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Name Team Age
Rick Ward Retired (1966, Age 36) Died (2019, Age 89)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24
(1951)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League 0 15 years (130 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A  0 8/27/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (1B)
C  (43.2 %) D  (14.6 %) F  (1.6 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
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 1387.33 843 330 503 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 59 539.66 333 135 193 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 1437.66 848 328 511 9 120 -6 5.25 .989
1961 2B CHA 160 160 1419.0 849 348 492 9 113 +19 5.33 .989
1962 2B STL 4 4 33.0 26 13 13 0 6 0 7.09 1.000
3B STL 14 14 122.66 47 13 34 0 2 -2 3.45 1.000
SS STL 1 1 9.0 7 2 4 1 0 0 6.00 .857
1963 2B STL 1 1 8.0 5 2 3 0 1 0 5.62 1.000
3B STL 16 16 140.0 56 12 42 2 1 +1 3.47 .964
SS STL 1 1 9.0 7 1 6 0 0 0 7.00 1.000
LF STL 3 3 27.0 9 8 0 1 0 0 2.67 .889
1964 2B KC 151 151 1348.33 873 392 477 4 130 +6 5.80 .995
1965 C KC 1 1 11.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 5.73 1.000
2B KC 96 69 672.66 404 180 221 3 47 +8 5.37 .993
3B KC 2 2 17.0 4 1 3 0 0 0 2.12 1.000
SS KC 2 2 18.0 11 1 9 1 1 -3 5.00 .909
1966 C KC 1 1 9.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0 8.00 1.000
1B KC 2 2 18.0 20 19 1 0 2 0 10.00 1.000
2B KC 10 7 69.0 43 18 25 0 7 -2 5.61 1.000
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
LF KC 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
CF KC 2 0 13.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 3.46 1.000
Pos Total 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
2B 1726 1687 15089.64 9236 3806 5335 95 1225 -44 5.45 .990
3B 67 65 574.66 204 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
CF 2 0 13.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 3.46 1.000
Total 1821 1775 15892.3 9568 3914 5547 107 1239 0 2 0 0.0% -53 5.36 .989
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.