Joe Nealon

Joe Nealon
Joe Nealon
	First baseman
	Born: December 15, 1884; San Francisco, California, U.S.
	Died: April 2, 1910 (aged 25); San Francisco, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 12, 1906, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	September 6, 1907, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Hits	240
Runs batted in	130
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1906–1907);
Career highlights and awards
	NL RBI leader (1906);

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] He subsequently died of 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.

References

^ ^a ^b McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 200. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Joe Nealon at Find a Grave

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[mckenna-1] McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 200. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4

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