Walter Ball

Walter Thomas Ball
(Diamond)

Born: September 12, 1877 in Detroit, MI
Died: December 16, 1946 in Chicago, IL
(69 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

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• Buried: Lincoln Cemetery (Blue Island, IL)

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Glossary

#	Players	Pos	HoF	Score	IP	ERA	W	L	W%	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	BB	K
	Walter Ball	SP		1000	272.0	2.65	14	17	.447	39	29	26	2	1	257	80	77	113

1	Fred Glade	SP		998	282.2	2.62	14	18	.433	35	33	28	4	1	250	82	62	122
2	Barney Pelty	SP		997	268.2	2.63	13	16	.440	37	31	25	3	1	234	79	75	98
3	Harry Howell	SP		996	280.2	2.74	14	16	.473	37	31	27	2	1	266	85	74	108
4	George McConnell	SP		995	248.0	2.60	12	15	.446	39	29	17	1	1	218	72	71	119
5	Cy Falkenberg	SP		995	259.2	2.68	15	14	.514	38	30	21	3	1	238	77	79	133
6	Harry McCormick	SP		995	291.2	2.66	14	19	.414	34	34	32	3	0	304	86	38	52
7	Red Ames	SP		994	241.2	2.63	14	13	.523	40	28	16	2	3	219	71	78	129
8	Tully Sparks	SP		994	273.0	2.79	14	16	.471	37	31	24	2	1	261	85	73	91
9	Jimmy Dygert	SP		993	240.1	2.65	14	12	.538	43	25	15	4	0	194	71	93	142
10	Harry Gaspar	SP		992	233.0	2.69	13	14	.489	40	28	14	3	4	224	70	61	64
11	Heinie Berger	SP		992	257.2	2.60	14	12	.525	39	29	18	2	0	217	74	76	145
12	Dick Rudolph	SP		991	268.0	2.66	16	14	.528	36	32	22	4	1	258	79	53	103
13	Dummy Taylor	SP		990	255.0	2.75	15	14	.523	36	32	21	3	0	250	78	73	102
14	Bugs Raymond	SP		990	250.2	2.49	13	17	.441	40	28	17	3	1	212	69	83	118
15	Claude Hendrix	SP		990	261.1	2.65	16	13	.554	40	28	20	3	2	234	77	77	120
16	Carl Weilman	SP		990	247.1	2.67	14	15	.472	39	29	17	2	2	227	73	68	87
17	Fred Olmstead	SP		990	236.2	2.74	13	13	.487	44	24	17	3	1	250	72	61	89
18	Jack Taylor	SP		990	298.2	2.66	17	16	.522	35	33	32	2	1	285	88	66	75
19	Bob Rhoads	SP		989	285.1	2.61	16	14	.542	37	31	26	4	0	271	83	83	88
20	Larry Cheney	SP		989	237.2	2.70	15	13	.537	40	28	17	3	2	203	71	93	117
21	Buck O'Brien	SP		989	249.0	2.63	17	14	.537	37	31	21	2	0	225	73	92	118
22	Cy Morgan	SP		989	257.1	2.51	14	14	.500	37	31	19	3	1	210	72	103	119
23	George Winter	SP		989	280.0	2.87	14	17	.449	37	31	25	2	1	263	89	64	96
24	Vic Willis	SP	✔	989	276.0	2.63	17	14	.548	35	33	27	3	1	250	81	84	114
25	Ned Garvin	SP		989	281.0	2.72	11	19	.370	36	32	27	3	1	265	85	83	123
26	Johnny Lush	SP		988	250.2	2.68	13	17	.437	37	31	21	3	0	237	75	84	99
27	Frank Smith	SP		988	253.2	2.59	16	12	.556	40	28	21	3	1	221	73	75	117
28	Fred Toney	SP		988	247.0	2.69	16	11	.577	38	30	18	3	1	228	74	65	80
29	Frank Corridon	SP		988	258.1	2.80	15	14	.511	38	30	21	2	1	234	80	80	97
30	Charlie Smith	SP		988	255.0	2.81	12	16	.431	40	28	16	2	1	247	80	67	108
31	Charlie Chech	SP		988	262.1	2.52	14	13	.524	41	27	19	3	1	261	74	70	81
32	Lew Richie	SP		987	245.1	2.54	13	12	.532	43	25	16	4	2	215	69	89	79
33	Ray Fisher	SP		987	245.2	2.82	14	13	.515	39	29	15	3	1	233	77	67	95
34	Bob Wicker	SP		987	276.1	2.73	17	14	.552	37	31	26	3	0	257	84	78	126
35	Bob Ewing	SP		987	282.0	2.49	15	14	.512	36	32	25	2	0	257	78	75	122
36	Joe Lake	SP		987	265.0	2.85	12	18	.408	40	28	19	2	1	267	84	67	120
37	Al Demaree	SP		987	239.0	2.77	13	12	.526	39	29	14	3	2	227	74	57	86
38	Earl Moore	SP		986	264.1	2.78	15	15	.513	37	31	22	3	1	236	82	106	134
39	Elmer Stricklett	SP		986	268.1	2.84	12	18	.407	36	32	27	4	2	265	85	75	83
40	Bill Vinton	SP		986	288.2	2.46	16	17	.472	34	34	31	2	0	278	79	67	147
41	Howie Camnitz	SP		986	252.1	2.75	16	13	.556	39	29	17	2	2	224	77	79	111
42	Doc Reisling	SP		986	258.1	2.45	12	16	.441	41	27	21	3	1	251	70	62	83
43	Roy Patterson	SP		985	276.1	2.75	16	15	.526	37	31	24	3	0	269	84	55	89
44	Alex Main	SP		985	230.1	2.77	12	13	.488	43	25	14	2	3	195	71	86	91
45	Clint Rogge	SP		985	255.2	2.73	16	11	.581	38	30	15	4	0	250	78	90	93
46	Bert Humphries	SP		985	222.1	2.79	14	12	.538	43	25	13	3	3	225	69	42	72
47	Wheezer Dell	SP		985	215.1	2.55	10	12	.452	46	22	11	3	2	184	61	86	99
48	Mike O'Neill	SP		985	291.1	2.73	13	18	.421	36	32	29	2	1	310	89	71	96
49	Lew Moren	SP		984	243.2	2.95	13	16	.457	39	29	17	3	1	220	80	91	98
50	Art Fromme	SP		984	233.1	2.90	13	15	.471	41	27	15	2	1	210	75	86	104
51	Fred Beebe	SP		984	248.0	2.86	12	16	.428	39	29	18	2	1	209	79	102	121
52	Phil Douglas	SP		984	232.2	2.80	13	13	.503	41	27	13	3	1	222	72	56	93
53	Bill Donovan	SP		984	286.0	2.69	18	13	.572	36	32	28	3	1	254	85	102	150
54	Frank Owen	SP		984	266.2	2.55	16	13	.550	38	30	23	3	0	243	76	58	86
55	Fred Anderson	SP		983	229.2	2.86	12	13	.482	41	27	14	3	2	212	73	58	120
56	Tom Walker	SP		983	273.1	2.70	18	12	.600	35	33	26	2	0	279	82	72	69
57	Rankin Johnson	SP		983	244.2	2.92	12	16	.423	39	29	17	3	1	218	79	82	92
58	Ren Deagle	SP		983	269.1	2.74	17	15	.531	34	34	29	2	0	255	82	56	83
59	Hugh Daily	SP		983	293.1	2.92	15	18	.456	34	34	33	2	0	289	95	77	175
60	Tom Hughes	SP		982	237.2	2.56	15	11	.589	44	24	15	2	4	194	67	65	131
61	George Bell	SP		982	258.1	2.85	10	19	.352	38	30	22	4	1	240	82	73	89
62	Mike Prendergast	SP		982	223.0	2.74	10	13	.436	44	24	12	1	1	213	68	51	76
63	Norwood Gibson	SP		982	263.2	2.93	15	14	.515	37	31	24	1	0	227	86	90	112
64	Slow Joe Doyle	SP		982	237.1	2.85	12	11	.512	41	27	16	4	1	208	75	80	114
65	Babe Adams	SP		982	243.1	2.76	16	11	.581	39	29	17	4	1	231	74	35	84
66	George McQuillan	SP		982	240.1	2.38	13	14	.489	42	26	16	3	2	211	64	61	90
67	Chief Johnson	SP		982	238.2	2.95	14	15	.482	39	29	15	3	1	231	78	67	105
68	Nick Altrock	SP		982	271.2	2.65	15	13	.525	39	29	23	3	1	261	80	49	76
69	Jeff Pfeffer	SP		982	261.0	2.77	17	12	.585	38	30	21	3	1	252	80	64	91
70	Russ Ford	SP		982	274.0	2.59	18	13	.582	37	31	23	3	2	247	79	69	131
71	Andy Coakley	SP		981	266.0	2.35	14	15	.496	37	31	22	3	1	253	69	78	106
72	Rube Vickers	SP		981	234.0	2.93	11	14	.449	45	23	15	4	1	218	76	61	109
73	Weldon Henley	SP		981	275.2	2.94	12	16	.427	37	31	24	3	0	244	90	88	118
74	Jack Chesbro	SP	✔	981	272.0	2.68	19	12	.600	37	31	24	3	0	248	81	65	119
75	Mickey Welch	SP	✔	981	293.0	2.71	19	13	.594	34	34	32	3	0	280	88	79	113
76	George Mullin	SP		981	274.0	2.82	17	15	.538	36	32	26	3	1	261	86	92	110
77	Ed Siever	SP		981	271.2	2.60	15	15	.500	37	31	25	3	0	280	78	56	85
78	Cherokee Fisher	SP		981	293.1	2.83	13	19	.404	37	31	28	1	0	340	92	17	22
79	Charlie Ferguson	SP		981	291.2	2.67	19	12	.607	35	33	32	3	1	270	87	56	140
80	Jack Powell	SP		981	272.2	2.97	15	16	.491	36	32	26	3	1	268	90	63	101
81	Joe McGinnity	SP	✔	980	276.2	2.66	20	11	.634	37	31	25	3	2	263	82	65	86
82	Vive Lindaman	SP		980	265.0	2.92	11	18	.375	38	30	24	2	1	257	86	87	84
83	Jack Coombs	SP		980	252.2	2.78	17	12	.590	39	29	20	4	1	222	78	92	115
84	Tim Keefe	SP	✔	979	287.1	2.62	19	13	.603	34	34	32	2	0	253	84	69	146
85	Bill Dinneen	SP		979	281.1	3.01	16	16	.490	36	32	28	2	1	271	94	76	103
86	Nick Cullop	SP		979	236.0	2.73	13	13	.509	40	28	14	2	1	224	72	60	92
87	George Derby	SP		979	302.1	3.01	15	18	.462	34	34	33	4	0	333	101	57	134
88	Earl Moseley	SP		979	246.2	3.01	14	14	.505	39	29	19	3	1	223	82	98	135
89	Bill Foxen	SP		979	236.0	2.56	12	14	.444	44	24	14	2	0	205	67	101	94
90	Mike Regan	SP		979	233.1	2.84	13	12	.516	43	25	16	3	2	239	73	55	52
91	Jim Scott	SP		979	237.0	2.30	13	14	.486	40	28	15	3	1	203	60	76	118
92	Ed Karger	SP		978	257.2	2.79	11	16	.417	39	29	19	2	1	239	80	74	98
93	Pat Ragan	SP		978	235.1	2.99	11	15	.425	41	27	14	2	1	227	78	69	99
94	Frank Miller	SP		978	236.2	3.01	12	15	.441	38	30	16	3	1	221	79	60	84
95	Doc Watson	SP		978	220.1	2.70	13	12	.512	41	27	12	3	1	193	66	81	79
96	Henry Boyle	SP		978	294.0	3.06	15	19	.445	35	33	32	2	0	291	100	63	101
97	Bob Spade	SP		978	254.1	2.96	15	14	.510	37	31	21	2	1	245	84	95	72
98	Ralph Glaze	SP		978	243.1	2.89	11	15	.417	44	24	14	1	0	217	78	61	98
99	Billy Campbell	SP		978	243.1	2.80	14	15	.479	42	26	18	1	2	245	76	55	69
100	Joe Benz	SP		978	223.1	2.43	12	12	.503	41	27	12	3	0	201	60	55	89

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