LF Dick Ward #68
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
03/03/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF DICK WARD #68 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
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:3 Years, 92 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 98 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
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
Total FABL 559 1865 490 70 15 67 232 281 277 7 11 414 49 31 .263 .358 .424 .782 123 121 12.0
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
TOTAL LF 583 566 975 16 0 1014 23 .977 4917.2 1.81 +15.7 1.028
TOTAL CF 283 226 543 24 0 578 11 .981 2130.2 2.40 -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.
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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