Red Ames

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)

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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1905 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.3

183

167

ERA

2.63

533

371

3198.0

1702

WHIP

1.229

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1903	20	-6.2	Ilion	NYSL	B		12	12	.500	2.67	4.17	27						229.0	200	106	68		77							1.210	7.9		3.0
1903	20	-7.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	2	0	1.000	1.29	1.29	2	2	0	2	1	0	14.0	5	2	2	0	8		14	0	0	0	52	0.929	3.2	0.0	5.1	9.0	1.75
1904	21	-6.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	6	.400	2.27	3.44	16	13	3	11	1	3	115.0	94	44	29	2	38		93	3	0	6	464	1.148	7.4	0.2	3.0	7.3	2.45
1905	22	-5.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	22	8	.733	2.74	3.87	34	31	3	21	2	0	262.2	220	113	80	2	105		198	3	0	30	1064	1.237	7.5	0.1	3.6	6.8	1.89
1906	23	-4.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	12	10	.545	2.66	3.50	31	25	6	15	1	1	203.1	166	79	60	1	93		156	3	0	7	827	1.274	7.3	0.0	4.1	6.9	1.68
1907	24	-3.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	10	12	.455	2.16	3.59	39	26	8	17	2	1	233.1	184	93	56	4	108		146	10	0	20	959	1.251	7.1	0.2	4.2	5.6	1.35
1908	25	-2.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	7	4	.636	1.81	2.76	18	15	2	5	0	1	114.1	96	35	23	0	27		81	1	0	2	443	1.076	7.6	0.0	2.1	6.4	3.00
1909	26	-0.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	15	10	.600	2.69	4.02	34	27	6	20	2	1	244.0	217	109	73	2	81		156	4	0	13	986	1.221	8.0	0.1	3.0	5.8	1.93
1910	27	-0.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	12	11	.522	2.22	3.69	33	23	5	13	3	0	190.1	161	78	47	3	63		94	6	0	9	747	1.177	7.6	0.1	3.0	4.4	1.49
1911	28	1.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	11	10	.524	2.68	3.51	34	23	5	13	1	2	205.0	170	80	61	0	54		118	4	0	8	822	1.093	7.5	0.0	2.4	5.2	2.19
1912	29	2.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	11	5	.688	2.46	4.12	33	22	8	9	2	2	179.0	194	82	49	3	35		83	4	0	9	744	1.279	9.8	0.2	1.8	4.2	2.37
1913	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-NYG	13	14	.481	2.75	3.66	39	29	7	14	1	3	229.0	220	93	70	7	78		110	6	0	12	946	1.301	8.6	0.3	3.1	4.3	1.41
1913	30	3.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	2	1	.667	2.16	2.38	8	5	2	2	0	1	41.2	35	11	10	0	8		30	1	0	3	157	1.032	7.6	0.0	1.7	6.5	3.75
1913	30	3.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	11	13	.458	2.88	3.94	31	24	5	12	1	2	187.1	185	82	60	7	70		80	5	0	9	789	1.361	8.9	0.3	3.4	3.8	1.14
1914	31	4.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	15	23	.395	2.64	3.79	47	37	10	18	4	6	297.0	274	125	87	7	94		128	6	0	12	1241	1.239	8.3	0.2	2.8	3.9	1.36
1915	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-STL	11	7	.611	3.23	3.67	32	21	7	12	3	2	181.1	175	74	65	3	56		74	0	1	5	750	1.274	8.7	0.1	2.8	3.7	1.32
1915	32	5.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	2	4	.333	4.50	5.16	17	7	5	4	1	1	68.0	82	39	34	2	24		26	0	0	3	293	1.559	10.9	0.3	3.2	3.4	1.08
1915	32	5.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	3	.750	2.46	2.78	15	14	2	8	2	1	113.1	93	35	31	1	32		48	0	1	2	457	1.103	7.4	0.1	2.5	3.8	1.50
1916	33	5.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	16	.407	2.64	3.95	45	25	18	10	2	8	228.0	225	100	67	3	57		98	5	0	9	948	1.237	8.9	0.1	2.3	3.9	1.72
1917	34	6.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	10	.600	2.71	3.23	43	19	17	10	2	3	209.0	189	75	63	2	57		62	3	0	5	847	1.177	8.1	0.1	2.5	2.7	1.09
1918	35	7.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	14	.391	2.31	3.27	27	25	2	17	0	1	206.2	192	75	53	1	52		68	5	0	5	844	1.181	8.4	0.0	2.3	3.0	1.31
1919	36		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-STL	3	7	.300	5.13	5.86	26	8	11	2	0	2	86.0	114	56	49	1	28		23	1	0	4	385	1.651	11.9	0.1	2.9	2.4	0.82
1919	36	8.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	5	.375	4.89	5.66	23	6	10	1	0	1	70.0	88	44	38	1	25		19	1	0	3	314	1.614	11.3	0.1	3.2	2.4	0.76
1919	36	8.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	2	.000	6.19	6.75	3	2	1	1	0	1	16.0	26	12	11	0	3		4	0	0	1	71	1.813	14.6	0.0	1.7	2.3	1.33
1920	37	9.0	Kansas City	AA	AA		16	17	.485	4.34	5.39	39						249.0	296	149	120		50							1.390	10.7		1.8
1921	38	10.5	Kansas City	AA	AA		17	15	.531	5.17	6.12	36						256.0	321	174	147		78							1.559	11.3		2.7
1922	39	11.0	Kansas City	AA	AA		2	0	1.000	4.00	5.00	8						18.0	26	10	8		4							1.667	13.0		2.0
1923	40	10.6	Daytona Beach	FLOR	C		2	3	.400	4.40	6.20	7						45.0	55	31	22		8							1.400	11.0		1.6
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		183	167	.523	2.63	3.70	533	371	118	209	27	36	3198.0	2896	1313	934	41	1034		1702	64	1	156	13069	1.229	8.2	0.1	2.9	4.8	1.65
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		49	47	.510	4.12	5.31	117						797.0	898	470	365		217							1.399	10.1		2.5
All Levels (21 Seasons)							232	214	.520	2.93	4.02	650	371	118	209	27	36	3995.0	3794	1783	1299	41	1251		1702	64	1	156	13069	1.263	8.5		2.8

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		35	32	.522	4.73	5.73	83						523.0	643	333	275		132							1.482	11.1		2.3
B (1 season)					Minors		12	12	.500	2.67	4.17	27						229.0	200	106	68		77							1.210	7.9		3.0
C (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	4.40	6.20	7						45.0	55	31	22		8							1.400	11.0		1.6