Greasy Neale Stats & Facts

Greasy Neale Stats & Facts

ByTom

    Greasy Neale Position: OutfielderBats: Left  •  Throws: Right6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)Born: November 5, 1891 in Parkersburg, WV usDied: November 2, 1973  in Lake Worth, FLBuried: Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, WVSchool: West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)Debut: April 12, 1916 (4,466th in major league history)vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SBLast Game: June 13, 1924vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Alfred Earle Neale Played ForCincinnati Reds…

The Cincinnati Reds trade P Jimmy Ring and OF Greasy Neale to the Philadelphia Phillies for lefty Eppa Rixey

The Cincinnati Reds trade P Jimmy Ring and OF Greasy Neale to the Philadelphia Phillies for lefty Eppa Rixey

ByTom

1921 – The Cincinnati Reds trade P Jimmy Ring and OF Greasy Neale to the Philadelphia Phillies for lefty Eppa Rixey, who led the National League with 22 losses in 1920. Rixey will continue to pitch his way into the Hall of Fame over the next 13 years. Neale is also a future Hall of Famer – for football. He will play just 22 games in Philly before returning to the Reds.

Cincinnati Reds baserunner Greasy Neale is out trying to steal second base as White Sox shortstop Swede Risberg gets down the tag during Game 2 of the 1919 World Series at Redland Field in Cincinnati.
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Ray Schalk attacks Lefty Williams after game 2 of the World Series

ByThis Day in Baseball

1919 – The Chicago White Sox lose the second game of the World Series, 4 – 2, to the Cincinnati Reds. Lefty Williams, one of eight Sox players involved in a Series-fixing scandal, walks three men in the fourth inning. After the game, he is confronted and attacked by Sox catcher Ray Schalk.

After 12 scoreless innings, Cincinnati scores 10 runs in the 13th inning to beat Al Mamaux and the Robins

After 12 scoreless innings, Cincinnati scores 10 runs in the 13th inning to beat Al Mamaux and the Robins

ByThis Day in Baseball

After 12 scoreless innings, Cincinnati scores 10 runs in the 13th inning to beat Al Mamaux and the Robins, 10 – 0. Reds RF Alfred “Greasy” Neale has a record 10 putouts. Hod Eller’s scoreless string will end at 22, but he will go on to win 10 in a row.