#71 Rube Ward, Rightfield, 32 yrs, Boston (N) Rustlers Friday, 10/27/1911 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Rube Ward
2/6/1879 32 USA,OH,NEW LEXINGTON 5"7 152
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,755,000 1914 7 Year(s), 60 Days (1264 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 26 Days (1574 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 3 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | @NYG | W 10-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | SLN | L 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | SLN | L 8-16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | W 10-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/29 | @BRO | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | NYG | L 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | NYG | L 6-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/3 | @CIN | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | PIT | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/6 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 79 | 228 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 11 | .272 | .341 | .329 | .670 | .575 | .057 |
Projected | 79 | 228 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 11 | .272 | .341 | .329 | .670 | .575 | .057 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 63 | 257 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 25.5 | 3.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 72 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .316 | .306 | .622 |
vs. RHP | 156 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .350 | .340 | .690 |
Close/Late | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .341 | .361 | .703 |
Scoring Position | 65 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .354 | .408 | .369 | .777 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 38 | 112 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 5 | .286 | .336 | .330 | .666 |
Road | 41 | 116 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 6 | .259 | .341 | .328 | .668 |
March/April | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
June | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
July | 20 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | .246 | .333 | .311 | .645 |
August | 22 | 70 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .329 | .390 | .343 | .733 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 89 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .258 | .316 | .348 | .665 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1902 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 | CLE |
1903 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .314 | .406 | .721 | CLE |
1904 | 51 | 190 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .275 | .311 | .586 | CLE |
1905 | 36 | 107 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .368 | .374 | .742 | CLE |
1906 | 15 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .231 | .235 | .466 | CLE |
1907 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .370 | .375 | .745 | CLE |
1908 | 61 | 222 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .324 | .369 | .693 | CLE |
1909 | 82 | 273 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .357 | .359 | .716 | CLE |
1910 | 143 | 527 | 149 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .339 | .317 | .655 | CLE |
1911 | 79 | 228 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .341 | .329 | .670 | BSN |
Total | 493 | 1671 | 466 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 179 | 179 | 134 | 1 | 17 | 75 | 3 | 1 | .279 | .330 | .333 | .662 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1902, AAA | 132 | 500 | 153 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 40 | 36 | 50 | 2 | 1 | .306 | .349 | .380 | .729 |
1903, AAA | 128 | 511 | 152 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .347 | .403 | .750 |
1906, AAA | 56 | 70 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .357 | .386 | .743 |
1907, AAA | 79 | 280 | 103 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 30 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .368 | .461 | .432 | .893 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1903 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .400 | .713 |
1904 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .375 | .819 |
1905 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .222 | .422 |
1907 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1910 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .476 | .905 |
Total | 20 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .351 | .389 | .740 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .846 | 118.0 | 0.99 | | | | |
Centerfield | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 85.2 | 2.10 | | | | |
Rightfield | 46 | 41 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 4 | .942 | 371.2 | 1.67 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 48th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1902... Injured on 6/4/1902 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week... Had first career hit on 9/9/1902, off Win Kellum (MIL)... Hit first career homerun on 9/25/1903, off John Mcmakin (PHA)... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1907... 1/31/1908: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1909: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1910: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,520,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/27/1910 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/24/1911 to a 4-year deal worth $5,755,000 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1911, hitting .526 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
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