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Mark Fidrych League
10-18-2157
Jay Ham Center Field
Retired (1980, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .747 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 1596 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 05-09-1942
HR 199 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1963)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(49 games)
RBI 774
SB 141
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (91.5%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (95.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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 
1963 Minors 21 22.00 0 / 3 0 / 4 4 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 1 12 / 22
1964 Minors 22 46.00 1 / 11 3 / 6 1 / 3 3 / 7 4 / 6 5 / 5 5 / 8 22 / 46
1965 Minors 23 47.00 4 / 10 2 / 3 3 / 8 4 / 6 4 / 10 1 / 2 5 / 8 23 / 47
1966 Minors 24 8.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 2 3 / 8
1966 Majors 24 52.73 123 99 0 4 / 7 5 / 10 5 / 6 5 / 10 0 / 4 3 / 8 5 / 7 27 / 52
1966 Pos (CF) 24 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 4
1967 Majors 25 65.61 162 133 0 4 / 13 2 / 8 3 / 10 4 / 5 3 / 8 5 / 12 4 / 9 25 / 65
1968 Majors 26 58.02 162 135 0 2 / 15 0 / 6 4 / 9 2 / 8 2 / 5 5 / 8 5 / 7 20 / 58
1969 Majors 27 55.45 151 126 11 1 / 6 2 / 14 0 / 5 1 / 8 3 / 10 1 / 6 1 / 6 9 / 55
1970 Majors 28 64.61 162 135 0 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 7 2 / 12 1 / 17 2 / 9 1 / 5 6 / 64
1971 Majors 29 44.75 109 93 44 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 5 2 / 6 5 / 44
1972 Majors 30 57.31 162 94 0 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 57
1973 Majors 31 48.11 162 55 0 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 5 3 / 9 3 / 48
1974 Majors 32 45.97 162 51 0 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 45
1975 Majors 33 55.65 162 86 0 0 / 5 0 / 5 2 / 10 0 / 13 1 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 4 3 / 55
1976 Majors 34 67.32 162 135 0 -2 / 5 -5 / 14 -2 / 13 -3 / 9 -1 / 10 -4 / 7 -1 / 9 -18 / 67
1977 Majors 35 44.69 147 64 15 -1 / 7 -6 / 11 -4 / 9 -1 / 5 -10 / 6 -2 / 2 -3 / 4 -27 / 44
1978 Majors 36 45.73 162 60 0 -2 / 3 -4 / 12 0 / 11 -4 / 8 -5 / 5 -3 / 4 -1 / 2 -19 / 45
1979 Majors 37 35.04 120 51 0 -2 / 6 -6 / 4 -2 / 4 -6 / 3 -5 / 4 -2 / 8 -1 / 6 -24 / 35
1980 Majors 38 61.31 152 113 10 -1 / 7 -4 / 13 -4 / 8 -6 / 6 -8 / 11 -3 / 10 -1 / 6 -27 / 61
Total 2260 1430 80 8 / 133 -11 / 145 11 / 137 5 / 136 -8 / 137 12 / 117 26 / 113 45 / 922
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Jay Ham has retired from the Baltimore Baboons
1980-08-11Jay Ham of the Baltimore Baboons is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1980-04-01The Baltimore Baboons have promoted Bob Suggs to the major league team. The Baltimore Baboons have promoted Amalio Erwin to the major league team. The Baltimore Baboons have promoted Jay Ham to the major league team. The Baltimore Baboons have sent Tom Alberts to the minors.
1980-03-25The Baltimore Baboons have acquired Jay Ham from the waiver wire.
1979-08-31The Washington Wild Pack have waived Jay Ham.
1979-08-16The Washington Wild Pack have designated Jay Ham for assignment.
1977-08-08Jay Ham of the Washington Wild Pack is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1971-07-11Jay Ham of the Washington Wild Pack is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1971-05-09Jay Ham of the Washington Wild Pack is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1969-07-01Jay Ham of the Washington Wild Pack is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1969-06-24A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Ball Bashers and the Washington Wild Pack. The Washington Wild Pack receive Jay Ham, Mike Robinson, Fritz Burnside, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 3 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Ball Bashers in exchange for Frank Bombardier, Freddy Barker.
1966-08-18The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Jay Ham to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Babe Fitzgerald to the minors.
1966-08-17The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have demoted Jay Ham to the minor leagues.
1966-05-14The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Jay Ham to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Marty Michaels to the minors.
1966-05-14A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Ball Bashers and the Tampa Bay Hammering Hanks. The Tampa Bay Hammering Hanks receive Earl Collins, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Ball Bashers in exchange for Jay Ham.
1966-03-25The Tampa Bay Hammering Hanks have renamed Jay Hammond to Jay Ham.