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	64-50 / in Starts: 64-46
Longest Hitting Streak	12 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	93 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games

RBI Opportunities

1911 Batting Game Log

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1911 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	309	24 (23)	May 9	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9			PH
2	310	25	May 10	CLE		BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	7			2B
3	311	26	May 11	CLE		BOS	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	1				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	7			2B
4	312	27	May 12	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.167	.167	.333	7			2B
5	313	28	May 13	CLE		NYY	W,12-6	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.200	.294	.200	.494	7			2B
6	314	29	May 14	CLE		NYY	W,14-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	0		1		1	0	0				1		.211	.318	.316	.634	7			2B
7	315	30	May 15	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.217	.308	.304	.612	7			2B
8	316	31	May 16	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.192	.276	.269	.545	7			2B
9	317	32	May 18	CLE		WSH	W,9-6	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				1		.241	.333	.310	.644	7			2B
10	318	33	May 19	CLE		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.212	.297	.273	.570	7			2B
11	319	34	May 20	CLE		WSH	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.270	.341	.324	.666	7			2B
12	320	35	May 21	CLE		WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		2	0	0				0		.256	.356	.308	.663	7			2B
13	321	37 (1)	May 23	CLE		PHA	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.256	.347	.302	.649	6			2B
14	322	38	May 24	CLE		PHA	L,1-9	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0		2		2	0	0				0		.244	.358	.289	.647	6			2B
15	323	39	May 25	CLE		PHA	L,6-12	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				1		.271	.375	.313	.688	6			2B
16	324	40	May 27	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.269	.367	.327	.694	7			2B
17	325	41	May 28	CLE	@	CHW	T,5-5	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.359	.321	.681	7			2B
18	326	43 (1)	May 30 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.268	.359	.321	.681	8			PR
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
19	327	45 (1)	Jun 1	CLE	@	PHA	L,8-14	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.268	.369	.321	.691	9			PH
20	328	46	Jun 2	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				1		.271	.368	.322	.690	7			2B
21	329	47	Jun 3	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG(12)	6	6	0	4	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.308	.392	.369	.761	7			2B
22	330	48	Jun 6	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				1		.324	.410	.382	.793	7			2B
23	331	49	Jun 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				1		.306	.390	.361	.751	7			2B
24	332	50	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.311	.393	.365	.758	7			2B
25	333	51	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.308	.386	.359	.745	7			2B
26	334	52	Jun 10	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.305	.380	.354	.734	7			2B
27	335	53	Jun 12	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.294	.368	.341	.710	7			2B
28	336	54	Jun 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.295	.367	.341	.708	7			2B
29	337	55	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.304	.373	.359	.731	7			2B
30	338	56	Jun 15	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.292	.358	.344	.702	7			2B
31	339	57	Jun 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.293	.364	.364	.727	7			2B
32	340	58	Jun 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	1				0		.291	.360	.359	.719	7			2B
33	341	59	Jun 17 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.290	.356	.355	.711	7			2B
34	342	60	Jun 18	CLE		SLB	W,10-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0		0		0	0	0				0		.297	.361	.387	.748	7			2B
35	343	61	Jun 20	CLE	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.304	.365	.391	.756	7			2B
36	344	62	Jun 21	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		3	0	0				0		.297	.362	.381	.743	7			2B
37	345	63	Jun 22	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.311	.373	.410	.783	7			2B
38	346	64	Jun 23	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.304	.365	.400	.765	7			2B
39	347	65	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				1		.310	.369	.403	.772	7			2B
40	348	66	Jun 25 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				1		.316	.372	.406	.778	7			2B
41	349	67	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.316	.372	.412	.783	7			2B
42	350	68	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				2		.317	.375	.410	.785	7			2B
43	351	69	Jun 29	CLE		CHW	W,8-7	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	0		1	0	1				0		.322	.378	.427	.805	7			2B
44	352	70	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.315	.371	.418	.789	7			2B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
45	353	71	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.315	.370	.416	.786	7			2B
46	354	80 (8)	Jul 9	CLE		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.316	.370	.414	.784	6			2B
47	355	81	Jul 11	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.314	.367	.410	.777	6			2B
48	356	82	Jul 12	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.319	.370	.413	.782	6			2B
49	357	83	Jul 13	CLE		WSH	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.329	.379	.421	.799	6			2B
50	358	84	Jul 14	CLE		WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				1		.341	.392	.437	.829	6			2B
51	359	85	Jul 15	CLE		NYY	W,12-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.341	.391	.435	.827	6			2B
52	360	86	Jul 16	CLE		NYY	W,6-2	GS-0	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.347	.399	.439	.838	6			2B
53	361	90 (3)	Jul 20	CLE		BOS	W,8-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0		1		2	0	0				0		.345	.399	.435	.834	6			2B
54	362	91	Jul 21	CLE		BOS	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.344	.401	.433	.834	6			2B
55	363	92	Jul 22	CLE		BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	1				0		.344	.400	.443	.843	6			2B
56	364	93	Jul 23	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	1				0		.342	.397	.439	.836	6			2B
57	365	94	Jul 25 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.337	.391	.432	.823	6			2B
58	366	95	Jul 25 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.340	.393	.433	.826	6			2B
59	367	96	Jul 26	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	1				0		.340	.393	.437	.829	6			2B
60	368	97	Jul 27	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.337	.388	.431	.819	6			2B
61	369	98	Jul 28	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				1		.340	.390	.437	.827	6			2B
62	370	99	Jul 29	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.383	.429	.812	7			3B
63	371	100	Jul 31	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.332	.381	.425	.806	7			3B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
64	372	101	Aug 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.327	.376	.419	.795	7			3B
65	373	102	Aug 2	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.329	.377	.419	.795	5			3B
66	374	103	Aug 3	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-10	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.326	.373	.419	.791	5			3B
67	375	104	Aug 4	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	5	5	2	3	1	1	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.332	.378	.435	.813	5			3B
68	376	105	Aug 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.378	.435	.813	5			3B
69	377	106	Aug 7	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.326	.371	.426	.796	5			3B
70	378	107	Aug 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				0		.325	.371	.423	.794	5			3B
71	379	108	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				2		.320	.368	.416	.784	5			3B
72	380	109	Aug 12	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	1				0		.320	.368	.415	.783	5			3B
73	381	110	Aug 13 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.319	.366	.416	.782	5			3B
74	382	111	Aug 13 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.313	.359	.408	.768	5			3B
75	383	112	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.308	.354	.402	.757	5			3B
76	384	113	Aug 17	CLE		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.304	.349	.396	.746	5			3B
77	385	114	Aug 18	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.305	.353	.397	.750	2			3B
78	386	115	Aug 19	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.301	.348	.391	.739	2			3B
79	387	116	Aug 20	CLE		BOS	L,5-9	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.301	.348	.391	.739	2			3B
80	388	117	Aug 22	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.304	.350	.393	.743	6			2B
81	389	118	Aug 26 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,5-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.302	.348	.389	.737	6			2B
82	390	119	Aug 26 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				1		.302	.350	.389	.738	6			2B
83	391	120	Aug 27	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.301	.348	.387	.735	6			2B
84	392	121	Aug 29	CLE		WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.298	.345	.383	.728	6			2B
85	393	122	Aug 30	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.294	.341	.378	.719	6			2B
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
86	394	123	Sep 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.297	.343	.380	.722	6			2B
87	395	124	Sep 2	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.294	.339	.376	.715	6			2B
88	396	125	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG(12)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0		1		3	0	0				0		.290	.337	.371	.708	6			2B
89	397	126	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.290	.336	.369	.706	6			2B
90	398	127	Sep 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,9-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.286	.332	.365	.697	6			2B
91	399	128	Sep 4 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	0		0	0	0				0		.289	.334	.370	.704	6			2B
92	400	129	Sep 7	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.288	.333	.368	.701	6			2B
93	401	130	Sep 8	CLE		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.289	.333	.368	.701	6			2B
94	402	131	Sep 9	CLE		SLB	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.288	.332	.369	.702	6			2B
95	403	132	Sep 10	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG(13)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.284	.328	.364	.692	6			2B
96	404	135 (2)	Sep 16 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.281	.324	.360	.684	6			2B
97	405	136	Sep 16 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.280	.323	.358	.682	6			2B
98	406	137	Sep 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0				1		.283	.325	.369	.694	6			2B
99	407	138	Sep 19	CLE	@	NYY	T,3-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0				0		.280	.324	.365	.690	6			2B
100	408	139	Sep 20 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,12-9	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.282	.325	.366	.691	6			2B
101	409	140	Sep 20 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG(7)	3	3	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				1		.280	.323	.363	.686	6			2B
102	410	141	Sep 21	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	1	1	0		0	0	0				0		.281	.324	.377	.701	6			2B
103	411	142	Sep 22	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.281	.323	.376	.699	6			2B
104	412	143	Sep 23	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	1				0		.282	.323	.381	.704	6			2B
105	413	144	Sep 24	CLE		PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.282	.325	.380	.705	6			2B
106	414	145	Sep 25	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.284	.327	.384	.711	6			2B
107	415	146	Sep 26	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	0				0		.284	.326	.391	.717	6			2B
108	416	147	Sep 27	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.285	.330	.391	.721	6			2B
109	417	148	Sep 28	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.285	.332	.391	.722	6			2B
110	418	149	Sep 30 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.283	.329	.388	.717	6			2B
111	419	150	Sep 30 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.288	.333	.391	.725	6			2B
112	420	151	Oct 2	CLE		DET	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.287	.332	.389	.721	6			2B
113	421	152	Oct 4 (1)	CLE		DET	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.294	.338	.398	.735	6			2B
114	422	153	Oct 4 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-6	CG(7)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.293	.337	.396	.733	6			2B
115	423	154	Oct 7 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				1		.295	.339	.397	.736	6			2B
116	424	156 (1)	Oct 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.295	.338	.396	.734	9			PH
							64-50		455	414	45	122	15	9	3	35	27		82	0	14		0		21		.295	.338	.396	.734

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