Louisville Colonels Before playing in Major League Baseball, Neale played for the 1886
Savannah Class-B
minor league baseball team based in
Savannah, Georgia. With Savannah, Neale went 3–6 with a 1.40 ERA in 9 games, all starts. With the
Louisville Colonels in the majors, Neale went 0–1 with a 7.71 ERA in 1 game. The next season, Neale played the entire 1887 season with the Colonels. In 5 games, he went 1–4 with a 6.97 ERA, and 11 strikeouts.
St. Louis Browns After playing for the Colonels, Neale spent the next two seasons in the minors with the
Columbus Senators of the
Tri-State League, and the
Springfield Senators of the
Central Interstate League. In 1890, Neale began the season with the major league
St. Louis Browns. With the Browns that season, he went 5–3 with a 3.39 ERA, and 23 strikeouts in 10 games, 9 starts. Neale spent the rest of the season in the minor leagues with the Class-A
Rochester Hop Bitters, and the Class-A
Lebanon Cedars. The next season, Brown again played with the Browns. On the season, he went 6–4 with a 4.24 ERA, 3 saves, and 24 strikeouts in 15 games, 11 starts. Along with
Kid Nichols, and
John Clarkson, Neale lead the majors in saves.
Later career In 1892, Neale played for the Class-B
New Orleans Pelicans, and the Class-B
Mobile Blackbirds, both of the
Southern Association. The next season, Neale played for the
Canton Deubers of the
Ohio-Michigan League. Neale returned to the Southern Association in 1894 with the Class-B
Memphis Giants. In final season in professional baseball, 1895, Neale played for the Class-B
Montgomery Grays. ==References==