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until 1907, when he signed for the New York Highlanders. After spending less than three seasons with the organization, Ball was sold to the Cleveland Naps, where he spent the next two seasons. In the middle of the 1912 season, his contract was then purchased by the Boston Red Sox, with whom he played
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into center field (the only home run he hit that season). After the game, he was questioned in a post-game interview, a rare occurrence at the time. He remained humble about the feat and reminded the reporters that "anyone could have made the play". The
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and second baseman. The Hustlers were struggling at the time and the addition of Ball did nothing to change the team's fortunes. By July, the Hustlers were still languishing in last place and, as a result, he was dismissed from the team.
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and the game was immediately suspended due to darkness. However, in a rematch against the White Sox on May 5, 1912, Ball suffered a momentary defensive lapse that ultimately cost his team the game. In the sixth inning, he was unable to
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with 81 and most errors by a shortstop with 80, both of which are Yankee rookie records that still stand today. However, he also set the team record for most assists by a rookie with 438 (this record has since been broken by
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against one another in 1923 (with Ball edging out Ruth, winning four out of the seven games played). Ruth held Ball in great respect, and because of their close friendship in baseball, he eventually became a fan of the
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as he was advancing towards second. Because the play was unprecedented and turned so swiftly, the ballplayers on the field did not know the inning was over and the crowd of 11,000 were unsure of how to react.
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have made since they have been in the major leagues, but yet they never had the chance to do what I, a utility man, a sub, did. It was just my good fortune to be in the game when such a chance was offered."
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was named after Ball in order to honor the city's famous inhabitant. On February 12, 1952, at the age of 71, his health severely deteriorated due to a heart ailment and he was rushed to
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Ball's final major league team was ironically the one he turned his unassisted triple play against. The player who was final out of that play, Jake Stahl, became his
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to advance to home plate and score the winning run. On June 25, the Boston Red Sox purchased Ball's contract from the Naps for $ 2,500 ($ 78,931 in today's dollars).
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who would be a competent substitute to any injured players on the team. As a result, he rarely started a game for the Red Sox. The team advanced to the
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season turned out to be Ball's best statistical year, resulting in several career high numbers being set. He batted .296 and amassed 122
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of the series, he still received the prize money of $ 4,025 ($ 127,079) rewarded to players on the winning team. This prompted the
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Ball was brought in to serve as the temporary replacement for Cleveland's injured starting shortstop
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season, after playing just 54 games with the team, Ball was sent down and released to the
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and held the Yankees (his former team) to a 3–3 draw when Ball, serving as the
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from 1907 to 1913. Although his primary position was shortstop, Ball played at
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that he used to make the unassisted triple play is on exhibit at the
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second base and then inexplicably held onto the ball. This allowed
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Ball started playing organized baseball on the semi-pro team in
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his last game on June 30, 1913. He died on October 15, 1957, in
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September 11, 1907, for the New York Highlanders
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during the 1902 season. He then proceeded to play for
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June 30, 1913, for the Boston Red Sox
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October 17, 1957. p. 8 691:After playing his final major league season in 466: 2007:Burials at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport 1682:Career statistics and player information from 1278:"Medals for Neal Ball because of his Triple". 630:(who represented the Yankees' winning run) at 2082:Baseball players from Bridgeport, Connecticut 1992:Baseball players from Ottawa County, Michigan 1730: 683:to label him "the luckiest man in baseball." 8: 1309:"Triple-Play Neal Ball Released To Portland" 612:, successfully relayed the ball thrown from 437:with 91. Defensively, he committed the most 1250:. Kent State University Press. p. 66. 859:. Bridgeport. December 30, 1956. p. 35 292:as well. He is the first player to turn an 1737: 1723: 1715: 1474: 1472: 34: 23: 988: 986: 1563: 1561: 1280:The Raleigh North Carolina Evening Times 1190:. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 176. 1090:Schneider, Russell (September 1, 2004). 673:4–3. Although he struck out in his only 795: 793: 791: 789: 787: 785: 783: 781: 732: 229: 176: 1646:Bielawa, Michael J. (August 1, 2003). 1315:. Eugene. November 30, 1910. p. 3 1096:. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 546. 1184:Sugar, Bert Randolph (July 1, 2010). 602:that was described as "marvelous" by 7: 1028:"Derek Jeter Statistics and History" 754: 752: 750: 748: 746: 744: 742: 740: 738: 736: 378:, where he played in a game against 328:Ball was born on April 22, 1881, in 16:American baseball player (1881–1957) 879:"Famed Ball Player Lies Near Death" 359:Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport 1652:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 56. 1130:. Potomac Books, Inc. p. 42. 1093:The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia 760:"Neal Ball Statistics and History" 14: 2067:People from Grand Haven, Michigan 993:Mercurio, John A. (May 1, 1993). 2022:Major League Baseball shortstops 1505:Hubbard, Donald (July 7, 2009). 1364:"Neal Ball Returns to Cleveland" 1335:"Neal Ball Released to Portland" 1124:Conner, Floyd (March 31, 2003). 930:Reisler, Jim (March 30, 2005). 800:Miller, Kathia (May 24, 2010). 405:. He played for the team until 2027:Minor league baseball managers 833:. January 27, 1923. p. 14 433:of .247 and led the Majors in 421:New York Highlanders (1907–09) 1: 1711:at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1575:. October 26, 1912. p. 8 1393:"Naps Defeat White Sox Twice" 527:, and then tagged outfielder 429:rookie season, Ball posted a 2077:Baseball players from Boston 2057:New York Highlanders players 2012:Cedar Rapids Rabbits players 1373:. April 30, 1911. p. C7 1295:Elyria Ohio Evening Telegram 264:who played seven seasons in 226:Career highlights and awards 2032:Montgomery Senators players 2002:Bridgeport Hustlers players 1700:Baseball Reference (Minors) 1297:. July 27, 1909. p. 5. 1282:. July 27, 1909. p. 7. 1244:Lewis, Franklin A. (1949). 2108: 2062:Pittsfield Hillies players 2052:New Haven Weissmen players 1511:. McFarland. p. 169. 1451:"White Sox Increases Lead" 1223:The Press of Atlantic City 1066:. May 19, 1909. p. 10 936:. McFarland. p. 135. 707:to his hometown team, the 441:among all fielders in the 401:team that competed in the 300:history on July 19, 1909. 2072:Richmond Climbers players 2042:New Haven Murlins players 2037:New Haven Indians players 1947: 1927: 1760: 1293:"Ball gets $ 160 Medal". 1159:"Unassisted Triple Plays" 626:. In doing so, he nailed 450:, who had 444 assists in 409:, when he signed for the 268:(MLB). He played for the 230: 177: 168: 128: 118: 95: 78: 58: 49: 33: 999:. SP Books. p. 53. 653:Boston Red Sox (1912–13) 462:Cleveland Naps (1909–12) 2087:Toledo Mud Hens players 2047:New Haven Profs players 1625:The Evening Independent 996:New York Yankee Records 703:, he was traded by the 699:. 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Index


old-timers' game
Shortstop
Grand Haven, Michigan
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
New York Highlanders
1907
1909
Cleveland Naps
1909
1912
Boston Red Sox
1912
1913
World Series
1912
Unassisted triple play
baseball
shortstop
Major League Baseball
New York Highlanders
Cleveland Naps
Boston Red Sox
second base
third base
outfield
unassisted triple play

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