Neal Ball

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 145lb (170cm, 65kg)

Born: April 22, 1881 in Grand Haven, MI us

Died: October 15, 1957 in Bridgeport, CT

Buried: Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, CT

Debut: September 11, 1907 (Age 26-142d, 2,969th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 30, 1913 (Age 32-069d)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: Cornelius Ball

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1912 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

1613

404

.251

163

RBI

151

OBP

.296

SLG

.314

OPS

.609

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-30 / in Starts: 26-21
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	54 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 199 PAs	21
Actual Runners on Base	135 (63-45-27)
Avg. MLBer w/ 199 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	129 (58-44-25)

Most Driven In
B Ryan	4
T Easterly	3
J Birmingham	3
N Lajoie	3
H Wagner	3
H Hooper	1
S Wood	1
O Henriksen	1

Most Driven In By
D Lewis	4
J Graney	2
T Speaker	2
V Gregg	2
F Blanding	2
R Peckinpaugh	1
O Henriksen	1
L Gardner	1

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	425	12 (11)	Apr 27	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.91	-0.037	4.03	-0.05%	-0.40	2B
2	426	13	Apr 30	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1		0		1		.400	.571	.400	.971	7	.65	0.054	1.44	0.07%	1.56	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	427	14	May 2	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.455	.556	1.010	7	1.43	-0.104	4.19	-0.18%	-0.14	2B
4	428	15	May 3	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.357	.417	.774	7	1.45	-0.117	3.81	-0.18%	-0.94	2B
5	429	16	May 4	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.313	.389	.438	.826	7	.81	0.055	1.86	0.08%	0.28	2B
6	430	17	May 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.316	.409	.421	.830	7	1.58	0.042	4.21	0.07%	0.32	2B
7	431	18	May 10	CLE	@	PHA	W,11-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.292	.370	.375	.745	7	.80	-0.015	1.66	-0.02%	-0.24	2B
8	432	19	May 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.259	.333	.333	.667	7	.43	-0.033	.93	-0.04%	-0.78	2B
9	433	20	May 12	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.226	.294	.290	.584	7	.44	-0.045	.80	-0.05%	-0.86	2B
10	434	21	May 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-9	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.257	.333	.314	.648	7	.98	0.078	2.22	0.11%	1.05	2B
11	435	22	May 14	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.263	.333	.316	.649	7	1.90	-0.064	3.46	-0.07%	-0.24	2B
12	436	23	May 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.286	.348	.333	.681	7	1.10	0.030	1.96	0.03%	0.41	2B
13	437	24	May 18	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-7	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		1		.277	.333	.319	.652	7	1.34	-0.077	2.09	-0.07%	-0.20	2B
14	438	25	May 20	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.288	.339	.327	.666	7	.69	0.079	1.23	0.09%	0.66	2B
15	439	26	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.268	.317	.304	.620	7	1.05	-0.104	2.34	-0.14%	-1.00	2B
16	440	27	May 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.297	.283	.580	7	.67	-0.065	1.48	-0.09%	-1.08	2B
17	441	28	May 23	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.246	.290	.292	.582	7	1.76	-0.100	3.39	-0.12%	-0.17	2B
18	442	29	May 25 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		1		0		.232	.284	.275	.559	6	1.59	-0.143	1.87	-0.10%	-0.33	2B
19	443	30	May 25 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.233	.282	.274	.556	6	.70	-0.022	.94	-0.02%	-0.52	2B
20	444	31	May 26	CLE		SLB	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.284	.267	.551	6	.77	-0.035	.97	-0.03%	-0.36	2B
21	445	32	May 28	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.215	.271	.253	.524	6	1.28	-0.131	2.12	-0.13%	-1.23	2B
22	446	33	May 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.220	.273	.268	.541	8	.52	-0.051	.68	-0.04%	-0.56	2B
23	447	34	May 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.224	.275	.271	.545	7	.69	0.038	1.07	0.04%	-0.07	2B
24	448	35	May 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.227	.277	.273	.549	7	1.07	0.099	1.64	0.09%	0.91	2B
25	449	36	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,10-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.239	.293	.283	.576	8	.97	0.031	1.25	0.02%	0.90	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	450	37	Jun 1	CLE		BOS	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.240	.291	.281	.573	8	.44	0.006	.63	0.01%	-0.91	2B
27	451	38	Jun 2	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.230	.280	.270	.550	7	1.18	-0.121	1.82	-0.11%	-0.77	2B
28	452	39	Jun 3	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.240	.288	.279	.567	8	1.62	-0.034	2.11	-0.03%	-0.82	2B
29	453	40	Jun 4	CLE		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.234	.281	.271	.552	7	.46	-0.005	.72	-0.01%	-0.46	2B
30	454	41	Jun 5	CLE		NYY	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.243	.288	.279	.567	8	.20	0.011	.27	0.01%	0.03	2B
31	455	42	Jun 6	CLE		NYY	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.243	.287	.287	.574	7	.19	-0.018	.32	-0.02%	0.03	2B
32	456	43	Jun 7	CLE		NYY	L,0-7	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.239	.288	.282	.570	8	.68	-0.006	1.23	-0.01%	-0.28	2B
33	457	44	Jun 8	CLE		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.233	.281	.275	.556	8	.75	-0.060	1.24	-0.06%	-0.75	2B
34	458	45	Jun 9	CLE		PHA	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.226	.273	.266	.539	7	.29	-0.032	.64	-0.04%	-0.70	2B
35	459	47 (1)	Jun 11	CLE		PHA	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.273	.266	.539	9						PR
36	460	49 (1)	Jun 13	CLE		WSH	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.273	.266	.539	9						PR
37	461	50	Jun 14	CLE		WSH	L,8-13	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.273	.266	.539	9						PR
38	462	51	Jun 15	CLE		WSH	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.220	.267	.260	.527	7	1.19	-0.086	.72	-0.03%	-0.82	2B
39	463	52	Jun 18	CLE	@	DET	L,4-8	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.215	.261	.254	.515	8	.21	-0.006	.09	0.00%	0.27	2B
40	464	53	Jun 19	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		1		0		.218	.268	.256	.523	8	2.17	0.308	.76	0.06%	2.13	2B
41	465	54	Jun 20	CLE	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.228	.276	.272	.548	8	.79	-0.003	.30	0.00%	0.89	2B
				Player went from Cleveland Naps to Boston Red Sox
42	466	66	Jun 29 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,13-6	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.234	.281	.277	.558	9	.36	0.009	1.85	0.03%	0.38	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	467	69 (2)	Jul 2	BOS		NYY	L,7-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.232	.279	.275	.554	9	.97	-0.023	4.58	-0.06%	-0.37	PH
44	468	91 (21)	Jul 24	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.232	.279	.275	.554	2	.21	-0.004	.58	-0.01%	-0.10	2B
45	469	92	Jul 25	BOS		CLE	L,0-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.230	.277	.273	.550	9	1.88	-0.047	5.61	-0.09%	-0.17	PH
46	470	96 (3)	Jul 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.229	.275	.271	.547	9	2.85	-0.072	9.50	-0.14%	-0.23	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	471	99 (2)	Aug 2	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.273	.270	.543	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	2B
48	472	101 (1)	Aug 4	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-6	3-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.278	.270	.548	9	1.63	0.064	5.62	0.13%	0.61	PH
49	473	102	Aug 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.225	.276	.268	.544	8	2.13	-0.051	7.82	-0.11%	-0.31	PH
50	474	110 (7)	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,8-0	3-GF(8)	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2		0		.221	.271	.262	.533	2	.15	0.021	.31	0.03%	0.87	2B
51	475	111	Aug 15	BOS		SLB	W,13-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.227	.275	.267	.542	2	.45	-0.001	.83	0.00%	1.84	2B
52	476	112	Aug 16	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.219	.267	.258	.525	2	2.93	-0.409	5.22	-0.44%	-2.32	2B
53	477	113	Aug 17	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.214	.260	.252	.512	2	1.82	0.138	4.35	0.20%	0.11	2B
54	478	114	Aug 19	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.209	.254	.245	.500	2	.85	-0.087	1.71	-0.11%	-0.69	2B
55	479	115	Aug 20	BOS		DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.216	.260	.263	.523	2	.88	0.197	1.51	0.21%	2.33	2B
56	480	116	Aug 21	BOS		CLE	L,4-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.218	.265	.265	.530	2	.68	0.062	1.09	0.06%	0.60	2B
57	481	117	Aug 22	BOS		CLE	W,9-0	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		1		.217	.263	.263	.526	2	.42	0.087	.89	0.11%	0.14	2B
58	482	118	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.219	.268	.264	.532	2	.79	0.033	1.33	0.03%	0.43	2B
59	483	119	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	W,8-4	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.221	.269	.265	.535	2	1.05	0.011	1.82	0.01%	-0.54	2B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
60	484	149 (29)	Sep 28	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.221	.269	.265	.535	2						PR
							30-30		199	181	22	40	6	1	0	21	12	0	29	0	3		9		11		.221	.269	.265	.535		1.01	-0.755	1.86	-1.11%	-2.85

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