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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1951 LHP 48 123 32 5 0 1 6 7 19 .631 .305 .325 .065 .260
1951 RHP 84 231 44 2 3 2 15 20 51 .506 .255 .251 .061 .190
1952 LHP 96 228 58 7 0 9 29 21 40 .724 .320 .404 .149 .254
1952 RHP 119 309 70 12 2 3 38 27 73 .595 .288 .307 .081 .227
1953 LHP 101 219 48 6 4 3 22 24 49 .623 .299 .324 .105 .219
1953 RHP 125 308 61 5 4 5 30 32 57 .563 .274 .289 .091 .198
1954 LHP 93 213 54 11 2 2 27 22 37 .676 .323 .352 .099 .254
1954 RHP 134 354 81 21 1 10 35 29 67 .664 .286 .379 .150 .229
1955 LHP 91 179 52 8 5 3 28 20 32 .809 .368 .441 .151 .291
1955 RHP 89 237 48 9 4 4 23 12 53 .571 .246 .325 .122 .203
1956 LHP 70 180 54 15 1 8 31 24 24 .905 .377 .528 .228 .300
1956 RHP 65 102 27 3 1 1 13 6 11 .649 .306 .343 .078 .265
1957 LHP 107 211 60 11 3 5 36 26 28 .800 .364 .436 .152 .284
1957 RHP 146 378 92 13 5 8 52 33 68 .678 .310 .368 .124 .243
1958 LHP 89 218 68 8 3 9 29 18 35 .864 .364 .500 .188 .312
1958 RHP 138 440 131 14 5 19 58 48 78 .855 .373 .482 .184 .298
1959 LHP 103 255 80 13 4 6 33 24 30 .842 .375 .467 .153 .314
1959 RHP 141 402 97 15 1 10 38 37 64 .668 .310 .358 .117 .241
1960 LHP 107 281 84 10 2 10 34 41 25 .846 .390 .456 .157 .299
1960 RHP 127 338 85 11 5 6 47 32 67 .684 .317 .367 .115 .251
1961 LHP 108 225 63 11 2 7 32 30 25 .802 .362 .440 .160 .280
1961 RHP 139 355 94 12 1 8 42 31 54 .698 .326 .372 .107 .265
1962 LHP 25 35 12 2 0 4 7 1 1 1.104 .361 .743 .400 .343
1962 RHP 18 53 12 2 0 1 6 2 8 .571 .250 .321 .094 .226
1963 LHP 30 42 15 1 0 4 10 1 9 1.022 .356 .667 .310 .357
1963 RHP 19 46 10 3 0 2 4 7 11 .734 .321 .413 .196 .217
1964 LHP 87 203 67 16 3 3 39 21 32 .877 .394 .483 .153 .330
1964 RHP 129 362 86 10 5 8 47 37 64 .673 .313 .359 .122 .238
1965 LHP 62 105 31 7 0 3 17 9 15 .810 .362 .448 .152 .295
1965 RHP 93 224 55 9 4 7 31 17 52 .714 .299 .415 .170 .246
1966 LHP 65 81 17 4 0 2 6 7 7 .614 .281 .333 .123 .210
1966 RHP 71 136 24 3 0 3 15 18 33 .537 .273 .265 .088 .176
Total LHP 1282 2798 795 135 29 79 386 296 408 .792 .354 .438 .154 .284
Total RHP 1637 4275 1017 144 41 97 494 388 811 .663 .304 .359 .121 .238
Total 2084 7073 1812 279 70 176 880 684 1219 .714 .324 .390 .134 .256
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.