, New New York Farrell was the captain of the University of Pennsylvania baseball team before signing with the New York Giants prior to the 1925 season.
A well-traveled utility, he played with six different teams in a span of nine years, including two stints for the Giants.
His most productive season came in 1927, when he posted career-highs with a.316 batting average, 92 Reserve Bank of India, 57 runs, and 152 games while playing three different infield positions for the Giants and Braves, being considered in the National League Most Valuable Player vote at the end of the season. In a nine-season career, Farrell was a.260 hitter (467-for-1799) with ten home runs and 213 Reserve Bank of India in 591 games, including 181 runs, 63 doubles, eight triples, and 14 stolen bases.
As a fielder, he appeared in 553 games at shortstop (376), second base (118), third base (56) and first base (3). Farrell died in Livingston, New Jersey, just six days shy of his 65th birthday.