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Walter Ball



Walter Thomas Ball
(Diamond)

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

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• Buried: Lincoln Cemetery (Blue Island, IL)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
2
1920
1921
COG
7.4
-0.6
0.0
8.0
0.0
2
SS
3
1919
1921
COG
4.4
3.2
0.0
0.6
0.5
3
SP
7
1904
1917
MULT
4.2
2.8
0.0
1.7
-0.2
4
CF
2
1910-11
1914
MULT
3.8
3.2
0.8
0.0
-0.2
5
C
5
1910
1917
MULT
3.6
3.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
6
3B
7
1903
1910
MULT
3.4
1.4
1.8
0.0
0.2
7
SP
3
1912
1914
MULT
3.1
-0.4
0.0
3.4
0.0
8
CF
3
1908
1915
LEL/CAG
2.9
3.0
0.0
0.1
-0.2
9
SS
4
1909
1914
MULT
2.8
0.9
1.6
0.0
0.3
10
SP
4
1907
1915
LEL/CAG
2.2
0.0
0.0
2.3
0.0
11
SS
4
1904
1914
MULT
2.2
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.3
12
SP
3
1910
1914
NLG/COG
2.2
0.0
-0.1
2.4
0.0
13
3B
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
2.0
0.6
1.4
0.0
0.0
14
1B
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
1.9
2.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
15
CF
2
1908-09
1913
MOH/FE
1.7
2.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
16
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
1.6
0.0
0.0
1.6
0.0
17
LF
2
1908-09
1910-11
FE
1.6
0.3
1.3
0.0
-0.1
18
RF
2
1912
1915
CAG/COG
1.5
1.1
0.3
0.3
-0.1
19
CF
3
1912
1914
MULT
1.4
1.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
20
LF
4
1904
1907
MULT
1.3
1.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
21
SP
1
1912
1912
SLS
1.3
-0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
22
3B
2
1906
1907
QG/BRG
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.2
23
3B
3
1912
1914
MULT
1.1
1.8
-0.8
0.0
0.2
24
C
2
1914
1915
CAG/NLG
1.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
25
SP
2
1920
1921
COG
1.1
0.6
-0.4
1.0
-0.1
26
RF
4
1907
1914
LEL/NLS
1.1
0.5
0.8
0.0
-0.2
27
SS
2
1912
1914
MULT
1.0
1.5
-0.5
0.0
0.1
28
3B
3
1910-11
1915
MULT
1.0
0.6
0.5
0.0
-0.1
29
2B
2
1907
1910-11
FE/BRG
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.0
30
SS
6
1906
1913
MULT
0.9
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.4
31
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.1
32
C
1
1921
1921
COG
0.9
0.9
-0.2
0.0
0.1
33
LF
11
1905
1921
MULT
0.9
1.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
34
SP
1
1921
1921
COG
0.8
0.1
-0.1
0.8
0.0
35
C
3
1910-11
1914
MULT
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
36
3B
4
1917
1921
COG
0.8
1.6
-1.2
0.0
0.3
37
SP
1
1912
1912
COG
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
38
SP
2
1905
1907
BRG/LEL
0.7
-0.1
-0.1
1.0
0.0
39
RF
2
1903
1907
BRG/LEL
0.7
0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.1
40
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
41
CF
2
1903
1906
LEL
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
42
2B
2
1908-09
1912
FE/SLS
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.2
43
SP
1
1906
1906
QG/LEL
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
44
C
6
1906
1913
MULT
0.6
-0.3
0.6
0.0
0.3
45
RF
2
1905
1906
LEL
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
46
C
4
1907
1917
LEL/COG
0.6
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.2
47
SS
4
1910
1914
COG/NLS
0.6
0.9
-0.4
0.0
0.1
48
CF
2
1912
1914
NLG/SLS
0.5
1.8
-1.1
0.0
-0.2
49
SS
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
50
CF
3
1905
1911
MULT
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
51
3B
1
1911
1911
COG
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
52
C
1
1914
1914
NLG
0.5
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
53
C
3
1908
1912
LEL/COG
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
54
3B
1
1913
1913
MOH
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
55
1B
1
1921
1921
COG
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.1
56
SS
2
1908-09
1910-11
FE
0.4
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.2
57
1B
3
1903
1906
LEL
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
58
3B
2
1912
1914
COG/NLS
0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
59
LF
11
1903
1921
COG/LEL
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.4
60
3B
1
1912
1912
COG
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
61
C
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
0.4
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.3
62
3B
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
63
SS
1
1913
1913
MOH
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
64
SP
2
1912
1914
NLS/SLS
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
65
SP
1
1904
1904
CXG
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
66
SS
1
1920
1920
COG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
67
C
1
1912
1912
COG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
68
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
69
SP
1
1906
1906
QG
0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.0
70
C
3
1912
1914
MULT
0.2
0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.2
71
SP
2
1912
1913
MULT
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.5
0.0
72
SS
1
1914
1914
NLS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
73
-
1
1917
1917
COG
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
74
RP
1
1903
1903
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
75
1B
3
1904
1913
MULT
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
76
1B
1
1920
1920
COG
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
77
CF
3
1919
1921
COG
0.2
-0.3
0.7
0.0
-0.1
78
RP
1
1920
1920
COG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
79
RP
1
1906
1906
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
80
SS
1
1910
1910
COG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
81
C
1
1912
1912
COG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
82
RP
1
1920
1920
COG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
1B
2
1909
1910
COG/LEL
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
84
CF
2
1907
1913
MOH/BRG
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
85
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
86
SS
5
1903
1908
LEL/CXG
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
87
C
4
1904
1910-11
MULT
0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
88
-
1
1906
1906
QG
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
89
SS
1
1906
1906
LEL
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
90
LF
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
3B
2
1905
1907
BRG/CXG
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
92
1B
2
1904
1905
CXG
0.1
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
93
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
94
-
1
1919
1919
COG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
C
1
1911
1911
COG
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
96
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
97
RP
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
RP
1
1905
1905
CXG
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
99
RP
1
1920
1920
COG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
100
1B
1
1914
1914
NLG
0.0
0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
101
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
102
RP
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
RF
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
C
1
1911
1911
COG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
1B
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
107
2B
1
1921
1921
COG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
108
C
2
1903
1906
LEL
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
109
SP
1
1921
1921
COG
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
110
C
2
1920
1921
COG
0.0
-0.9
0.7
0.0
0.2
111
C
1
1920
1920
COG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
SP
4
1913
1921
MULT
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
113
SS
1
1905
1905
CXG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
114
-
1
1913
1913
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
-
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
RP
1
1921
1921
COG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
2B
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1917
1917
COG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
LF
1
1914
1914
NLG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
120
RF
1
1914
1914
NLG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
121
CF
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
-
1
1921
1921
COG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
LF
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
SS
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
125
SP
2
1905
1906
LEL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
LF
1
1906
1906
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
-
1
1907
1907
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
-
1
1906
1906
QG
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
129
-
1
1910
1910
COG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
-
1
1907
1907
BRG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1906
1906
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
LF
1
1906
1906
LEL
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
133
2B
2
1913
1914
NLG/MOH
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
SP
1
1914
1914
NLG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
135
SS
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
CF
1
1913
1913
MOH
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
137
1B
3
1904
1907
CXG/BRG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
138
RP
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1904
1904
CXG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
SP
5
1906
1915
MULT
-0.1
1.3
-0.2
-1.1
0.0
141
SP
1
1910
1910
COG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
142
-
1
1917
1917
COG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
143
SP
2
1908-09
1910-11
FE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
3B
2
1908-09
1910-11
FE
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
145
RP
1
1904
1904
CXG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
RP
1
1903
1903
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
147
RF
1
1914
1914
NLS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
148
LF
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
149
3B
1
1903
1903
LEL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
SS
2
1913
1914
MOH/NLS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
151
RP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
152
2B
1
1913
1913
BRG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
153
RF
1
1920
1920
COG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
154
-
1
1920
1920
COG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
155
-
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
-
1
1921
1921
COG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
157
1B
1
1921
1921
COG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
158
C
2
1908-09
1910-11
FE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
159
RP
1
1903
1903
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
160
LF
2
1913
1914
MULT
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
CF
1
1921
1921
COG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
163
C
1
1912
1912
COG/SLS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
165
-
1
1921
1921
COG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
166
2B
1
1907
1907
BRG
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
167
2B
1
1903
1903
LEL
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
168
2B
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
169
-
2
1919
1921
COG
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
170
RP
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
171
SP
1
1912
1912
COG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
172
-
1
1914
1914
NLG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
173
RF
2
1904
1905
CXG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
174
RP
2
1913
1914
MOH/NLS
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
175
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
176
3B
2
1905
1906
LEL/QG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
177
SS
1
1913
1913
BRG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
178
-
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
179
-
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
180
SS
2
1906
1912
COG/LEL
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
181
3B
1
1912
1912
COG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
182
RF
2
1915
1920
COG/CAG
-0.4
0.4
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
183
3B
2
1913
1914
MOH/NLG
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
184
2B
1
1911
1911
COG
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
185
1B
1
1912
1912
SLS
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
186
-
1
1913
1913
MOH
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
187
-
1
1921
1921
COG
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1907
1907
BRG
-0.6
-0.2
0.3
-0.7
0.0
189
-
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
190
RP
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
191
LF
4
1917
1921
COG
-0.7
0.5
-1.2
0.0
-0.1
192
RF
2
1909
1912
SLS/LEL
-0.7
0.3
-0.5
-0.5
-0.1
193
2B
4
1915
1921
COG/CAG
-0.8
0.5
-1.4
0.0
0.2
194
-
1
1910-11
1910-11
FE
-0.8
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
195
SP
3
1908
1910
COG/LEL
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
196
2B
2
1906
1908-09
FE/QG
-1.0
-0.3
-0.7
0.0
0.0
197
LF
2
1906
1913
BRG/QG
-1.0
-0.1
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
198
SP
5
1910
1921
COG/CAG
-1.0
0.8
-1.9
0.3
-0.1
199
CF
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-1.0
-0.1
-0.3
-0.6
0.0
200
1B
7
1904
1912
MULT
-1.1
-0.6
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
201
2B
1
1920
1920
COG
-1.3
0.2
-1.6
0.0
0.1
202
RF
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-1.5
0.1
-0.1
-1.4
0.0
203
-
2
1919
1920
COG
-1.6
0.0
0.0
-1.6
0.0
204
RP
1
1908-09
1908-09
FE
-2.0
-0.3
0.0
-1.7
0.0
205
2B
5
1905
1910
MULT
-2.2
0.9
-2.4
-0.7
0.0

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