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Thurman Munson League
9-23-2250
Rick Ward Second Base
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .714 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 1812 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 08-27-1930
HR 176 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(130 games)
RBI 880
SB 248
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity C    Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D  (14.6%) Range B- WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.6%) LF F  (0.3%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 5
3B C  (43.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% 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
1951 CHA
99
354
33
76
7
3
3
21
27
 70 1 0
10
 8 22
.549
.272
.277
.062
.215
1952 CHA
160
537
63
128
19
2
12
67
48
 113 1 1
17
 13 21
.650
.302
.348
.110
.238
1953 CHA
162
527
64
109
11
8
8
52
56
 106 2 2
12
 13 10
.588
.284
.304
.097
.207
1954 CHA
160
567
62
135
32
3
12
62
51
 104 0 2
16
 10 10
.669
.300
.369
.131
.238
1955 CHA
125
416
60
100
17
9
7
51
32
 85 5 3
17
 11 6
.675
.300
.375
.135
.240
1956 CHA
97
282
42
81
18
2
9
44
30
 35 1 5
6
 3 11
.813
.352
.461
.174
.287
1957 CHA
160
589
74
152
24
8
13
88
59
 96 5 2
20
 15 6
.722
.330
.392
.134
.258
1958 CHA
160
658
116
199
22
8
28
87
66
 113 6 2
36
 20 7
.858
.370
.488
.185
.302
1959 CHA
160
657
94
177
28
5
16
71
61
 94 4 0
35
 24 3
.735
.335
.400
.131
.269
1960 CHA
160
619
89
169
21
7
16
81
73
 92 2 1
29
 18 9
.758
.351
.407
.134
.273
1961 CHA
160
580
66
157
23
3
15
74
61
 79 2 3
23
 11 9
.739
.341
.398
.128
.271
1962 STL
39
88
10
24
4
0
5
13
3
 9 0 1
3
 2 1
.782
.293
.489
.216
.273
1963 STL
39
88
18
25
4
0
6
14
8
 20 0 2
3
 3 3
.871
.337
.534
.250
.284
1964 KC
151
565
66
153
26
8
11
86
58
 96 4 1
19
 9 4
.746
.342
.404
.133
.271
1965 KC
131
329
41
86
16
4
10
48
26
 67 2 0
2
 4 4
.745
.319
.426
.164
.261
1966 KC
121
217
17
41
7
0
5
21
25
 40 1 0
0
 1 1
.566
.276
.290
.101
.189
Total
2084
7073
915
1812
279
70
176
880
684
 1219 36 25
248
 165 127
.714
.324
.390
.134
.256
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.