LF Dick Ward #68
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF DICK WARD #68 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
111 427 110 19 7 22 56 50 98 .258 .334 .489 21 3.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 HOU Loss, 5-12 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
08/09/1975 HOU Win, 8-5 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1975 WAS Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 WAS Loss, 8-9 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/05/1975 NYG Win, 5-0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 1
08/04/1975 NYG Win, 5-4 5 2 2 2 1 0 2 1
08/03/1975 @ WAS Loss, 2-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/03/1975 @ WAS Loss, 0-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/02/1975 @ WAS Loss, 3-8 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 0
08/01/1975 @ WAS Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/13/1949
Born in:Steger, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$81,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 46 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 52 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 12th Pick in Round 13
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 427 110 19 7 22 56 76 50 98 .258 .334 .489 .823 .366 .232 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 102 479 0 4 0 7 0 2 209 48 21 8 72.4 70.5 5.70 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   128 36 10 2 5 13 23 17 22 1 0 0 .281 .363 .508 .871
Versus Right   299 74 9 5 17 43 53 33 76 1 0 0 .247 .321 .482 .803
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 8 2 0 2 4 8 2 6 0 0 0 .348 .400 .696 1.096
April   64 11 1 2 2 6 9 3 17 1 0 0 .172 .206 .344 .550
May   103 29 5 2 6 19 25 16 24 0 0 0 .282 .378 .544 .922
June   107 22 5 0 7 12 13 14 23 0 0 0 .206 .298 .449 .746
July   111 35 4 3 5 13 21 14 24 1 0 0 .315 .389 .541 .929
August   42 13 4 0 2 6 8 3 10 0 0 0 .310 .356 .548 .903
Spring Training   50 15 3 0 2 6 14 12 6 0 0 1 .300 .444 .480 .924
Last Year   604 151 18 3 15 60 91 91 144 5 1 2 .250 .348 .364 .712
2 Years Ago   560 168 23 5 27 92 99 93 111 2 0 2 .300 .400 .504 .904
Career   2292 600 89 22 89 288 357 327 512 13 5 7 .262 .354 .436 .790
Home   204 53 8 2 9 28 35 22 48 1 0 0 .260 .330 .451 .781
Road   223 57 11 5 13 28 41 28 50 1 0 0 .256 .337 .525 .862
Grass   400 104 17 7 19 52 71 49 92 2 0 0 .260 .339 .480 .819
Turf   27 6 2 0 3 4 5 1 6 0 0 0 .222 .250 .630 .880
Day   153 35 9 4 4 13 20 11 36 1 0 0 .229 .279 .418 .697
Night   274 75 10 3 18 43 56 39 62 1 0 0 .274 .363 .529 .892
As Starter   419 108 18 7 22 55 76 50 96 2 0 0 .258 .335 .492 .827
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   93 15 2 0 2 8 9 14 26 0 0 0 .161 .271 .247 .518
Inning 1-3   175 46 6 3 7 17 32 16 38 2 0 0 .263 .321 .451 .773
Inning 4-6   122 38 9 3 9 22 26 16 25 0 0 0 .311 .391 .656 1.047
Inning 7-9   120 26 4 1 6 17 18 15 32 0 0 0 .217 .304 .417 .720
Extra Innings   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 .000 .231 .000 .231
0 Outs   199 53 11 5 12 20 49 20 45 0 0 0 .266 .333 .553 .886
1 Outs   92 26 4 2 5 20 18 11 20 2 0 0 .283 .352 .533 .885
2 Outs   136 31 4 0 5 16 9 19 33 0 0 0 .228 .323 .368 .690
Scoring Position   88 24 5 2 4 34 14 12 16 2 0 0 .273 .353 .511 .864
Bases Empty   272 71 11 4 16 16 53 32 66 0 0 0 .261 .339 .507 .846
Runner on 1st   67 15 3 1 2 6 9 6 16 0 0 0 .224 .288 .388 .676
Runner on 2nd   34 9 1 1 2 9 7 6 4 0 0 0 .265 .375 .529 .904
Runner on 3rd   7 4 2 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 .571 .625 .857 1.482
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 6 2 1 1 8 2 2 8 0 0 0 .222 .276 .481 .757
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 1 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 .375 .455 .750 1.205
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Two Strikes   272 60 10 5 10 28 34 18 98 2 0 0 .221 .267 .404 .672
First Pitch   30 11 1 1 4 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 .367 .441 .867 1.308
Count 0-1   34 14 2 0 1 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .559 .971
Count 0-2   40 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 29 0 0 0 .075 .075 .150 .225
Count 1-0   18 6 1 0 4 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.056 1.389
Count 1-1   33 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .152 .212 .364
Count 1-2   70 13 4 0 1 4 4 0 28 0 0 0 .186 .186 .286 .471
Count 2-0   8 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 .875 1.500
Count 2-1   22 8 3 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .773 1.136
Count 2-2   77 18 3 2 2 9 10 0 28 0 0 0 .234 .234 .403 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 1 0 0 1 2 5 14 0 0 0 0 .100 .625 .400 1.025
Full Count   85 26 3 3 6 14 19 18 13 2 0 0 .306 .419 .624 1.043
Behind in Count   144 30 6 0 3 10 15 0 57 0 0 0 .208 .208 .312 .521
Ahead in Count   58 20 4 1 7 12 21 28 0 0 0 0 .345 .558 .810 1.368
Batting Leadoff   369 102 18 6 22 53 73 45 79 2 0 0 .276 .353 .537 .890
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   46 6 0 1 0 2 3 5 15 0 0 0 .130 .216 .174 .390
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Low Leverage   127 30 7 2 6 12 23 20 35 0 0 0 .236 .340 .465 .805
Medium Leverage   228 64 10 4 14 28 47 21 49 0 0 0 .281 .341 .544 .885
High Leverage   69 14 2 1 2 16 6 8 13 2 0 0 .203 .278 .348 .626
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
1971 Boston - FABL 22 118 259 58 11 5 7 34 32 44 1 2 66 2 1 .224 .337 .386 .723 109 102 1.3
1972 Boston - FABL 23 122 442 113 18 2 18 46 59 49 2 2 93 10 7 .256 .331 .428 .759 124 123 2.7
1973 Boston - FABL 24 160 560 168 23 5 27 92 99 93 2 2 111 14 11 .300 .400 .504 .904 150 144 5.5
1974 Boston - FABL 25 159 604 151 18 3 15 60 91 91 2 5 144 23 12 .250 .348 .364 .712 104 107 2.6
1975 Boston - FABL 26 111 427 110 19 7 22 56 76 50 0 2 98 21 8 .258 .334 .489 .823 125 132 3.2
Total FABL 670 2292 600 89 22 89 288 357 327 7 13 512 70 39 .262 .354 .436 .790 124 123 15.3
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
1967 Hattiesburg - R 18 37 129 31 1 2 1 11 14 34 0 0 32 7 7 .240 .399 .302 .701 100 107 0.3
1967 Arlington - A 18 18 66 20 1 0 2 6 10 9 0 0 17 3 0 .303 .387 .409 .796 143 147 0.4
1968 Hattiesburg - R 19 35 114 29 7 2 1 9 18 17 1 0 37 4 5 .254 .356 .377 .733 92 87 0.0
1968 Arlington - A 19 42 152 35 4 5 0 10 20 23 0 0 44 5 3 .230 .331 .322 .654 97 94 0.5
1968 Springfield - A 19 2 8 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181 237 250 0.1
1969 Arlington - A 20 17 53 9 1 1 0 2 9 11 1 0 13 2 3 .170 .323 .226 .549 63 51 -0.1
1969 Springfield - A 20 110 413 100 15 6 7 35 61 65 4 0 132 6 4 .242 .351 .358 .709 106 100 1.5
1969 Charleston - AA 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 143 169 0.0
1970 Charleston - AA 21 23 77 23 2 0 6 24 23 28 0 1 15 4 2 .299 .481 .558 1.040 166 165 1.1
1970 Columbus - AAA 21 102 370 105 15 1 16 49 64 65 3 2 95 11 5 .284 .393 .459 .853 131 134 2.9
1971 Columbus - AAA 22 5 19 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 3 1 0 .158 .304 .158 .462 30 51 -0.0
1972 Columbus - AAA 23 3 12 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .333 .385 .583 .968 157 167 0.0
Total EA 24 80 24 2 0 6 24 24 29 0 1 15 4 2 .300 .482 .550 1.032 165 165
Total UL 110 401 112 15 1 17 52 69 70 3 2 101 12 6 .279 .389 .449 .838 127 131
Total MAL 112 421 104 16 6 7 38 61 66 4 0 135 6 4 .247 .354 .363 .718 109 102
Total SEL 77 271 64 6 6 2 18 39 43 1 0 74 10 6 .236 .343 .325 .668 101 98
Total GSL 72 243 60 8 4 2 20 32 51 1 0 69 11 12 .247 .380 .337 .717 97 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Arlington - A LF 11 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 93.0 1.55 -2.3 .961
1967 Hattiesburg - R LF 19 18 32 0 0 33 1 .970 155.0 1.86 -0.8 1.017
1967 Arlington - A CF 5 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 42.1 3.19 +0.1 .960
1967 Hattiesburg - R CF 14 14 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 125.0 1.58 -1.1 .986
1967 Arlington - A RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.7 .802
1967 Hattiesburg - R RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 +0.5 1.051
1968 Arlington - A LF 6 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 44.0 1.84 +0.6 1.047
1968 Hattiesburg - R LF 7 4 6 0 0 7 1 .857 46.0 1.17 +0.3 1.050
1968 Springfield - A CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.7 1.026
1968 Arlington - A CF 34 31 71 0 0 72 1 .986 277.2 2.30 -2.1 .950
1968 Hattiesburg - R CF 25 20 48 1 0 50 1 .980 175.2 2.51 -0.6 1.013
1968 Arlington - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.2 1.053
1968 Hattiesburg - R RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 -0.1 1.023
1969 Springfield - A LF 52 51 64 0 0 65 1 .985 459.1 1.25 +2.3 1.073
1969 Arlington - A LF 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 33.0 0.82 +0.1 1.031
1969 Charleston - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.3 1.028
1969 Springfield - A CF 52 45 96 2 0 100 2 .980 424.2 2.08 -3.4 .962
1969 Arlington - A CF 10 8 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 76.0 2.37 +0.5 1.034
1969 Springfield - A RF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 41.0 2.85 +0.6 1.042
1969 Arlington - A RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 1.066
1970 Columbus - AAA LF 60 59 104 2 0 109 3 .972 524.0 1.82 +2.2 1.019
1970 Columbus - AAA CF 28 26 54 5 0 61 2 .967 231.1 2.30 -1.4 .951
1970 Charleston - AA CF 22 22 45 4 0 51 2 .961 192.0 2.30 -0.7 1.000
1970 Columbus - AAA RF 11 10 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 82.0 1.87 -1.8 .850
1971 Boston - MLB LF 46 41 74 1 0 76 1 .987 354.1 1.90 +3.1 1.067
1971 Columbus - AAA LF 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 43.0 1.05 +0.2 1.016
1971 Boston - MLB CF 8 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.2 1.93 -0.7 .811
1971 Boston - MLB RF 21 18 29 0 0 30 1 .967 154.0 1.69 +0.6 1.036
1972 Boston - MLB LF 84 84 156 4 0 163 3 .982 727.2 1.98 +0.3 1.027
1972 Boston - MLB CF 35 32 84 9 0 94 1 .989 290.2 2.88 -0.2 .969
1972 Columbus - AAA CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 24.0 2.62 -0.9 .882
1972 Boston - MLB RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.0 1.61 -0.1 .982
1973 Boston - MLB LF 141 139 239 5 0 253 9 .964 1186.0 1.85 +5.3 1.033
1973 Boston - MLB CF 18 8 25 2 0 28 1 .964 107.1 2.26 -1.2 1.006
1973 Boston - MLB RF 3 3 5 0 0 6 1 .833 21.0 2.14 -1.2 .830
1974 Boston - MLB LF 147 147 267 4 0 275 4 .985 1252.1 1.95 +4.5 1.011
1974 Boston - MLB CF 26 9 48 1 0 50 1 .980 120.1 3.66 -3.1 .942
1974 Boston - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Boston - MLB LF 107 102 195 5 1 203 3 .985 922.0 1.95 +2.5 1.029
1975 Boston - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 690 668 1170 21 1 1217 26 .979 5839.2 1.84 +18.2 1.028
TOTAL CF 284 226 543 24 0 578 11 .981 2132.2 2.39 -15.8 .970
TOTAL RF 55 49 83 0 0 85 2 .976 409.0 1.83 -1.9 .963
PLAYER HISTORY
03/13/1949 Grandson of Joe Ward.
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Lincoln Park; Chicago, IL) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 13, Pick 12, 252nd overall pick).
09/09/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
06/14/1969 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/23/1969 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/27/1970 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
06/29/1970 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/26/1972 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/28/1972 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6 weeks.
07/23/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/25/1972 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/01/1973 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
06/10/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/05/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
06/09/1975 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/30/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 156 1
Year PA Rank
1974 704 5
Year K Rank
1973 111 7
1974 144 1
Year TB Rank
1973 282 6
Year HR Rank
1973 27 6
Year SB Rank
1974 23 10
Year RBI Rank
1973 92 6
Year R Rank
1973 99 8
1974 91 9
Year BB Rank
1973 93 6
1974 91 6
Year IBB Rank
1973 16 6
Year EBH Rank
1973 55 8
Year OBP Rank
1973 .400 8
Year SLG Rank
1973 .504 7
Year RC Rank
1973 110.24 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1973 7.02 9
Year ISO Rank
1973 .204 8
Year wOBA Rank
1973 .391 7
Year OPS Rank
1973 .904 7
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