P John Ward #14
Age: 39 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
P JOHN WARD #14 - AGE: 39 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/30/1935
Born in:St. Joseph, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 162 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 10th Pick in Round 11
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Beaumont - R 19 2 0 0 1 0 10.80 1.2 3 3 2 0 5 2 0 0 4.80 .429 9.18 -0.1 38
1956 Beaumont - R 20 1 1 0 0 0 15.00 3.0 3 5 5 2 3 1 0 0 2.00 .111 13.47 -0.2 27
1956 Bakersfield - A 20 2 2 1 1 0 3.14 14.1 12 5 5 1 0 11 0 0 0.84 .275 2.44 0.4 102
1957 Beaumont - R 21 13 13 3 3 0 4.08 81.2 73 41 37 6 53 66 1 0 1.54 .279 4.38 1.2 112
1957 Bakersfield - A 21 6 6 1 2 0 3.20 39.1 38 15 14 4 8 18 0 0 1.17 .266 3.93 0.0 96
1958 Bakersfield - A 22 4 4 0 2 0 4.55 27.2 29 14 14 4 6 19 0 0 1.27 .287 3.95 0.1 72
1958 Allentown - A 22 10 10 8 2 0 2.84 79.1 59 27 25 5 42 57 5 3 1.27 .245 3.37 1.2 124
1958 Albany - A 22 14 14 9 3 0 2.05 114.1 72 31 26 6 42 89 8 4 1.00 .211 2.51 3.1 158
1958 Total - A 22 24 24 17 5 0 2.37 193.2 131 58 51 11 84 146 13 7 1.11 .225 2.86 4.3 142
1959 Albany - A 23 26 26 14 10 0 3.30 204.1 162 85 75 16 88 150 13 3 1.22 .251 3.35 3.1 102
1959 Reading - AA 23 2 2 0 1 0 8.64 8.1 11 8 8 1 4 6 0 0 1.80 .370 4.33 0.0 39
1960 Reading - AA 24 23 23 7 8 0 4.10 116.1 88 56 53 14 67 88 0 0 1.33 .233 4.39 0.4 88
1960 Toledo - AAA 24 12 4 2 2 3 2.51 32.1 24 10 9 3 14 18 0 0 1.18 .216 4.41 0.2 163
1961 Reading - AA 25 25 23 8 3 1 3.83 120.0 114 55 51 10 70 91 0 0 1.53 .296 4.14 1.1 100
1961 Toledo - AAA 25 5 5 3 0 0 2.73 26.1 25 11 8 0 11 22 0 0 1.37 .298 2.90 0.8 150
1962 Albany - A 26 1 1 0 1 0 14.54 4.1 8 7 7 1 4 2 0 0 2.77 .389 7.07 -0.1 23
1962 San Diego - AAA 26 40 1 3 8 2 5.35 65.2 66 41 39 12 28 33 0 0 1.43 .258 5.03 -0.7 72
1963 San Diego - AAA 27 34 0 3 2 3 3.07 55.2 49 19 19 5 23 34 0 0 1.29 .260 3.41 0.6 127
1964 San Diego - AAA 28 44 0 5 4 2 4.66 58.0 48 31 30 7 40 38 0 0 1.52 .237 4.67 -0.0 91
Total EA 50 48 15 12 1 4.12 244.2 213 119 112 25 141 185 0 0 1.45 .270 4.27 89.5
Total GWL 118 1 11 14 7 4.42 179.1 163 91 88 24 91 105 0 0 1.42 .252 4.41 90.6
Total MAL 51 51 31 16 0 2.98 402.1 301 150 133 28 176 298 26 10 1.19 .241 3.15 112.7
Total COW 12 12 2 5 0 3.65 81.1 79 34 33 9 14 48 0 0 1.14 .275 3.67 86.7
Total GSL 16 14 3 4 0 4.59 86.1 79 49 44 8 61 69 1 0 1.62 .277 4.79 97.3
Total CL 17 9 5 2 3 2.61 58.2 49 21 17 3 25 40 0 0 1.26 .254 3.73 156.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Beaumont - R P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.1 .000
1956 Bakersfield - A P 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 14.1 1.26 +0.3 .990
1956 Beaumont - R P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1957 Bakersfield - A P 6 6 3 8 1 12 1 .917 39.1 2.52 +0.7 .995
1957 Beaumont - R P 13 13 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 81.2 0.77 +0.2 1.614
1958 Allentown - A P 10 10 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 79.1 1.59 +1.2 1.222
1958 Albany - A P 14 14 8 4 0 13 1 .923 114.1 0.94 -0.2 .978
1958 Bakersfield - A P 4 4 1 3 0 5 1 .800 27.2 1.30 -0.4 .739
1959 Reading - AA P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 -0.2 .984
1959 Albany - A P 26 26 9 15 1 24 0 1.000 204.1 1.06 +4.3 1.244
1960 Toledo - AAA P 12 4 2 2 1 5 1 .800 32.1 1.11 -0.2 1.000
1960 Reading - AA P 23 23 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 116.1 0.93 +1.4 .985
1961 Toledo - AAA P 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 26.1 0.34 +0.2 1.000
1961 Reading - AA P 25 23 7 14 1 21 0 1.000 120.0 1.57 +1.7 1.135
1962 San Diego - AAA P 39 1 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 65.2 1.78 -0.4 1.172
1962 Albany - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 San Diego - AAA P 34 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 55.2 0.81 +0.6 .992
1964 San Diego - AAA P 44 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 58.0 0.31 +0.3 .529
TOTAL P 263 135 51 84 7 140 5 .964 1052.2 1.15 +9.2 1.093
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Hamilton; Hamilton, MO) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 11, Pick 10, 170th overall pick).
07/16/1953 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/21/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
07/22/1953 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
07/22/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
07/24/1953 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/29/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Portland Green Sox organization.
07/30/1953 Released by the Portland Green Sox.
07/30/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
08/02/1953 Released by the Chicago organization.
08/04/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
08/05/1953 Released by the Wichita Rustlers.
08/05/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
10/15/1953 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
10/19/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Antonio Gunslingers organization.
01/19/1954 Released by the San Antonio Gunslingers.
01/20/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
05/04/1954 Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
05/11/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
06/19/1954 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
06/21/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
09/29/1954 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
10/04/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
04/27/1955 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
05/02/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
08/08/1955 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
08/08/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
03/13/1957 Successfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
05/24/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/03/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
06/09/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/09/1958 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/14/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
07/27/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 10 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
08/01/1958 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/31/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/19/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/28/1959 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/12/1959 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/18/1959 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/03/1962 Released by the New York organization.
05/07/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
03/09/1963 Successfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the San Diego Conquistadors development complex.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
04/19/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the San Diego Conquistadors development complex.
04/01/1965 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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