RF Preston Ward #80
Montreal Expos FORT
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/06/1969
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RF PRESTON WARD #80 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 583 141 31 4 16 65 51 120 .242 .300 .391 3 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 4 4 4 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 8
Errors: - 3 8
Arm: - 1 7
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: 7
2nd Base: - Right Field: 9
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/05/1969 KCA Win, 7-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/03/1969 KCA Win, 11-5 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
10/02/1969 KCA Loss, 2-8 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
10/01/1969 DET Win, 6-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/30/1969 DET Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1969 DET Loss, 2-10 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1969 MIL Loss, 3-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1969 MIL Win, 1-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1969 MIL Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/1969 @ PIT Win, 9-6 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Easy to get along with.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:07/24/1942
Born in:Columbia, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,943,500
Signed Through:1970 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 14th Pick in Round 2
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 1969 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 154 583 141 31 4 16 65 61 51 120 .242 .300 .391 .692 .314 .149 100
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 153 640 0 1 0 11 1 5 228 51 3 1 75.0 69.1 4.06 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   147 39 10 0 4 14 21 20 31 2 1 0 .265 .349 .415 .764
Versus Right   436 102 21 4 12 51 40 31 89 3 0 0 .234 .283 .383 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   79 20 5 0 2 9 8 10 15 0 1 0 .253 .337 .392 .729
May   105 25 4 1 4 13 16 8 20 2 0 0 .238 .287 .410 .696
June   87 24 9 1 0 7 7 15 22 0 0 0 .276 .382 .402 .785
July   102 28 4 0 6 16 14 8 19 3 0 0 .275 .319 .490 .809
August   103 20 2 2 2 11 9 5 24 0 0 0 .194 .231 .311 .542
September   89 17 4 0 1 4 3 5 17 0 0 0 .191 .234 .270 .504
October   18 7 3 0 1 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 .389 .389 .722 1.111
Spring Training   79 15 3 2 2 10 10 8 15 1 0 0 .190 .261 .354 .616
Last Year   558 122 15 2 11 50 48 54 118 1 1 0 .219 .287 .312 .599
2 Years Ago   531 137 27 4 7 39 56 38 93 1 0 0 .258 .307 .363 .670
Career   3443 823 139 22 76 373 360 288 689 19 11 0 .239 .296 .358 .655
Home   280 67 19 1 10 41 36 27 55 3 0 0 .239 .303 .421 .725
Road   303 74 12 3 6 24 25 24 65 2 1 0 .244 .298 .363 .661
Grass   271 66 10 3 6 23 24 22 55 2 1 0 .244 .298 .369 .667
Turf   312 75 21 1 10 42 37 29 65 3 0 0 .240 .302 .410 .713
Night   583 141 31 4 16 65 61 51 120 5 1 0 .242 .300 .391 .692
As Starter   582 140 30 4 16 65 61 51 120 5 1 0 .241 .299 .388 .688
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   127 34 10 1 4 14 19 11 29 1 0 0 .268 .324 .457 .780
Inning 1-3   192 44 10 3 3 18 14 11 38 2 0 0 .229 .268 .359 .628
Inning 4-6   205 51 7 0 8 24 23 23 42 2 1 0 .249 .322 .400 .722
Inning 7-9   173 41 13 1 3 21 22 14 39 1 0 0 .237 .293 .376 .668
Extra Innings   13 5 1 0 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .385 .500 .923 1.423
0 Outs   199 44 5 1 5 16 29 19 39 2 1 0 .221 .286 .332 .618
1 Outs   218 56 18 2 5 28 19 17 48 3 0 0 .257 .307 .427 .733
2 Outs   166 41 8 1 6 21 13 15 33 0 0 0 .247 .309 .416 .725
Scoring Position   121 28 5 1 3 44 13 10 27 5 1 0 .231 .279 .364 .643
Bases Empty   358 85 17 2 12 12 35 32 76 0 0 0 .237 .300 .397 .697
Runner on 1st   104 28 9 1 1 9 13 9 17 0 0 0 .269 .327 .404 .731
Runner on 2nd   45 11 1 1 1 9 6 4 9 0 1 0 .244 .306 .378 .684
Runner on 3rd   19 3 0 0 0 12 0 1 4 5 0 0 .158 .160 .158 .318
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 9 3 0 1 11 3 1 5 0 0 0 .321 .345 .536 .881
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 3 1 0 1 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .467 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Two Strikes   277 47 8 1 4 20 22 21 120 1 0 0 .170 .227 .249 .477
First Pitch   93 32 9 0 5 14 12 1 0 1 0 0 .344 .347 .602 .950
Count 0-1   43 13 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .302 .302 .419 .721
Count 0-2   36 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 15 0 0 0 .139 .139 .250 .389
Count 1-0   51 14 1 0 2 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 .275 .269 .412 .681
Count 1-1   51 16 4 2 2 9 8 0 0 1 0 0 .314 .308 .588 .896
Count 1-2   86 16 3 0 0 4 3 0 41 1 0 0 .186 .184 .221 .405
Count 2-0   19 5 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .250 .526 .776
Count 2-1   32 9 3 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .281 .562 .844
Count 2-2   94 15 2 0 0 6 4 0 43 0 0 0 .160 .160 .181 .340
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   16 5 1 0 0 2 5 17 0 0 0 0 .312 .667 .375 1.042
Full Count   61 11 2 1 3 9 12 21 21 0 0 0 .180 .390 .393 .784
Behind in Count   165 34 7 1 1 9 7 0 56 1 1 0 .206 .205 .279 .484
Ahead in Count   119 33 7 0 5 18 18 29 0 2 0 0 .277 .413 .462 .876
Batting 2nd   193 51 9 2 7 25 24 16 41 3 0 0 .264 .316 .440 .756
Batting 5th   123 29 9 0 4 17 12 18 23 1 0 0 .236 .331 .407 .737
Batting 6th   224 53 12 2 4 18 22 14 45 1 1 0 .237 .280 .362 .642
Batting 7th   42 7 0 0 1 5 3 3 11 0 0 0 .167 .222 .238 .460
Batting 9th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   272 62 17 2 8 17 24 21 61 1 0 0 .228 .282 .393 .676
Medium Leverage   204 48 4 2 4 26 21 19 32 4 1 0 .235 .295 .333 .628
High Leverage   104 30 10 0 4 22 16 11 26 0 0 0 .288 .357 .500 .857
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Kansas City - FORT 19 9 36 9 0 1 1 4 5 3 0 1 12 0 0 .250 .300 .389 .689 90 87 0.1
1963 Kansas City - FORT 20 116 327 75 12 4 5 34 33 30 0 3 68 0 1 .229 .292 .336 .628 87 83 0.4
1964 Kansas City - FORT 21 131 348 85 12 5 10 50 41 23 0 1 73 0 0 .244 .290 .394 .684 101 99 2.0
1965 Kansas City - FORT 22 147 540 133 29 0 12 67 61 47 0 5 109 0 0 .246 .304 .367 .671 96 96 3.2
1966 Kansas City - FORT 23 148 520 121 13 2 14 64 55 42 0 2 96 0 0 .233 .289 .346 .635 92 93 4.1
1967 Montreal - FORT 24 148 531 137 27 4 7 39 56 38 0 1 93 3 1 .258 .307 .363 .670 104 105 4.1
1968 Montreal - FORT 25 158 558 122 15 2 11 50 48 54 0 1 118 3 1 .219 .287 .312 .599 94 98 3.4
1969 Montreal - FORT 26 154 583 141 31 4 16 65 61 51 0 5 120 3 1 .242 .300 .391 .692 101 100 2.8
Total FORT 1011 3443 823 139 22 76 373 360 288 0 19 689 9 4 .239 .296 .358 .655 97 97 20.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Huntington Beach - AAA 19 114 460 104 13 3 25 65 73 50 0 1 150 2 0 .226 .301 .430 .732 99 97 0.0
Total MAAA 114 460 104 13 3 25 65 73 50 0 1 150 2 0 .226 .301 .430 .732 99 97
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Kansas City - FORT 20 13 20 5 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 .250 .238 .400 .638 0 0 0.0
1964 Kansas City - FORT 21 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0.0
1965 Kansas City - FORT 22 12 45 13 2 0 2 9 5 2 0 1 13 0 1 .289 .312 .467 .779 0 0 0.0
1966 Kansas City - FORT 23 18 63 17 1 0 3 8 8 4 0 1 12 0 0 .270 .309 .429 .737 0 0 0.0
1967 Montreal - FORT 24 5 16 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472 0 0 0.0
1968 Montreal - FORT 25 6 22 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 63 175 44 3 2 6 21 18 10 0 3 42 0 1 .251 .287 .394 .682 104 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 1.109
1962 Kansas City - MLB CF 8 8 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 72.0 3.12 -0.1 .983
1963 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 0.0 .000
1963 Kansas City - MLB LF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 -0.9 .979
1963 Kansas City - MLB CF 35 33 87 2 0 92 3 .967 278.0 2.88 +0.7 1.015
1963 Kansas City - MLB RF 85 51 159 5 1 169 5 .970 532.1 2.77 +1.9 1.008
1964 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1964 Kansas City - MLB CF 16 13 43 0 0 44 1 .977 107.0 3.62 +0.2 .965
1964 Kansas City - MLB RF 123 67 205 6 0 213 2 .991 758.2 2.50 +8.8 1.040
1965 Kansas City - MLB CF 10 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 33.0 2.45 -0.1 .983
1965 Kansas City - MLB RF 145 145 347 6 1 359 6 .983 1278.0 2.49 +18.8 1.065
1966 Kansas City - MLB CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.3 .978
1966 Kansas City - MLB RF 146 134 354 14 1 372 4 .989 1245.0 2.66 +24.5 1.121
1967 Montreal - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Montreal - MLB RF 146 146 359 10 3 376 7 .981 1295.2 2.56 +19.1 1.081
1968 Montreal - MLB CF 15 14 43 0 0 44 1 .977 125.0 3.10 -1.2 1.006
1968 Montreal - MLB RF 144 144 325 5 1 336 6 .982 1282.1 2.32 +14.4 1.066
1969 Montreal - MLB CF 135 135 391 7 0 411 13 .968 1195.1 3.00 +0.1 1.001
1969 Montreal - MLB RF 18 18 49 1 1 50 0 1.000 163.0 2.76 +0.8 .989
TOTAL 1B 3 0 13 0 1 13 0 1.000 13.0 9.00 +0.1 1.109
TOTAL LF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 -0.9 .979
TOTAL CF 226 205 598 10 0 626 18 .971 1819.2 3.01 -0.7 .000
TOTAL RF 807 705 1798 47 8 1875 30 .984 6555.0 2.53 +88.4 1.069
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
11/01/1961 Released by the Kansas City organization.
11/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (5).
04/02/1962 Named the #23 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (5).
04/01/1963 Named the #22 prospect in the FORT
10/30/1963 Wins the 1963 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
11/22/1963 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (5).
11/04/1964 Wins the 1964 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
11/10/1964 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $11,661,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (5).
04/24/1965 Injured (Thigh muscle strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/27/1965 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1965 Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award.
11/10/1965 Wins the 1965 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at RF.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (5).
07/15/1966 Injured (Sprained finger), day-to-day for one week.
11/02/1966 Wins the 1966 World Series MVP Award.
11/03/1966 Wins the 1966 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
11/12/1966 Wins the 1966 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at RF.
11/26/1966 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Montreal Expos, along with SS Francisco Lindor, SP Paxton Crawford, SP Steve Dunning, in exchange for 3B Tony Horton.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (5).
07/21/1967 Injured (Mild hip strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (5).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1965 147 9
1968 158 3
Year 2B Rank
1965 29 8
1967 27 8
1969 31 4
Year SH Rank
1963 7 7
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