Beall was born in Beltsville, Maryland. On September 16, 1912, he was drafted by the Cleveland Naps in the Denver (Western) rule 5 draft. He signed to play in the Naps organization.
He made his major league debut on April 17, 1913 with the Naps at age 31. On May 29, he was traded to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete an earlier trade. However, in June 1913 the trade was voided, and Beall returned to the Naps.[1] On June 6, he was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox. After only about one month with Chicago, he was traded back to Milwaukee. This time, the trade didn't void. In 1913, Beall batted .258 in 66 at bats. He did not play in the major leagues in 1914. On September 15, 1915, Beall was claimed by the Cincinnati Reds in the rule 5 draft. In 1915, he hit .235 in 34 at-bats; in 1916, he hit .333 in 21 at-bats and on April 20 he hit the first ever home run at Wrigley Field.[2] In April of that year, the Milwaukee team purchased Beall from the Reds. He did not play in the major leagues in 1917. It is unknown how Beall got to the Cardinals, but in 1918 he hit .224 in 49 at-bats in St. Louis.[3] His final major league game was on July 16 of that year.
At the time of his retirement, Beall had a career batting average of .253. He finished with 170 at bats in 58 games. He drove in 17 runs during his career. Beall hit three home runs over the course of his career. His lifetime fielding percentage was .972.[1]
Beall died at age 44 in his hometown of Beltsville.
References
^ ab"Transactions of Johnny Beall". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
^The Official Major League Baseball Fact Book 2002. The Sporting News. 2002. p. 400. ISBN0-89204-670-8.
^"1918 St. Louis Cardinals". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
January 25, 2023
johnny, beall, john, woolf, beall, march, 1882, june, 1926, american, outfielder, major, league, baseball, played, cleveland, naps, chicago, white, cincinnati, reds, louis, cardinals, outfielderborn, 1882, march, 1882beltsville, marylanddied, june, 1926, 1926,. John Woolf Beall March 12 1882 June 14 1926 was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds and St Louis Cardinals Johnny BeallOutfielderBorn 1882 03 12 March 12 1882Beltsville MarylandDied June 14 1926 1926 06 14 aged 44 Beltsville MarylandBatted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 17 1913 for the Cleveland NapsLast MLB appearanceJuly 16 1918 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsBatting average 253Home runs3Runs batted in17TeamsCleveland Naps 1913 Chicago White Sox 1913 Cincinnati Reds 1915 1916 St Louis Cardinals 1918 Career EditBeall was born in Beltsville Maryland On September 16 1912 he was drafted by the Cleveland Naps in the Denver Western rule 5 draft He signed to play in the Naps organization He made his major league debut on April 17 1913 with the Naps at age 31 On May 29 he was traded to Milwaukee American Association to complete an earlier trade However in June 1913 the trade was voided and Beall returned to the Naps 1 On June 6 he was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox After only about one month with Chicago he was traded back to Milwaukee This time the trade didn t void In 1913 Beall batted 258 in 66 at bats He did not play in the major leagues in 1914 On September 15 1915 Beall was claimed by the Cincinnati Reds in the rule 5 draft In 1915 he hit 235 in 34 at bats in 1916 he hit 333 in 21 at bats and on April 20 he hit the first ever home run at Wrigley Field 2 In April of that year the Milwaukee team purchased Beall from the Reds He did not play in the major leagues in 1917 It is unknown how Beall got to the Cardinals but in 1918 he hit 224 in 49 at bats in St Louis 3 His final major league game was on July 16 of that year At the time of his retirement Beall had a career batting average of 253 He finished with 170 at bats in 58 games He drove in 17 runs during his career Beall hit three home runs over the course of his career His lifetime fielding percentage was 972 1 Beall died at age 44 in his hometown of Beltsville References Edit a b Transactions of Johnny Beall www baseball reference com Retrieved 2008 08 09 The Official Major League Baseball Fact Book 2002 The Sporting News 2002 p 400 ISBN 0 89204 670 8 1918 St Louis Cardinals www baseball reference com Retrieved 2008 08 09 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Beall amp oldid 970291917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
