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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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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1951	C-	D+	C+	C	C-	C	D
1952	C-	C-	B-	C+	C	C+	D+
1953	C	C	B-	C+	C+	C+	C-
1954	C+	C+	B+	C+	C+	C+	C
1955	B-	C+	B+	B-	C+	B	C
1956	B-	C+	B+	B-	B-	B	C
1957	B-	C+	B+	B-	B-	B+	C+
1958	B	B-	B+	B	B-	B+	C+
1959	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	C+
1960	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	B-
1961	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	B-
1962	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	B-
1963	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	B-
1964	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	B-
1965	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	B-
1966	B	B-	A-	B	B-	B+	B-

Career Transactions

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.