Greasy Neale
1916–1924 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
768G
.259AVG
.319OBP
.332SLG
More career statistics
688H
8HR
200RBI
139SB
9Rare feats
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 · At bats | 2,661 | 2,660 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 24 | 91 |
| Batting · Hits | 688 | 689 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 281 | 283 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,989 | 2,987 |
| Batting · Runs | 319 | 320 |
| Batting · RBI | 200 | 211 |
| Batting · Walks | 201 | 200 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 768 | 2,989 | 2,661 | 319 | 688 | 71 | 50 | 8 | 200 | 201 | 281 | 139 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 883 | .259 | .319 | .332 | .651 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1920-08-05 to 1920-08-16
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Stealing the Cycle | 1919-08-15 | 1 in 3,787 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1924-05-16 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1918-09-01 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 385 | 1448 | 334 | 3 | 100 | 102 | 128 | .259 | .301 | .336 |
| Away | 383 | 1539 | 355 | 5 | 111 | 98 | 155 | .259 | .294 | .328 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 240 | 48 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 20 | .230 | .283 | .316 |
| May | 150 | 572 | 141 | 0 | 37 | 45 | 53 | .284 | .325 | .355 |
| June | 123 | 451 | 102 | 2 | 36 | 34 | 52 | .258 | .302 | .336 |
| July | 158 | 627 | 147 | 1 | 36 | 43 | 55 | .262 | .303 | .336 |
| August | 170 | 704 | 165 | 2 | 52 | 36 | 61 | .259 | .286 | .341 |
| September | 96 | 384 | 84 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 40 | .238 | .276 | .280 |
| October | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .222 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 117 | 443 | 101 | 2 | 36 | 34 | 48 | .262 | .305 | .345 |
| new-york-giants | 115 | 447 | 89 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 38 | .224 | .264 | .291 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 112 | 435 | 102 | 1 | 29 | 31 | 47 | .262 | .306 | .337 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 111 | 454 | 107 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 44 | .260 | .308 | .336 |
| chicago-cubs | 109 | 424 | 99 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 33 | .268 | .302 | .338 |
| boston-braves | 108 | 418 | 101 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 39 | .266 | .301 | .343 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 96 | 366 | 90 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 34 | .274 | .298 | .338 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 |  Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 530 | 139 | – | 21 | 18 | .262 | – | – |
| 1917 | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 384 | 114 | 3 | 36 | 24 | .297 | – | – |
| 1918 | Cincinnati Reds | 107 | 371 | 100 | 1 | 32 | 23 | .270 | – | – |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 500 | 121 | 1 | 56 | 28 | .242 | – | – |
| 1920 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 530 | 135 | 3 | 50 | 29 | .255 | – | – |
| 1921 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 298 | 70 | – | 14 | 12 | .235 | – | – |
| 1922 | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 43 | 10 | – | 2 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |