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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
Rick Ward Second Base
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .714 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 1812 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 08-27-1930
HR 176 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(130 games)
RBI 880
SB 248
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity C    Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D  (14.6%) Range B- WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.6%) LF F  (0.3%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 5
3B C  (43.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1951 Minors 21 28.00 2 / 2 6 / 6 4 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 3 5 / 5 3 / 3 21 / 28
1951 Majors 21 38.43 1 / 4 4 / 5 1 / 4 2 / 4 5 / 8 3 / 4 5 / 9 21 / 38
1952 Majors 22 58.14 8 / 10 6 / 9 3 / 9 3 / 10 5 / 7 2 / 3 10 / 10 37 / 58
1953 Majors 23 53.97 6 / 9 5 / 6 9 / 16 1 / 3 3 / 7 3 / 6 4 / 6 31 / 53
1954 Majors 24 59.15 5 / 8 2 / 7 2 / 5 4 / 9 3 / 10 14 / 16 3 / 4 33 / 59
1955 Majors 25 45.54 3 / 4 2 / 5 3 / 7 2 / 7 1 / 9 3 / 9 1 / 4 15 / 45
1956 Majors 26 31.33 3 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 3 5 / 10 13 / 31
1957 Majors 27 65.45 2 / 12 3 / 9 2 / 8 4 / 10 0 / 8 3 / 11 4 / 7 18 / 65
1958 Majors 28 72.77 1 / 8 1 / 7 3 / 15 3 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 18 9 / 72
1959 Majors 29 72.20 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 17 1 / 12 1 / 11 0 / 11 1 / 8 3 / 72
1960 Majors 30 69.50 0 / 14 0 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 4 2 / 15 0 / 9 2 / 12 5 / 69
1961 Majors 31 64.59 1 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 13 2 / 13 4 / 64
1962 Majors 32 9.08 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 9
1963 Majors 33 9.03 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 9
1964 Majors 34 62.79 0 / 12 1 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 62
1965 Majors 35 35.47 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 5 1 / 35
1966 Majors 36 22.99 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 22
Total 0 0 0 33 / 107 31 / 91 29 / 128 22 / 114 21 / 108 35 / 118 41 / 125 212 / 791
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Rick Ward has retired from the Kansas City Killers
1964-04-11The Kansas City Killers have acquired Rick Ward from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Fireball Manfredi to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Rick Ward for assignment.
1953-10-06The Chicago ChiFeds have promoted Rick Ward to the major league team. The Chicago ChiFeds have promoted Dan Moore to the major league team. The Chicago ChiFeds have sent Stan Crews to the minors. The Chicago ChiFeds have sent Ed Brogan to the minors.
1953-10-06The Chicago ChiFeds have sent Rick Ward to the minors. The Chicago ChiFeds have sent Elston Murphy to the minors. The Chicago ChiFeds have sent Dan Moore to the minors.
1951-06-13The Chicago ChiFeds have promoted Rick Ward to the major league team.
1951-04-01The Chicago ChiFeds have renamed Red Wayenberg to Rick Ward.