Ralph Benjamin Pond (May 4, 1888 – September 8, 1947) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1910 season.[1] Pond threw right-handed (batting side unknown). A native of Eau Claire, Wisconsin,[2] he attended the University of Maine, where he played college baseball for the Black Bears from 1909–1910.[3]
| Ralph Pond | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 4, 1888 Eau Claire, Wisconsin | |
| Died: September 8, 1947 (aged 59) Cleveland, Ohio | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 8, 1910, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 8, 1910, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Pond was a major leaguer whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different from that of Moonlight Graham. On June 8, 1910, he started at center field for Boston in a 5–4 defeat to the Chicago White Sox at South Side Park. He hit a single in four at-bats and stole one base, while committing an error in his only fielding chance. After that, he never appeared in a major league game again.
Pond died at the age of 59 in Cleveland, Ohio.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "To Join Red Sox". The Scranton Truth. June 7, 1910. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6FM-8GJ : 12 December 2014), Ralph Pond, 1917-1918; citing Butler County, Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,819,748.
- ^ "University of Maine Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- June 8, 1910 game
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