Johnny Beall

Infobox MLB retired
name=Johnny Beall
position=Outfielder


bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1882|3|12
Beltsville, Maryland
deathdate=death date and age|1926|6|14|1882|3|12
Beltsville, Maryland
debutdate= April 17
debutyear=by|1913
debutteam=Cleveland Naps
finaldate= July 16
finalyear=by|1918
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.253
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=3
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=17
teams=
* Cleveland Naps (by|1913)
* Chicago White Sox (by|1913)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1915-by|1916)
* St. Louis Cardinals (by|1918)

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.

Career

Beall was born in Beltsville, Maryland. On September 16, by|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, by|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.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bealljo01.shtml|title=Transactions of Johnny Beall|accessdate=2008-08-09|publisher=www.baseball-reference.com] On June 6, he was claimed off waviers 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, by|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. 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. [citeweb|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1918.shtml|title=1918 St. Louis Cardinals|publisher=www.baseball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-08-09] 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.

Beall died at age 44 in his hometown of Beltsville.

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