Ralph Works was born on Friday, March 16, 1888, in Payson, Illinois. Works was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1909, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ralph Works baseball stats page.
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Ralph WorksRalph Works Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1909 | 21 | Tigers | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.97 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 64.0 | 257 | 62 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 17 | - | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1910 | 22 | Tigers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 85.2 | 354 | 73 | 34 | 47 | 1 | 39 | - | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1911 | 23 | Tigers | 30 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.87 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 167.1 | 719 | 173 | 72 | 93 | 3 | 67 | - | 68 | 7 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1912 | 24 | Tigers | 27 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 157.0 | 682 | 185 | 74 | 101 | 1 | 66 | - | 64 | 9 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 1912 | 24 | Reds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1913 | 25 | Reds | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 76 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 8 | - | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 99 | 48 | 41 | 24 | 24 | .500 | 3.79 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 498.2 | 2,124 | 512 | 210 | 279 | 5 | 202 | - | 208 | 20 | 23 | 0 | - | ||
Ralph WorksRalph Works Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1909 | 21 | Tigers | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .059 | .059 | .059 |
| 1910 | 22 | Tigers | 18 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .267 | .267 | .333 |
| 1911 | 23 | Tigers | 30 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .148 | .175 | .164 |
| 1912 | 24 | Tigers | 27 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 0 | - | .143 | .158 | .161 |
| 1912 | 24 | Reds | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1913 | 25 | Reds | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 99 | 175 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | .160 | .174 | .183 | ||
Ralph WorksRalph Works Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1909 Tigers | P | 16 | 4 | 192 | 20 | 1.3 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.53 |
| 1910 Tigers | P | 18 | 10 | 257 | 35 | 1.9 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 3.15 |
| 1911 Tigers | P | 30 | 15 | 502 | 35 | 1.2 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 1.67 |
| 1912 Tigers | P | 27 | 16 | 471 | 59 | 2.2 | 53 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .898 | 3.04 |
| 1912 Reds | P | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.93 |
| 1913 Reds | P | 5 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 99 | 48 | 1,496 | 156 | 1.6 | 139 | 11 | 128 | 17 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .891 | 2.51 | |
| 5 Years | 99 | 48 | 1,496 | 156 | 1.6 | 139 | 11 | 128 | 17 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .891 | 2.51 | |
Ralph WorksRalph Works Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1909 Tigers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.82 | 4.36 | 2.39 |
| 1910 Tigers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 0.92 | 3.78 | 4.10 |
| 1911 Tigers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 1.01 | 3.66 | 3.60 |
| 1912 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 0.97 | 3.67 | 3.78 |
| 1912 Reds | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| 1913 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 2.40 | 4.80 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 87.5 | 19.4 | 1.03 | 3.75 | 3.65 |
Ralph WorksRalph Works Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1909 Detroit Tigers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1910 Detroit Tigers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1911 Detroit Tigers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1912 Detroit Tigers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1912 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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