Ralph Works

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: March 16, 1888 in Payson, IL us

Died: August 8, 1941 in Pasadena, CA

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, CA

Last Game: April 28, 1913 (Age 25-043d)
vs. STL 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Ralph Talmadge Works

Nicknames: Judge

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

ERA

3.79

498.2

208

WHIP

1.432

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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
1907	19	-3.2	Medicine Hat	WCAN	D		26	11	.703			40							262	155			129
1908	20	-6.9	Syracuse	NYSL	B							42
1909	21	-6.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	1	.800	1.97	2.67	16	4	10	4	0	2	64.0	62	19	14	0	17		31	1	0	2	256	1.234	8.7	0.0	2.4	4.4	1.82
1910	22	-4.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	6	.333	3.57	4.94	18	10	8	5	0	1	85.2	73	47	34	1	39		36	4	0	1	354	1.307	7.7	0.1	4.1	3.8	0.92
1911	23	-3.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	11	5	.688	3.87	5.00	30	15	10	9	3	0	167.1	173	93	72	3	67		68	6	0	7	719	1.434	9.3	0.2	3.6	3.7	1.01
1912	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CIN	6	11	.353	4.16	5.72	30	17	12	10	1	1	166.2	189	106	77	1	71		69	8	0	9	710	1.560	10.2	0.1	3.8	3.7	0.97
1912	24	-2.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	5	10	.333	4.24	5.79	27	16	11	9	1	1	157.0	185	101	74	1	66		64	7	0	9	674	1.599	10.6	0.1	3.8	3.7	0.97
1912	24	-2.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	1	.500	2.79	4.66	3	1	1	1	0	0	9.2	4	5	3	0	5		5	1	0	0	36	0.931	3.7	0.0	4.7	4.7	1.00
1913	25	-1.6	Indianapolis	AA	AA		8	18	.308		5.51	39						209.0	209	128			91		82					1.435	9.0		3.9	3.5	0.90
1913	25	-2.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	1	.000	7.80	8.40	5	2	2	0	0	0	15.0	15	14	13	0	8		4	3	0	0	76	1.533	9.0	0.0	4.8	2.4	0.50
1914	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		1	6	.143		7.13	17						70.2	77	56	21		55		21					1.868	9.8		7.0	2.7	0.38
1914	26	-0.8	St. Paul	AA	AA		1	2	.333	6.37	7.58	9						29.2	30	25	21		24		8					1.820	9.1		7.3	2.4	0.33
1914	26	0.0	Memphis	SOUA	A		0	4	.000		6.80	8						41.0	47	31			31		13					1.902	10.3		6.8	2.9	0.42

1916	28	2.9	Mobile	SOUA	A		0	1	.000			2						11.0	21				3							2.182	17.2		2.5
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 (5 seasons)					Majors		24	24	.500	3.79	5.04	99	48	42	28	4	4	498.2	512	279	210	5	202		208	22	0	19	2115	1.432	9.2	0.1	3.6	3.8	1.03
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		35	36				140						290.2	569	339	21		278		103
All Levels (9 Seasons)							59	60				239	48	42	28	4	4	789.1	1081	618	231	5	480		311	22	0	19	2115

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		9	20	.310		5.77	48						238.2	239	153	21		115		90					1.483	9.0		4.3	3.4	0.78
A (2 seasons)					Minors		0	5	.000		5.37	10						52.0	68	31			34		13					1.962	11.8		5.9
B (1 season)					Minors							42
D (1 season)					Minors		26	11	.703			40							262	155			129