Neal Ball
1907–1913 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees
514G
.250AVG
.296OBP
.312SLG
407H
4HR
157RBI
89SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514 | 1,804 | 1,630 | 164 | 407 | 58 | 16 | 4 | 157 | 108 | 311 | 89 | 51 | 4 | 14 | 509 | .250 | .296 | .312 | .608 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1911-07-01 to 1911-07-23
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1908-08-05 | 1 in 107 games |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1909-04-27 | 1 in 728 player-games |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1908-05-09 | 1 in 199 player-games |
Rare feats (2)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1908-08-05 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1911-08-04 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 260 | 891 | 204 | 1 | 82 | 48 | 145 | .253 | .283 | .309 |
| Away | 254 | 913 | 203 | 3 | 75 | 60 | 166 | .246 | .288 | .316 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 28 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | .178 | .278 | .233 |
| May | 74 | 269 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 54 | .268 | .312 | .321 |
| June | 104 | 364 | 81 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 61 | .249 | .291 | .311 |
| July | 98 | 334 | 75 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 60 | .252 | .275 | .312 |
| August | 106 | 390 | 96 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 54 | .266 | .292 | .330 |
| September | 92 | 318 | 63 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 59 | .216 | .245 | .288 |
| October | 12 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .371 | .410 | .457 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 77 | 272 | 67 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 52 | .275 | .312 | .352 |
| boston-red-sox | 77 | 278 | 55 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 48 | .215 | .234 | .281 |
| chicago-white-sox | 72 | 239 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 46 | .244 | .268 | .300 |
| detroit-tigers | 70 | 251 | 60 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 39 | .256 | .279 | .308 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 68 | 238 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 46 | .239 | .282 | .291 |
| new-york-yankees | 59 | 211 | 50 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 33 | .265 | .322 | .354 |
| st-louis-browns | 56 | 203 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 28 | .233 | .291 | .283 |
| cleveland-guardians | 35 | 112 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | .297 | .330 | .347 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 |  New York Yankees | 16 | 52 | 10 | – | 4 | 1 | .192 | – | – |
| 1908 | New York Yankees | 133 | 450 | 111 | – | 37 | 32 | .247 | – | – |
| 1909 | Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees | 104 | 352 | 89 | 1 | 26 | 19 | .253 | – | – |
| 1910 |  Cleveland Guardians | 58 | 123 | 25 | – | 13 | 2 | .203 | – | – |
| 1911 | Cleveland Guardians | 116 | 414 | 122 | 3 | 52 | 21 | .295 | – | – |
| 1912 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians | 60 | 181 | 40 | – | 21 | 11 | .221 | – | – |
| 1913 |  Boston Red Sox | 27 | 58 | 10 | – | 4 | 3 | .172 | – | – |