Neal Ball
Cornelius Ball
Born: April 22, 1881
Grand Haven, MI USA
Deceased: 1957
Bridgeport, CT USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 145
Career: 1907-1913
Minor League Statistics
Neal Ball compiled a career batting average of .250 with 4 home runs and 151 RBI in his 507-game career with the New York Highlanders, Cleveland Naps and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1907 season and last took the field during the 1913 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | 15 | 47 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .205 | .222 | .273 | .495 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | AL | New York Highlanders | 132 | 484 | 446 | 35 | 110 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 91 | .247 | .284 | .291 | .575 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | 8 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .207 | .281 | .310 | .592 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 96 | 357 | 324 | 29 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 48 | .256 | .295 | .318 | .613 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 54 | 138 | 123 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 28 | .203 | .258 | .244 | .501 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 116 | 452 | 412 | 45 | 122 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .296 | .339 | .396 | .735 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 40 | 145 | 132 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .227 | .277 | .273 | .549 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 49 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .244 | .494 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 70 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .172 | .294 | .207 | .501 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 502 | 1776 | 1613 | 163 | 404 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 151 | 92 | 0 | 99 | 201 | .250 | .295 | .314 | .609 | 506 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 11 | 9 | 79.0 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | .817 | 5.582 | 4.455 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | 2B | 5 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 2.880 | 3.200 |
| 1908 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 130 | 126 | 1121.0 | 268 | 438 | 80 | 28 | .898 | 5.668 | 5.431 |
| 1908 | AL | New York Highlanders | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1909 | AL | Cleveland Naps | SS | 95 | 94 | 835.0 | 198 | 289 | 46 | 42 | .914 | 5.249 | 5.126 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | 2B | 8 | 8 | 68.0 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .917 | 4.368 | 4.125 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | SS | 27 | 29 | 261.0 | 48 | 66 | 9 | 9 | .927 | 3.931 | 4.222 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | OF | 6 | 5 | 45.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.200 | 1.000 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 7 | 3 | 20.0 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 19.800 | 6.286 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 3B | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.000 | 2.333 |
| 1911 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 206 | 289 | 29 | 38 | .945 | 5.266 | |
| 1911 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 3B | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 37 | 7 | 3 | .891 | 3.353 | |
| 1911 | AL | Cleveland Naps | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| 1912 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 88 | 12 | 12 | .938 | 4.892 | |
| 1912 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 2.235 | |
| 1913 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 4 | .902 | 3.700 | |
| 1913 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1913 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 1 | .857 | 6.000 | |
| Totals | 477 | 281 | 2490.0 | 951 | 1368 | 216 | 143 | .915 | 8.382 | 4.862 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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