#40 Preston Ward, First Base, 33 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Preston Ward
7/24/1927 33 USA,MO,COLUMBIA 6"3 203
First Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal Great Leader 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,150,000 1960 $ 920,000 (2 year(s)) 10 Year(s), 73 Days (1793 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 37 Days (2101 total Days) 13 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 1 2 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 5 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 4 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 5 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/10 | LA | L 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/11 | LA | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/13 | @STL | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/14 | @SF | L 1-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/15 | @SF | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @MIL | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @MIL | W 13-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/21 | CHN | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | CIN | W 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @LA | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 123 | 388 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 51 | 29 | 61 | .320 | .366 | .503 | .868 | .833 | .183 |
Projected | 130 | 411 | 131 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 68 | 54 | 31 | 65 | .320 | .366 | .503 | .868 | .833 | .183 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 110 | 426 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 195 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 72.3 | 7.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 114 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .246 | .282 | .395 | .677 |
vs. RHP | 274 | 96 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .350 | .398 | .547 | .945 |
Close/Late | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .362 | .578 | .939 |
Scoring Position | 92 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .391 | .435 | .533 | .968 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 58 | 185 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 24 | .330 | .380 | .524 | .904 |
Road | 65 | 203 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 37 | .310 | .344 | .483 | .827 |
March/April | 17 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .245 | .275 | .408 | .683 |
May | 24 | 77 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .299 | .325 | .403 | .728 |
June | 21 | 65 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 9 | .400 | .419 | .600 | 1.019 |
July | 23 | 80 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | .300 | .349 | .450 | .799 |
August | 23 | 72 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .375 | .438 | .708 | 1.146 |
Sept/Oct | 15 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .267 | .327 | .400 | .727 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 111 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 48 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 2 | 2 | .222 | .289 | .328 | .617 | BRO |
1950 | 88 | 140 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .313 | .286 | .599 | CHN |
1951 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | 1.000 | 1.375 | CHN |
1952 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .444 | .357 | .802 | CHN |
1953 | 86 | 181 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .296 | .315 | .611 | CHN |
1954 | 127 | 414 | 106 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .313 | .415 | .729 | CHN |
1955 | 153 | 534 | 128 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 93 | 70 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 2 | 2 | .240 | .306 | .363 | .669 | CHN |
1956 | 119 | 298 | 92 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 50 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .369 | .456 | .826 | CHN |
1957 | 95 | 205 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .339 | .473 | .812 | PIT |
1958 | 113 | 249 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .335 | .430 | .764 | PIT |
1959 | 132 | 415 | 102 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 63 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .317 | .412 | .729 | PIT |
1960 | 123 | 388 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 51 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .366 | .503 | .868 | PIT |
Total | 1224 | 3360 | 863 | 146 | 21 | 100 | 512 | 451 | 338 | 8 | 31 | 518 | 6 | 5 | .257 | .324 | .402 | .726 | |
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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 |
1951, AAA | 123 | 455 | 133 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 82 | 104 | 88 | 49 | 11 | 6 | .292 | .401 | .538 | .940 |
1952, AAA | 111 | 424 | 127 | 16 | 4 | 33 | 81 | 91 | 88 | 60 | 5 | 6 | .300 | .417 | .590 | 1.006 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 7 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 10.50 | | | | |
Third Base | 110 | 107 | 55 | 239 | 14 | 315 | 21 | .933 | 894.2 | 3.17 | | | | |
Leftfield | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 4.09 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
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Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1955... Injured on 9/20/1956 with a Fractured Hip, out for 6 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/28/1957 to a 2-year deal worth $2,560,001 per year... Injured on 9/21/1957 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... 5/21/1958: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,150,000 per year, for 2 years. Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 8/27/1959... 7/24/1960: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $920,000 per year, for 2 years. Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1960, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
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