1891
Born November 5, 1891
Parkersburg, WV, USA
Greasy Neale Notable
Greasy Neale divided nine seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the Cincinnati Reds from 1916, then the Cincinnati Reds through 1924.
Across 768 games he batted .259, with 688 hits and 319 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 71 doubles, 50 triples and 139 stolen bases.
He played 736 games in the outfield, with 1,569 putouts and 48 errors.
He was born in Parkersburg, WV, USA on November 5, 1891, and died on November 2, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | CIN | 138 | 530 | 53 | 139 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 79 | 17 | .262 |
| 1917 | CIN | 121 | 385 | 40 | 113 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 25 | .294 |
| 1918 | CIN | 107 | 371 | 57 | 100 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 23 | .270 |
| 1919 | CIN | 139 | 500 | 57 | 121 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 28 | .242 |
| 1920 | CIN | 150 | 530 | 55 | 135 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 29 | .255 |
| 1921 | CIN/PHI | 85 | 298 | 46 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 25 | 12 | .235 |
| 1922 | CIN | 25 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .233 |
| 1924 | CIN | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 768 | 2661 | 319 | 688 | 71 | 50 | 8 | 200 | 201 | 281 | 139 | .259 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Died November 2, 1973
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