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Thurman Munson League 8-7-2254 |
| Rick Ward |  Second BaseRetired (1966, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .256 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .714 | Status | Deceased (2019) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 880 | |||||
| SB | 248 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (14.6%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (1.6%) | LF | (0.3%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | (43.2%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 3 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1951 | 2B | CHA | 16 | 16 | 141.0 | 78 | 32 | 44 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 4.85 | .974 | |||||
| 1952 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1373.0 | 831 | 343 | 467 | 21 | 103 | -25 | 5.31 | .975 | |||||
| 1953 | 2B | CHA | 162 | 162 | 1387.1 | 843 | 330 | 503 | 10 | 102 | -5 | 5.40 | .988 | |||||
| 1954 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1413.0 | 892 | 371 | 511 | 10 | 116 | -17 | 5.62 | .989 | |||||
| 1955 | 2B | CHA | 104 | 98 | 913.0 | 548 | 225 | 317 | 6 | 59 | +11 | 5.34 | .989 | |||||
| 3B | CHA | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 3.55 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1956 | 2B | CHA | 62 | 59 | 539.2 | 333 | 135 | 193 | 5 | 50 | -7 | 5.47 | .985 | |||||
| 3B | CHA | 11 | 11 | 99.0 | 36 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | +2 | 2.82 | .861 | ||||||
| SS | CHA | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2.08 | .857 | ||||||
| 1957 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1443.0 | 890 | 364 | 520 | 6 | 132 | -11 | 5.51 | .993 | |||||
| 1958 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1438.0 | 866 | 350 | 509 | 7 | 96 | -12 | 5.38 | .992 | |||||
| 1959 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1454.0 | 907 | 375 | 529 | 3 | 131 | +4 | 5.60 | .997 | |||||
| 1960 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1437.2 | 848 | 328 | 511 | 9 | 120 | -6 | 5.25 | .989 | |||||
| 1961 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1419.0 | 849 | 348 | 492 | 9 | 113 | +19 | 5.33 | .989 | |||||
| 1962 | 3B | STL | 14 | 14 | 122.2 | 47 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3.45 | 1.000 | |||||
| 2B | STL | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7.09 | 1.000 | ||||||
| SS | STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | .857 | ||||||
| 1963 | 3B | STL | 16 | 16 | 140.0 | 56 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3.47 | .964 | |||||
| LF | STL | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | .889 | ||||||
| SS | STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 2B | STL | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1964 | 2B | KC | 151 | 151 | 1348.1 | 873 | 392 | 477 | 4 | 130 | +6 | 5.80 | .995 | |||||
| 1965 | 2B | KC | 96 | 69 | 672.2 | 404 | 180 | 221 | 3 | 47 | +8 | 5.37 | .993 | |||||
| SS | KC | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 5.00 | .909 | ||||||
| 3B | KC | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 1.000 | ||||||
| C | KC | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 5.73 | 1.000 | ||
| 1966 | 3B | KC | 16 | 14 | 125.0 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2.38 | 1.000 | |||||
| SS | KC | 10 | 9 | 84.0 | 46 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.82 | .978 | ||||||
| 2B | KC | 10 | 7 | 69.0 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 5.61 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1B | KC | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| CF | KC | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.000 | ||||||
| C | KC | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 8.00 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | KC | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Pos Total | 2B | 1726 | 1687 | 15089.2 | 9236 | 3806 | 5335 | 95 | 1225 | -44 | 5.45 | .990 | ||||||
| 3B | 67 | 65 | 574.2 | 204 | 40 | 157 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 3.09 | .966 | |||||||
| SS | 17 | 16 | 146.0 | 78 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 4.56 | .949 | |||||||
| LF | 5 | 3 | 31.0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | .900 | |||||||
| C | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 6.75 | 1.000 | |||
| 1B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 | 1.000 | |||||||
| CF | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Total | 1821 | 1775 | 15892.1 | 9568 | 3914 | 5547 | 107 | 1239 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | -53 | 5.36 | .989 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1966-11-01 | Rick Ward has retired from the Kansas City Killers |
| 1964-04-11 | The Kansas City Killers have acquired Rick Ward from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-04-01 | The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Fireball Manfredi to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Rick Ward for assignment. |
| 1953-10-06 | The 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. |
| 1953-10-06 | The 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. |
| 1951-06-13 | The Chicago ChiFeds have promoted Rick Ward to the major league team. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Chicago ChiFeds have renamed Red Wayenberg to Rick Ward. |