Red Ames

Q: When was Red Ames born?

Red Ames was born on August 2, 1882.

Q: Where was Red Ames born?

Red Ames was born in Warren, OH .

Q: How tall was Red Ames?

Red Ames was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Red Ames weigh when playing?

Red Ames weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Red Ames in the Hall of Fame?

Red Ames has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Red Ames have?

Red Ames had 1,702 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Red Ames played for?

Red Ames played for 4 teams; the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: August 2, 1882 in Warren, OH us

Died: October 8, 1936 in Warren, OH

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, OH

High School: Warren HS (Warren, OH)

Debut: September 14, 1903 (Age 21-043d, 2,565th in major league history)
vs. STL 5.0 IP, 0 H, 7 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 25, 1919 (Age 37-054d)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Leon Kessling Ames

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.3

183

167

ERA

2.63

533

371

3198.0

1702

WHIP

1.229

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1903	20	NYG	NL	2	0	1.000	1.29	2	2	0	2	1	0	14.0	5	2	2	0	8		14	0	0	0	52	272	2.47	0.929	3.2	0.0	5.1	9.0	1.75
1904	21	NYG	NL	4	6	.400	2.27	16	13	3	11	1	3	115.0	94	44	29	2	38		93	3	0	6	464	121	2.10	1.148	7.4	0.2	3.0	7.3	2.45
1905	22	NYG	NL	22	8	.733	2.74	34	31	3	21	2	0	262.2	220	113	80	2	105		198	3	0	30	1064	108	2.35	1.237	7.5	0.1	3.6	6.8	1.89
1906	23	NYG	NL	12	10	.545	2.66	31	25	6	15	1	1	203.1	166	79	60	1	93		156	3	0	7	827	99	2.31	1.274	7.3	0.0	4.1	*6.9*	1.68
1907	24	NYG	NL	10	12	.455	2.16	39	26	8	17	2	1	233.1	184	93	56	4	108		146	10	0	20	959	116	2.67	1.251	7.1	0.2	4.2	5.6	1.35
1908	25	NYG	NL	7	4	.636	1.81	18	15	2	5	0	1	114.1	96	35	23	0	27		81	1	0	2	443	134	1.42	1.076	7.6	0.0	2.1	6.4	3.00
1909	26	NYG	NL	15	10	.600	2.69	34	27	6	20	2	1	244.0	217	109	73	2	81		156	4	0	13	986	95	2.09	1.221	8.0	0.1	3.0	5.8	1.93
1910	27	NYG	NL	12	11	.522	2.22	33	23	5	13	3	0	190.1	161	78	47	3	63		94	6	0	9	747	135	2.62	1.177	7.6	0.1	3.0	4.4	1.49
1911	28	NYG	NL	11	10	.524	2.68	34	23	5	13	1	2	205.0	170	80	61	0	54		118	4	0	8	822	124	2.46	1.093	7.5	*0.0*	2.4	5.2	2.19
1912	29	NYG	NL	11	5	.688	2.46	33	22	8	9	2	2	179.0	194	82	49	3	35		83	4	0	9	744	138	2.80	1.279	9.8	0.2	1.8	4.2	2.37
1913	30	TOT	NL	13	14	.481	2.75	39	29	7	14	1	3	229.0	220	93	70	7	78		110	6	0	12	946	118	3.09	1.301	8.6	0.3	3.1	4.3	1.41
1913	30	NYG	NL	2	1	.667	2.16	8	5	2	2	0	1	41.2	35	11	10	0	8		30	1	0	3	157	147	1.77	1.032	7.6	0.0	1.7	6.5	3.75
1913	30	CIN	NL	11	13	.458	2.88	31	24	5	12	1	2	187.1	185	82	60	7	70		80	5	0	9	789	113	3.39	1.361	8.9	0.3	3.4	3.8	1.14
1914	31	CIN	NL	15	23	.395	2.64	47	37	10	18	4	6	297.0	274	125	87	7	94		128	6	0	12	1241	111	2.89	1.239	8.3	0.2	2.8	3.9	1.36
1915	32	TOT	NL	11	7	.611	3.23	32	21	7	12	3	2	181.1	175	74	65	3	56		74	0	1	5	750	88	2.73	1.274	8.7	0.1	2.8	3.7	1.32
1915	32	CIN	NL	2	4	.333	4.50	17	7	5	4	1	1	68.0	82	39	34	2	24		26	0	0	3	293	65	3.09	1.559	10.9	0.3	3.2	3.4	1.08
1915	32	STL	NL	9	3	.750	2.46	15	14	2	8	2	1	113.1	93	35	31	1	32		48	0	1	2	457	114	2.52	1.103	7.4	0.1	2.5	3.8	1.50
1916	33	STL	NL	11	16	.407	2.64	45	25	18	10	2	8	228.0	225	100	67	3	57		98	5	0	9	948	99	2.44	1.237	8.9	0.1	2.3	3.9	1.72
1917	34	STL	NL	15	10	.600	2.71	43	19	17	10	2	3	209.0	189	75	63	2	57		62	3	0	5	847	99	2.65	1.177	8.1	0.1	2.5	2.7	1.09
1918	35	STL	NL	9	14	.391	2.31	27	25	2	17	0	1	206.2	192	75	53	1	52		68	5	0	5	844	118	2.46	1.181	8.4	0.0	2.3	3.0	1.31
1919	36	TOT	NL	3	7	.300	5.13	26	8	11	2	0	2	86.0	114	56	49	1	28		23	1	0	4	385	57	3.12	1.651	11.9	0.1	2.9	2.4	0.82
1919	36	STL	NL	3	5	.375	4.89	23	6	10	1	0	1	70.0	88	44	38	1	25		19	1	0	3	314	58	3.25	1.614	11.3	0.1	3.2	2.4	0.76
1919	36	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	6.19	3	2	1	1	0	1	16.0	26	12	11	0	3		4	0	0	1	71	53	2.55	1.813	14.6	0.0	1.7	2.3	1.33
17 Yrs				183	167	.523	2.63	533	371	118	209	27	36	3198.0	2896	1313	934	41	1034		1702	64	1	156	13069	109	2.54	1.229	8.2	0.1	2.9	4.8	1.65
162 Game Avg.				14	13	.523	2.63	40	28	9	16	2	3	241	218	99	70	3	78		128	5	0	12	983	109	2.54	1.229	8.2	0.1	2.9	4.8	1.65
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYG (11 yrs)				108	77	.584	2.45	282	212	48	128	15	12	1802.2	1542	726	490	17	620		1169	39	0	107	7265	117	2.35	1.199	7.7	0.1	3.1	5.8	1.89
STL (5 yrs)				47	48	.495	2.74	153	89	49	46	6	14	827.0	787	329	252	8	223		295	14	1	24	3410	99	2.58	1.221	8.6	0.1	2.4	3.2	1.32
CIN (3 yrs)				28	40	.412	2.95	95	68	20	34	6	9	552.1	541	246	181	16	188		234	11	0	24	2323	103	3.08	1.320	8.8	0.3	3.1	3.8	1.24
PHI (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.19	3	2	1	1	0	1	16.0	26	12	11	0	3		4	0	0	1	71	53	2.55	1.813	14.6	0.0	1.7	2.3	1.33

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Player Value--Pitching

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1903	20	NYG	NL	-0.1	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.064	-144	0	0	0	/1
1904	21	NYG	NL	-0.2	16	43	40	3	5	1	0	0	3	0		3	15	.125	.186	.150	.336	2	.156	-5	6	0	0	1
1905	22	NYG	NL	-0.4	34	107	97	6	14	0	3	0	7	0		4	40	.144	.178	.206	.384	13	.168	-10	20	0	6	1
1906	23	NYG	NL	-0.6	31	72	61	2	4	0	0	0	0	0		8	31	.066	.174	.066	.239	-26	.122	-41	4	0	1	1
1907	24	NYG	NL	0.0	39	81	69	5	12	0	0	1	5	0		7	34	.174	.250	.217	.467	44	.223	25	15	0	4	1
1908	25	NYG	NL	-0.1	18	41	36	5	7	0	0	0	2	0		1	12	.194	.216	.194	.411	28	.191	2	7	0	4	1
1909	26	NYG	NL	-0.7	34	90	81	5	6	1	0	0	6	0		5	33	.074	.128	.086	.214	-34	.099	-57	7	0	3	1
1910	27	NYG	NL	-0.2	33	65	62	1	11	1	0	1	6	0		1	21	.177	.190	.242	.432	25	.197	3	15	0	2	1
1911	28	NYG	NL	-0.5	34	72	64	2	6	0	1	0	5	0		5	12	.094	.159	.125	.284	-21	.147	-36	8	0	3	1
1912	29	NYG	NL	0.0	33	63	58	6	13	3	0	0	2	1		4	23	.224	.274	.276	.550	48	.248	32	16	0	1	1
1913	30	2TM	NL	-0.7	39	78	72	3	8	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	27	.111	.123	.111	.234	-33	.104	-65	8	0	5	1
1913	30	NYG	NL	-0.1	8	14	13	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	.154	.154	.154	.308	-13	.153	-48	2	0	1	/1
1913	30	CIN	NL	-0.6	31	64	59	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	22	.102	.117	.102	.218	-37	.094	-69	6	0	4	1
1914	31	CIN	NL	-0.5	47	101	94	6	12	1	0	1	6	1		2	33	.128	.146	.170	.316	-7	.139	-34	16	0	5	1
1915	32	2TM	NL	-0.5	32	62	55	1	5	0	0	0	2	1	1	4	24	.091	.153	.091	.243	-26	.111	-47	5	0	3	1
1915	32	CIN	NL	-0.2	17	22	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	.050	.136	.050	.186	-43	.113	-48	1	0	0	1
1915	32	STL	NL	-0.3	15	40	35	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	17	.114	.162	.114	.276	-16	.110	-47	4	0	3	1
1916	33	STL	NL	0.0	45	73	68	3	12	0	1	0	1	0		3	19	.176	.211	.206	.417	29	.195	15	14	0	2	1
1917	34	STL	NL	0.2	43	73	64	3	12	1	2	0	7	0		6	23	.188	.257	.266	.523	62	.246	52	17	0	3	1
1918	35	STL	NL	-0.1	27	75	64	1	10	1	0	0	4	1		7	14	.156	.239	.172	.411	28	.205	25	11	0	4	1
1919	36	2TM	NL	0.1	26	24	23	0	6	1	0	0	2	0		0	8	.261	.261	.304	.565	71	.255	54	7	0	1	1
1919	36	STL	NL	0.0	23	19	18	0	4	0	0	0	1	0		0	7	.222	.222	.222	.444	37	.197	15	4	0	1	1
1919	36	PHI	NL	0.1	3	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	190	.466	194	3	0	0	/1
				WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
17 Yrs				-4.3	533	1126	1014	52	143	10	7	3	62	5	1	61	374	.141	.190	.174	.363	8	.169	-11	176	0	47	1
162 Game Avg				-1.3	162	342	308	16	43	3	2	1	19	2		19	114	.141	.190	.174	.363	8	.169	-11	53	0	14

NYG (11 Yrs)				-2.9	282	654	587	36	80	6	4	2	38	2	0	38	231	.136	.189	.170	.359	6	.167	-14	100	0	25	1
STL (5 Yrs)				-0.2	153	280	249	7	42	2	3	0	15	1	1	18	80	.169	.225	.201	.426	32	.199	19	50	0	13	1
CIN (3 Yrs)				-1.3	95	187	173	9	19	1	0	1	8	2	0	5	62	.110	.135	.133	.268	-22	.120	-48	23	0	9	1
PHI (1 Yr)				0.1	3	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	190	.466	194	3	0	0	/1

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos
1905	22	NYG	WS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0		/1

1911	28	NYG	WS	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	/1
1912	29	NYG	WS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0		/1
3 Yrs				4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	81	81	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	.500	.500	.500	1.000	41	0	0

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1903	20	NYG	NL	P	2	2	2	14.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.89	0.00	2.80	0
1904	21	NYG	NL	P	16	13	11	115.0	35	5	26	4	1	.886	.940	2.43	3.03	1.94	2.95	6
1905	22	NYG	NL	P	34	31	21	263.0	86	12	69	5	1	.942	.943	2.77	2.97	2.38	2.93	30
1906	23	NYG	NL	P	31	25	14	203.0	81	10	66	5	0	.938	.948	3.37	3.05	2.45	2.99	7
1907	24	NYG	NL	P	39	26	17	233.0	95	11	76	8	0	.916	.950	3.36	2.97	2.23	2.89	20
1908	25	NYG	NL	P	18	15	5	114.0	40	5	32	3	4	.925	.953	2.92	2.99	2.06	2.98	2
1909	26	NYG	NL	P	34	27	20	244.0	119	11	99	9	1	.924	.940	4.06	2.84	3.24	2.84	13
1910	27	NYG	NL	P	33	23	13	190.0	87	11	68	8	4	.908	.945	3.74	2.82	2.39	2.80	9
1911	28	NYG	NL	P	34	23	13	205.0	83	7	69	7	0	.916	.943	3.34	2.77	2.24	2.74	8
1912	29	NYG	NL	P	33	22	9	179.0	60	6	53	1	3	.983	.948	2.97	2.54	1.79	2.52	9	24	9	27.3	42.4	1
1913	30	2TM	NL	P	39	29	14	229.0	70	2	67	1	2	.986	.955	2.71	2.61	1.77	2.60	12	27	15	35.7		1
1913	30	NYG	NL	P	8	5	2	42.0	18	0	18	0	2	1.000	.955	3.86	2.61	2.25	2.60	3	6	3	33.3		0
1913	30	CIN	NL	P	31	24	12	187.0	52	2	49	1	0	.981	.955	2.45	2.61	1.65	2.60	9	21	12	36.4		1
1914	31	CIN	NL	P	47	37	18	297.0	116	8	99	9	3	.922	.943	3.24	2.68	2.28	2.66	12	19	24	55.8	47.6	5
1915	32	2TM	NL	P	32	21	12	181.0	68	5	61	2	1	.971	.952	3.28	2.72	2.06	2.71	5	13	13	50.0	47.1	0
1915	32	CIN	NL	P	17	7	4	68.0	28	5	22	1	0	.964	.952	3.57	2.73	1.59	2.71	3	10	8	44.4	47.1	0
1915	32	STL	NL	P	15	14	8	113.0	40	0	39	1	1	.975	.952	3.11	2.72	2.60	2.71	2	3	5	62.5	47.1	0
1916	33	STL	NL	P	45	25	10	228.0	65	3	56	6	0	.908	.959	2.33	2.67	1.31	2.67	9	12	10	45.5		0
1917	34	STL	NL	P	43	19	10	209.0	89	4	83	2	4	.978	.961	3.75	2.85	2.02	2.86	5	19	19	50.0	44.8	1
1918	35	STL	NL	P	27	25	17	207.0	66	6	57	3	1	.955	.965	2.74	2.93	2.33	2.94	5	21	12	36.4	42.2	0
1919	36	2TM	NL	P	26	8	2	86.0	21	1	19	1	0	.952	.960	2.09	2.93	0.77	2.93	4	16	10	38.5	42.5	2
1919	36	STL	NL	P	23	6	1	70.0	14	1	12	1	0	.929	.960	1.67	2.93	0.57	2.93	3	12	8	40.0	42.5	1
1919	36	PHI	NL	P	3	2	1	16.0	7	0	7	0	0	1.000	.960	3.94	2.93	2.33	2.93	1	4	2	33.3	42.5	1
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
17 Yrs					533	371	208	3197.0	1181	107	1000	74	25	.937	.949	3.12	2.82	2.08	2.79	156	151	112	42.6	33.7	10

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1905	22	NYG	WS	P	1	0	1.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	9.00	1.00	0	0

1911	28	NYG	WS	P	2	1	8.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	1.13	0.50	1	0	0.0
1912	29	NYG	WS	P	1	0	2.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	4.50	1.00	0	0
3 Yrs					4	1	11.0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	2.45	0.75	1	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Red Ames born?

Red Ames was born on August 2, 1882.

Where was Red Ames born?

Red Ames was born in Warren, OH.

How tall was Red Ames?

Red Ames was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Red Ames weigh when playing?

Red Ames weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Red Ames play?

Red Ames played 17 seasons.

Is Red Ames in the Hall of Fame?

Red Ames has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Red Ames play?

Red Ames was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Red Ames have?

Red Ames had 1,702 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Red Ames played for?

Red Ames played for 4 teams; the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

How many World Series has Red Ames won?

Red Ames won 1 World Series.

When did Red Ames retire?

Red Ames last played in 1919.

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