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Neal Ball
Cornelius Ball

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 7", Weight 145 lb.

Debut September 12, 1907
Final Game June 30, 1913
Born April 22, 1881 in Grand Haven, MI
Died October 15, 1957 in Bridgeport, CT

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1907 26 NYY AL  15   44    5    9   1  1   0    4   1      1      .205  .222  .273   53   12   2           0    
 1908 27 NYY AL 132  446   34  110  16  2   0   38  32     21      .247  .284  .291   86  130  15           2    
 1909 28 TOT AL 104  353   34   89  14  3   1   28  19     20      .252  .294  .317   90  112  17           1    
         NYY AL   8   29    5    6   1  1   0    3   2      3      .207  .281  .310   86    9   2           0    
         CLE AL  96  324   29   83  13  2   1   25  17     17      .256  .295  .318   90  103  15           1    
 1910 29 CLE AL  53  119   13   25   3  1   0   12   4      9      .210  .266  .252   61   30   6           0    
 1911 30 CLE AL 116  412   45  122  14  9   3   45  21     27      .296  .339  .396  104  163  13           0    
 1912 31 TOT AL  58  177   22   39   6  1   0   20  12     12      .220  .270  .266   51   47   5           0    
         CLE AL  40  132   12   30   4  1   0   14   7      9      .227  .277  .273   55   36   4           0    
         BOS AL  18   45   10    9   2  0   0    6   5      3      .200  .250  .244   39   11   1           0    
 1913 32 BOS AL  23   58    9   10   2  0   0    4   3      9  13  .172  .294  .207   45   12   2           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      501 1609  162  404  56 17   4  151  92  0  99  13  .251  .296  .314   84  506  60   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        520   52  131  18  5   1   49  30  0  32   4  .251  .296  .314   84  164  19   0   0   1   0
 Career High    132  446   45  122  16  9   3   45  32  0  27  13  .296  .339  .396  104  163  17   0   0   2   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1907 26 NYY AL   47   37    3   2.2    77| .205  .263| .222  .319| .273  .329| .495  .648|  53  .340  -2.7  -0.3     
 1908 27 NYY AL  484  351   36   2.8    69| .247  .247| .284  .304| .291  .314| .575  .618|  86  .471  -7.3  -0.9     
 1909 28 TOT AL  391  281   33   3.1    76| .252  .257| .294  .318| .317  .326| .611  .644|  90  .510  -4.7  -0.6     
         NYY AL   34   25    3   3.2    74| .207  .254| .281  .314| .310  .322| .591  .636|  86  .520  -0.5  -0.1     
         CLE AL  357  256   30   3.1    76| .256  .257| .295  .318| .318  .326| .613  .644|  90  .510  -4.2  -0.5     
 1910 29 CLE AL  134  100    8   2.2    76| .210  .251| .266  .317| .252  .324| .518  .642|  61  .328  -5.4  -0.6     
 1911 30 CLE AL  452  303   55   4.8    97| .296  .282| .339  .349| .396  .371| .735  .720| 104  .573   0.2   0.0     
 1912 31 TOT AL  194  143   13   2.4    94| .220  .277| .270  .346| .266  .364| .536  .710|  51  .292 -11.8  -1.3     
         CLE AL  145  106   10   2.5    94| .227  .276| .277  .345| .273  .363| .550  .708|  55  .306  -8.0  -0.9     
         BOS AL   49   37    3   2.2    95| .200  .278| .250  .348| .244  .366| .494  .714|  39  .251  -3.7  -0.4     
 1913 32 BOS AL   70   50    3   1.6    89| .172  .268| .294  .340| .207  .352| .501  .692|  45  .183  -3.7  -0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1772 1265  151   3.2    82| .251  .263| .296  .326| .314  .339| .610  .665|  84  .467 -35.3  -4.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1907 26 NYY AL SS 11 22 27 11 2 .817 .935 4.45 5.44 2B 5 7 9 2 1 .889 .952 3.20 5.30 1908 27 NYY AL SS 130 268 438 80 28 .898 .927 5.43 5.42 2B 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 5.10 1909 28 NYY AL 2B 8 15 18 3 1 .917 .954 4.12 4.83 CLE AL SS 95 198 289 46 42 .914 .925 5.13 5.15 1910 29 CLE AL SS 27 48 66 9 9 .927 .928 4.22 5.20 2B 7 19 25 1 1 .978 .944 6.29 4.91 OF 6 6 0 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 1.77 0 5 1 3B 3 2 5 0 0 1.000 .933 2.33 3.37 1911 30 CLE AL 2B 94 206 289 29 38 .945 .949 5.27 4.94 3B 17 20 37 7 3 .891 .928 3.35 3.26 SS 1 2 3 0 0 1.000 .926 5.00 5.40 1912 31 TOT AL 2B 54 106 113 15 13 .936 .945 4.06 4.75 CLE AL 2B 37 93 88 12 12 .938 .945 4.89 4.75 BOS AL 2B 17 13 25 3 1 .927 .945 2.24 4.75 1913 32 BOS AL 2B 10 14 23 4 4 .902 .954 3.70 4.82 SS 7 16 26 7 1 .857 .935 6.00 5.09 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1907 26 NYY AL 2B 5 7 9 2 1 .889 .952 3.20 5.30 1908 27 NYY AL 2B 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 5.10 1909 28 NYY AL 2B 8 15 18 3 1 .917 .954 4.12 4.83 1910 29 CLE AL 2B 7 19 25 1 1 .978 .944 6.29 4.91 1911 30 CLE AL 2B 94 206 289 29 38 .945 .949 5.27 4.94 1912 31 TOT AL 2B 54 106 113 15 13 .936 .945 4.06 4.75 CLE AL 2B 37 93 88 12 12 .938 .945 4.89 4.75 BOS AL 2B 17 13 25 3 1 .927 .945 2.24 4.75 1913 32 BOS AL 2B 10 14 23 4 4 .902 .954 3.70 4.82 1910 29 CLE AL 3B 3 2 5 0 0 1.000 .933 2.33 3.37 1911 30 CLE AL 3B 17 20 37 7 3 .891 .928 3.35 3.26 1913 32 BOS AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10 1910 29 CLE AL OF 6 6 0 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 1.77 0 5 1 1907 26 NYY AL SS 11 22 27 11 2 .817 .935 4.45 5.44 1908 27 NYY AL SS 130 268 438 80 28 .898 .927 5.43 5.42 1909 28 CLE AL SS 95 198 289 46 42 .914 .925 5.13 5.15 1910 29 CLE AL SS 27 48 66 9 9 .927 .928 4.22 5.20 1911 30 CLE AL SS 1 2 3 0 0 1.000 .926 5.00 5.40 1913 32 BOS AL SS 7 16 26 7 1 .857 .935 6.00 5.09
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total SS 271 554 849 153 82 .902 .927 5.18 5.30 2B 179 369 477 55 58 .939 .948 4.73 4.88 3B 21 22 42 7 3 .901 .929 3.05 3.27 OF 6 6 0 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 1.77 0 5 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 477 951 1368 216 143 .915 .935 4.86 5.01
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1912   WS    BOS NYG     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Stolen Bases
1908 AL-32-6

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2081) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

May 18, 1909: Purchased by the Cleveland Naps from the New York Highlanders.

June 25, 1912: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Cleveland Naps for $2,500.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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