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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Val Ford Third Base
Retired (1972, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .195 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .581 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 84 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 11-25-1938
HR 14 Drafted Round 3, Pick 35
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(42 games)
RBI 49
SB 3
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (1.4%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B D- (4.6%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (3.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1958 BAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1961 SEA
7
17
0
3
0
0
0
2
1
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.399
.222
.176
.000
.176
1962 SEA
16
43
5
8
1
0
2
2
2
 15 2 0
1
 0 3
.604
.255
.349
.163
.186
1963 SEA
32
94
10
20
3
1
1
7
5
 19 0 0
0
 1 6
.550
.253
.298
.085
.213
1964 SEA
26
75
7
13
1
0
2
7
3
 19 1 0
2
 0 7
.482
.215
.267
.093
.173
1965 SEA
39
96
11
16
3
1
2
12
8
 20 1 0
0
 1 5
.519
.238
.281
.115
.167
1970 SF
26
86
13
22
4
0
7
18
8
 18 0 0
0
 0 7
.866
.319
.547
.291
.256
1971 SF
6
19
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
 6 0 1
0
 0 0
.248
.143
.105
.000
.105
Total
152
430
47
84
12
2
14
49
28
 101 4 1
3
 2 28
.581
.251
.330
.135
.195
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Val Ford has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-05-09The San Francisco Seals have waived Val Ford.
1971-04-18The San Francisco Seals have promoted Joe Hutton to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have designated Val Ford for assignment.
1970-03-25The San Francisco Seals have promoted Val Ford to the major league team.
1970-03-25The San Francisco Seals have acquired Val Ford from the waiver wire.
1966-04-18The Seattle Grunge have waived Val Ford.
1966-04-01The Seattle Grunge have promoted Domingo Burdette to the major league team. The Seattle Grunge have promoted Clay Higgins to the major league team. The Seattle Grunge have promoted George Meyer to the major league team. The Seattle Grunge have promoted Gomer King to the major league team. The Seattle Grunge have designated Swede Ross for assignment. The Seattle Grunge have designated Val Ford for assignment. The Seattle Grunge have designated Mike Willhite for assignment. The Seattle Grunge have designated Jim Moore for assignment.
1962-09-30The Seattle Grunge have promoted Val Ford to the major league team. The Seattle Grunge have designated Aaron Burns for assignment.
1962-08-18The Seattle Grunge have sent Val Ford to the minors.
1961-07-22The Seattle Grunge have promoted Val Ford to the major league team. The Seattle Grunge have sent Jim Smith to the minors.
1960-04-23The Seattle Grunge have acquired Val Ford from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01The Baltimore Browns have waived Val Ford.
1958-09-30The Baltimore Browns have sent Val Ford to the minors.
1958-09-29The Baltimore Browns have auto-promoted Val Ford to the major leagues.
1958-05-12The Baltimore Browns have promoted Bill Proctor to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have promoted Joe White to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Val Ford to the minors. The Baltimore Browns have sent Bill Wallace to the minors.
1958-05-12A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Steve Darcy, Bill Wallace, Val Ford, Draft Pick 1959 Round 2 MIN (Vito Thomas), Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 STL (Woody Suder), Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 CHA (Manny Herrera), Draft Pick 1959 Round 5 TEX (Neil Long), Draft Pick 1959 Round 4 TEX (Jason Curley), Draft Pick 1959 Round 3 TEX (Ed Burton) from the Texas Titans in exchange for Peyton McGwire, Eddie Wilie, Tex Gross.