Cal Neeman
1957–1963 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1961-71)
376G
.224AVG
.284OBP
.356SLG
More career statistics
224H
30HR
97RBI
1SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 221 | 223 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | 1,100 | 1,002 | 93 | 224 | 35 | 4 | 30 | 97 | 79 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 357 | .224 | .284 | .356 | .640 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1957-05-21 to 1957-05-30
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1957-06-14 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1958-06-03 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 7 total bases | 1957-05-07 | 1 in 93 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 180 | 511 | 112 | 17 | 53 | 41 | 96 | .245 | .299 | .400 |
| Away | 196 | 589 | 112 | 13 | 44 | 38 | 127 | .206 | .255 | .319 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 36 | 96 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | .191 | .250 | .326 |
| May | 64 | 183 | 44 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 37 | .268 | .322 | .457 |
| June | 83 | 250 | 49 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 58 | .211 | .240 | .332 |
| July | 57 | 168 | 36 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 37 | .237 | .292 | .388 |
| August | 69 | 205 | 42 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 37 | .225 | .278 | .353 |
| September | 67 | 198 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 31 | .202 | .273 | .287 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 58 | 179 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 38 | .236 | .313 | .350 |
| cincinnati-reds | 50 | 166 | 36 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 32 | .243 | .295 | .459 |
| milwaukee-braves | 48 | 153 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 29 | .277 | .327 | .489 |
| san-francisco-giants | 40 | 101 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .188 | .208 | .344 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 38 | 92 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | .190 | .293 | .253 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 37 | 111 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 25 | .236 | .270 | .396 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 99 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 20 | .222 | .263 | .344 |
| new-york-giants | 20 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .221 | .236 | .265 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Chicago Cubs | 122 | 415 | 107 | 10 | 39 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago Cubs | 76 | 201 | 52 | 12 | 29 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 9 | – | .162 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 173 | 31 | 4 | 13 | – | .179 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 19 | 31 | 7 | – | 2 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .180 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 23 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | .037 | – | – |