CF Herm Ford #13
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/21/1963
CF HERM FORD #13 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 511 110 12 3 6 39 39 105 .215 .273 .286 5 -3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 1 4
Arm: 1 1 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 3
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1963 MON Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 MON Win, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 LAS Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1963 LAS Win, 10-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1963 NYI Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1963 NYI Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1963 NYI Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/18/1963 @ TOR Loss, 3-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1963 @ TOR Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1963 @ TOR Loss, 6-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/13/1933
Born in:Washington, DC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 73 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 115 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 8th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 511 110 12 3 6 39 42 39 105 .215 .273 .286 .559 .252 .070 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 556 3 4 0 8 6 3 146 21 5 5 50.0 40.4 2.58 -3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 29 4 0 1 9 11 9 19 0 0 1 .248 .307 .308 .615
Versus Right   394 81 8 3 5 30 31 30 86 3 6 2 .206 .263 .279 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   73 17 0 1 2 10 6 2 13 2 0 1 .233 .256 .342 .599
May   91 20 1 1 1 5 9 10 17 0 1 0 .220 .297 .286 .583
June   85 22 1 0 2 7 5 7 15 1 2 1 .259 .319 .341 .660
July   95 24 2 0 0 6 9 10 17 0 1 1 .253 .330 .274 .604
August   90 15 5 1 1 8 8 7 19 0 1 0 .167 .227 .278 .505
September   77 12 3 0 0 3 5 3 24 0 1 0 .156 .188 .195 .382
Spring Training   14 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
2 Years Ago   83 19 2 4 1 13 8 8 11 1 0 0 .229 .293 .386 .679
Career   601 132 14 7 7 52 50 48 116 4 6 3 .220 .279 .301 .580
Home   240 57 8 2 4 27 18 20 47 1 3 1 .237 .298 .338 .635
Road   271 53 4 1 2 12 24 19 58 2 3 2 .196 .252 .240 .492
Grass   511 110 12 3 6 39 42 39 105 3 6 3 .215 .273 .286 .559
Day   113 29 2 0 1 6 10 6 25 0 0 2 .257 .306 .301 .607
Night   398 81 10 3 5 33 32 33 80 3 6 1 .204 .264 .281 .546
As Starter   506 110 12 3 6 39 42 39 103 3 6 3 .217 .276 .289 .564
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   91 20 2 0 0 6 9 6 13 2 2 1 .220 .270 .242 .512
Inning 1-3   173 38 1 2 5 18 13 10 42 1 2 0 .220 .261 .335 .596
Inning 4-6   177 42 8 1 1 14 17 16 34 0 2 1 .237 .304 .311 .615
Inning 7-9   156 30 3 0 0 7 12 13 29 2 2 2 .192 .260 .212 .472
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   201 44 3 2 4 6 26 11 42 0 5 1 .219 .263 .313 .576
1 Outs   172 34 6 1 0 13 9 14 41 3 1 2 .198 .262 .244 .506
2 Outs   138 32 3 0 2 20 7 14 22 0 0 0 .232 .303 .297 .600
Scoring Position   105 25 3 0 2 32 10 18 22 3 6 0 .238 .341 .324 .665
Bases Empty   303 67 6 2 3 3 25 15 62 0 0 3 .221 .265 .284 .549
Runner on 1st   103 18 3 1 1 4 7 6 21 0 0 0 .175 .220 .252 .473
Runner on 2nd   40 13 2 0 1 8 7 8 10 0 5 0 .325 .438 .450 .887
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .143 .300 .143 .443
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 0 0 0 .067 .176 .067 .243
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 1 8 2 3 0 2 1 0 .400 .500 1.200 1.700
Bases Loaded   14 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Two Strikes   220 33 5 1 1 11 17 16 105 2 0 1 .150 .209 .195 .405
First Pitch   83 24 4 1 1 7 6 4 0 1 2 1 .289 .326 .398 .723
Count 0-1   50 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   38 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 24 0 0 0 .105 .105 .132 .237
Count 1-0   42 9 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Count 1-1   48 17 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .354 .367 .438 .805
Count 1-2   74 10 0 1 0 1 3 0 36 0 0 0 .135 .135 .162 .297
Count 2-0   19 5 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .263 .474 .737
Count 2-1   38 9 0 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .237 .395 .632
Count 2-2   59 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 26 0 0 1 .153 .167 .203 .370
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 0 0 0 .273 .636 .273 .909
Full Count   49 10 1 0 1 7 6 16 19 2 0 0 .204 .388 .286 .674
Behind in Count   162 24 1 1 0 2 9 0 60 0 3 0 .148 .148 .167 .315
Ahead in Count   110 26 2 1 3 18 13 19 0 0 1 0 .236 .349 .355 .703
Batting Leadoff   131 24 3 1 2 6 12 6 33 0 2 0 .183 .219 .267 .486
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   94 30 6 1 1 12 5 3 21 1 3 0 .319 .337 .436 .773
Batting 7th   47 11 0 0 0 7 3 1 8 1 0 0 .234 .245 .234 .479
Batting 8th   234 45 3 1 3 14 22 29 41 1 1 3 .192 .288 .252 .541
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   191 39 6 1 0 3 7 13 42 0 1 1 .204 .259 .246 .505
Medium Leverage   237 55 3 2 5 19 26 16 48 2 3 2 .232 .284 .325 .609
High Leverage   81 16 3 0 1 17 9 10 14 1 2 0 .198 .283 .272 .554
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
1960 Cleveland - FABL 26 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929 148 158 0.1
1961 Cleveland - FABL 27 27 83 19 2 4 1 13 8 8 0 1 11 0 1 .229 .293 .386 .679 79 63 -0.3
1963 Dallas - FABL 29 157 511 110 12 3 6 39 42 39 3 3 105 5 5 .215 .273 .286 .559 48 52 -3.3
Total FABL 191 601 132 14 7 7 52 50 48 3 4 116 5 6 .220 .279 .301 .580 53 55 -3.5
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
1954 Total - 20 65 286 80 10 0 6 54 70 26 6 3 42 0 0 .280 .349 .378 .727 100 100 0.3
1955 Total - 21 50 222 62 9 0 6 33 43 21 6 2 29 0 0 .279 .355 .401 .755 100 100 0.5
1956 Total - 22 52 240 65 5 1 7 49 53 15 6 0 50 15 8 .271 .330 .388 .717 100 100 0.1
1956 San Jose - B 22 19 81 21 5 0 2 6 15 2 0 0 9 3 0 .259 .277 .395 .672 93 97 0.8
1956 Rockford - A 22 28 94 23 5 1 0 4 8 12 1 0 14 2 0 .245 .336 .319 .656 78 80 0.8
1956 Little Rock - AA 22 10 31 12 1 0 1 7 4 4 0 0 6 1 0 .387 .457 .516 .973 144 153 0.5
1957 Savannah - B 23 2 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 61 51 -0.1
1957 Youngstown - AA 23 48 177 60 8 5 5 32 33 31 2 4 18 3 1 .339 .435 .525 .960 166 163 3.6
1957 Little Rock - AA 23 63 140 35 4 0 4 19 30 20 1 0 24 4 1 .250 .348 .364 .712 78 76 0.4
1957 Total - AA 23 111 317 95 12 5 9 51 63 51 3 4 42 7 2 .300 .397 .454 .852 128 126 4.0
1958 Youngstown - AA 24 134 482 104 11 9 13 48 52 77 5 5 77 8 4 .216 .327 .357 .684 105 102 5.0
1959 Rochester - AAA 25 74 290 75 18 3 10 31 44 25 7 2 52 7 6 .259 .330 .445 .775 123 124 3.0
1960 Youngstown - AA 26 40 141 35 10 1 0 20 11 20 1 2 22 4 2 .248 .341 .333 .675 98 100 1.0
1960 Rochester - AAA 26 51 184 56 7 3 7 34 31 28 4 0 23 5 3 .304 .407 .489 .897 154 160 3.3
1961 Youngstown - AA 27 15 58 15 2 2 2 10 9 10 0 0 12 0 2 .259 .368 .466 .833 137 137 0.7
1961 Rochester - AAA 27 82 303 72 8 5 7 25 37 38 2 1 48 5 5 .238 .326 .366 .692 98 100 2.1
1962 Denver - AAA 28 134 497 141 13 3 17 50 74 66 5 2 64 13 6 .284 .372 .425 .796 126 131 2.6
Total DIX 73 171 47 5 0 5 26 34 24 1 0 30 5 1 .275 .367 .392 .759 90 90
Total EA 237 858 214 31 17 20 110 105 138 8 11 129 15 9 .249 .355 .395 .750 119 117
Total GWL 134 497 141 13 3 17 50 74 66 5 2 64 13 6 .284 .372 .425 .796 126 131
Total HL 28 94 23 5 1 0 4 8 12 1 0 14 2 0 .245 .336 .319 .656 78 80
Total UL 207 777 203 33 11 24 90 112 91 13 3 123 17 14 .261 .347 .425 .772 121 124
Total SEL 2 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 61 51
Total COW 19 81 21 5 0 2 6 15 2 0 0 9 3 0 .259 .277 .395 .672 93 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Little Rock - AA CF 10 8 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 73.1 2.33 +0.8 1.039
1956 Rockford - A CF 24 22 63 0 0 63 0 1.000 203.0 2.79 +3.4 1.034
1956 San Jose - B CF 17 17 49 0 0 51 2 .961 156.0 2.83 +4.2 1.083
1956 Little Rock - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Little Rock - AA CF 36 28 62 0 0 63 1 .984 267.1 2.09 -3.2 .969
1957 Youngstown - AA CF 47 47 147 5 1 155 3 .981 414.2 3.30 +8.8 1.064
1957 Savannah - B CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 -0.2 .966
1958 Youngstown - AA CF 38 17 57 1 0 58 0 1.000 208.2 2.50 -0.2 .999
1958 Youngstown - AA RF 109 109 199 1 0 201 1 .995 939.1 1.92 +18.3 1.096
1959 Rochester - AAA CF 59 58 175 3 0 181 3 .983 519.1 3.08 +7.2 1.057
1959 Rochester - AAA RF 13 12 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 117.0 2.85 +0.7 1.030
1960 Youngstown - AA C 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 8.1 7.56 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1960 Cleveland - MLB CF 5 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.1 1.039
1960 Rochester - AAA CF 39 39 102 1 1 103 0 1.000 350.1 2.65 +7.5 1.103
1960 Youngstown - AA CF 12 8 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 73.2 3.05 -0.2 1.012
1960 Cleveland - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Rochester - AAA RF 11 11 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 90.1 1.89 +1.7 1.189
1960 Youngstown - AA RF 27 27 51 2 1 53 0 1.000 242.2 1.97 +5.6 1.180
1961 Cleveland - MLB CF 27 27 56 3 1 62 3 .952 211.0 2.52 -2.1 .961
1961 Rochester - AAA CF 79 79 176 3 0 186 7 .962 691.1 2.33 +6.2 1.030
1961 Youngstown - AA CF 12 12 38 1 1 40 1 .975 107.0 3.28 +2.8 1.043
1961 Cleveland - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Youngstown - AA RF 3 3 8 0 0 9 1 .889 27.0 2.67 +1.5 1.314
1962 Denver - AAA CF 125 124 302 4 0 311 5 .984 1092.1 2.52 -14.8 .926
1962 Denver - AAA RF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 +0.5 1.450
1963 Dallas - MLB CF 121 118 289 7 2 307 11 .964 983.2 2.71 -18.2 .918
1963 Dallas - MLB RF 34 31 61 0 0 62 1 .984 273.1 2.01 +4.6 1.110
TOTAL C 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 8.1 7.56 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL CF 653 607 1568 29 6 1633 36 .978 5385.2 2.67 +2.0 .992
TOTAL RF 203 196 378 3 1 384 3 .992 1719.2 1.99 +33.0 1.112
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of college (Central Kentucky; Lexington, KY) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 4, Pick 8, 56th overall pick).
07/28/1957 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Cleveland Foresters, along with LF Jack Miller, in exchange for C Dode Edwards.
08/18/1957 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/19/1957 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1957 Goes 5-5 against the Worcester Warriors, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/07/1957 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/02/1959 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 7 weeks.
08/16/1959 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
07/04/1960 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/10/1960 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
05/01/1961 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1961 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/08/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
06/20/1961 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/12/1961 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 5 days.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters by the Dallas Wranglers. (Round 20, Pick 4, 80th overall pick).
06/03/1962 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
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