1898
Born December 3, 1898
Eatonton, GA, USA
Ambrose Reid Notable
b. December 3, 1898 · Detroit Stars 1921, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1923–1929, Hilldale Club 1930, Homestead Grays 1931, Atlanta Black Crackers 1932
Ambrose Reid played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Detroit Stars in 1921 and closing with the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1932. His longest stay was with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, from 1923 to 1929.
Across 474 games he batted .256, with 447 hits and 246 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 52 doubles and 27 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 11.25 earned run average, pitching 4 innings in 2 games.
He played 264 games in the outfield, with 297 putouts and 21 errors.
He was born in Eatonton, GA, USA on December 3, 1898, and died on April 7, 1966.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DS | 33 | 137 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .161 |
| 1923 | ACB | 45 | 159 | 21 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .302 |
| 1924 | ACB | 69 | 251 | 42 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 6 | .287 |
| 1925 | ACB | 61 | 232 | 34 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| 1926 | ACB | 54 | 205 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 1 | .224 |
| 1927 | ACB | 55 | 201 | 37 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| 1928 | ACB | 51 | 212 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | .241 |
| 1929 | ACB | 53 | 175 | 30 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | .297 |
| 1930* | HIL | 34 | 120 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .233 |
| 1931* | HG | 13 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1932 | BCA | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| Major leagues | — | 427 | 1585 | 227 | 408 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 183 | 123 | 10 | 24 | .257 |
| All seasons | — | 474 | 1749 | 246 | 447 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 212 | 136 | 11 | 27 | .256 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BCA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Ambrose Reid, that is 1930–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1966