American baseball player (1884-1910)
Baseball player
Joe Nealon First baseman Born: (1884-12-15 ) December 15, 1884San Francisco , California, U.S.Died: April 2, 1910(1910-04-02) (aged 25)San Francisco , California, U.S.Batted: Right
Threw: Right
April 12, 1906, for the Pittsburgh Pirates September 6, 1907, for the Pittsburgh Pirates Batting average .256 Hits 240 Runs batted in 130 Stats at Baseball Reference
James Joseph Nealon (December 15, 1884 – April 2, 1910) was a professional baseball player . He was born in San Francisco , and died in San Francisco , at the age of 25.
He was a first baseman over parts of 2 seasons (1906–1907) with the Pittsburgh Pirates . In his rookie season in 1906, he tied for the National League lead in RBIs with 83 with Harry Steinfeldt . The next year, he contracted tuberculosis , ending his baseball career.[ 1] typhoid pneumonia at the age of 25.[ 1]
In 259 games over two seasons, Nealon posted a .256 batting average (240-for-937) with 111 runs , 31 doubles , 20 triples , 3 home runs , 130 RBI , 26 stolen bases and 76 bases on balls . Defensively, he recorded a .983 fielding percentage as a first baseman.
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References
^ a b McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers , Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 200. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4
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