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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Jose Ward Catcher
Retired (1988, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .769 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 1525 Age at Death 61 Date of Birth 11-22-1952
HR 190 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1970)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(54 games)
RBI 745
SB 42 Salary $3.75M Final Contract Year 1988
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B (15.3%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1975 MIN
90
331
29
79
10
1
6
34
37
70 0 5
1
0 2
.640
.311
.329
.091
.239
1976 MIN
117
442
51
103
21
4
13
67
44
92 1 6
1
1 3
.687
.300
.387
.154
.233
1977 MIN
99
373
50
99
16
1
9
54
34
64 1 2
1
1 2
.713
.327
.386
.121
.265
1978 MIN-BOS
114
327
36
78
11
1
7
37
35
59 0 4
5
4 2
.651
.309
.343
.104
.239
1979 BOS
134
233
33
62
8
5
7
31
27
55 0 0
4
2 1
.776
.342
.433
.167
.266
1980 BOS
136
424
63
130
16
5
14
58
43
82 0 2
20
12 8
.836
.369
.467
.160
.307
1981 NYN
122
476
70
123
19
5
14
70
49
94 1 4
4
4 2
.734
.326
.408
.149
.258
1982 NYN
105
437
68
122
17
4
15
53
48
68 2 0
3
7 0
.793
.353
.439
.160
.279
1983 NYN
88
355
50
99
22
2
8
37
37
60 3 1
2
1 1
.771
.351
.420
.141
.279
1984 NYN
123
494
80
136
21
3
17
66
64
77 2 0
1
3 2
.794
.361
.433
.158
.275
1985 NYN
114
475
82
144
23
3
22
70
46
81 3 3
0
0 1
.869
.366
.503
.200
.303
1986 NYN
122
491
79
142
25
9
20
77
51
78 2 6
0
0 1
.854
.355
.499
.210
.289
1987 NYN
122
499
89
156
19
1
30
74
53
75 0 1
0
0 5
.913
.378
.535
.222
.313
1988 NYN
71
279
31
52
8
0
8
17
22
59 3 0
0
0 3
.554
.253
.301
.115
.186
Total
1557
5636
811
1525
236
44
190
745
590
1014 18 34
42
35 33
.769
.340
.429
.159
.271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Jose Ward has retired from the New York Empires
1988-09-24Jose Ward of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1988-08-16Jose Ward of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1988-06-27Jose Ward of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1985-04-03Jose Ward of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1983-08-25Jose Ward of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1983-04-23Jose Ward of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1982-04-14Jose Ward of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1981-03-29The New York Empires have promoted Jose Ward to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Woodie Moschitto to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Dory Dierker to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Bob Rutherford to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Gene Driscoll to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted George Moryn to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Henry Shea to the major league team.
1981-03-29Jose Ward has signed with the New York Empires for $3.75M per year for 8 years.
1980-04-28The Boston Tea Party have placed Jose Ward on the trade block.
1978-10-04Jose Ward of the Boston Tea Party is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1978-06-16Jose Ward of the Boston Tea Party is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1978-05-19A trade has been completed between the Boston Tea Party and the Minnesota North Stars. The Minnesota North Stars receive Mark Schofield, Ron McDougal, Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 BOS (Glenn Collins) from the Boston Tea Party in exchange for Jose Ward, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 BOS (Johnny Day).
1978-04-01The Minnesota North Stars have placed Jose Ward on the trade block.
1977-08-23Jose Ward of the Minnesota North Stars is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1976-04-16Jose Ward of the Minnesota North Stars is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1975-05-19The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Jose Ward to the major league team.