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 | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Eau Claire, Wisconsin | May 4, 1888|
Died: September 8, 1947 Cleveland, Ohio | (aged 59)|
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 |
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.