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Cornelius Ball

Cleveland and New York A.L.





NEAL BALL
Ball, Cornelius
b: 4/22/1881, Grand Haven, Mich.     d: 10/15/57, Bridgeport, Conn.
BR/TR, 5'7", 145 lbs.     Deb: 9/12/07
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YEAR   TM/L     G     AB     R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   BB     SO    AVG
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1907   NY-A     15     44     5     9    1    1    0     4    1          .205
1908   NY-A    132    446    34   110   16    2    0    38   21          .247
1909   NY-A      8     29     5     6    1    1    0     3    3          .207
       Cle-A    96    324    29    83   13    2    1    25   17          .256
       Yr      104    353    34    89   14    3    1    28   20          .252
1910   Cle-A    53    119    13    25    3    1    0    12    9          .210
1911   Cle-A   116    412    45   122   14    9    3    45   27          .296
1912   Cle-A    40    132    12    30    4    1    0    14    9          .227
       *Bos-A   18     45    10     9    2    0    0     6    3          .200
       Yr       58    177    22    39    6    1    0    20   12          .220
1913   Bos-A    23     58     9    10    2    0    0     4    9      13  .172
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Total  7       501   1609   162   404   56   17    4   151   99    ? 13  .251

Neal Ball became the first player in baseball history to complete an unassisted triple play. On July 19, 1909, with Red Sox runners on first and second, Ball snagged a line drive by Andy McConnell, stepped on second and tagged the runner from first to complete this phenomenal play. In this historic game, Ball set another major league record for shortstops by recording 9 putouts. Ball's glove, used in this game, is on exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame.