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Dan Ford
Darnell Glenn Ford (Disco Dan)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut April 12, 1975
Final Game May 31, 1985
Born May 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA (age 72)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 23 MNA AL  125  460   80  143  22   1  28   81   3  14   35   87  .311  .365  .546  .911   126   251   1   1   5   5  10  
 1976 24 MON NL  151  546   71  155  26   5  26   83  10   3   40  133  .284  .343  .493  .836   124   269   1   5   3  12  11  MVP-10
 1977 25 MON NL   98  288   43   76  14   4   6   23   0   2   24   61  .264  .330  .403  .733   101   116   1   1   2   5   7  
 1978 26 MON NL  145  534   68  133  33  10   7   66   4   2   48   92  .249  .316  .388  .703   101   207  13   2   2   5  12  
 1979 27 BAA AL  149  576   95  160  30   3  23   96   9   1   51  100  .278  .338  .460  .798   107   265   2   3  13   3  17  
 1980 28 BAA AL   53  162   25   47  11   0   7   22   0   0   23   35  .290  .381  .488  .869   121    79   0   2   3   2   6  
 1981 29 BAA AL   82  306   40   70  12   1   8   35   0   1   27   70  .229  .301  .353  .654    91   108   5   1   1   5   7  
 1982           [Did not play]
 1983 31 BAA AL  130  413   47  110  36   3   6   53   4   5   29   61  .266  .318  .412  .729   102   170   5   2   1   3   9  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      933 3285  469  894 184  27 111  459  30  28  277  639  .272  .335  .446  .781        1465  28  17  30  40  79
 Per 600 PA           540   77  147  30   4  18   76   5   5   46  105                                 241   5   3   5   7  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA      414 1457  207  387  89   7  44  206  13   7  130  266  .266  .330  .427  .757         622  12   8  18  13  39
   With MON      394 1368  182  364  73  19  39  172  14   7  112  286  .266  .330  .433  .763         592  15   8   7  22  30
   With MNA      125  460   80  143  22   1  28   81   3  14   35   87  .311  .365  .546  .911         251   1   1   5   5  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1153 4163  598 1123 214  38 121  566  61  37  303  722  .270  .324  .427  .750        1776  31  38  19  47 121
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1975 23 MNA AL  29   83   6.5   2   0   0  .000   4   46   18  .391    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e5    144   
 1976 24 MON NL  32   92   6.1   3   1   0  .333  12   55   30  .545    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e10    55   
 1977 25 MON NL  65   37   4.5  24   8   0  .333   8   25   15  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e11   -31   
 1978 26 MON NL  33   65   4.1  13   3   1  .231   6   27   21  .778    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10   -52   
 1979 27 BAA AL  40   87   5.4   0   0   0  .000  10   68   53  .779    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e9     1   
 1980 28 BAA AL  68   29   6.6  11   2   0  .182   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  DH             110   
 1981 29 BAA AL  67   32   3.5   6   1   0  .167   4   28   21  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e13 -113   
 1982           [Did not play]
 1983 31 BAA AL  47   52   4.3  18   5   1  .278   5   34   22  .647    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5   -39   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          480   5.1  77  20   2  .260  50  285  181  .635    0    0  .000                   8   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 11.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1975 23 MNA AL  RF    94   127     3    3    2   .977    90   762.0   1.54
                 CF    20    33     2    0    0  1.000    18   141.0   2.23
                 LF    18    28     1    1    0   .967    12   111.1   2.34
 1976 24 MON NL  RF   139   245    12   12    2   .955   128  1164.0   1.99
                 CF    12    25     2    0    0  1.000    12    99.1   2.45
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1977 25 MON NL  LF    79   104     3    8    0   .930    51   530.1   1.82
                 RF     9    10     0    0    0  1.000     7    72.2   1.24
                 CF     2     5     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   6.43
 1978 26 MON NL  LF   132   269     6    6    1   .979   126  1142.0   2.17
                 RF     5     7     0    0    0  1.000     2    23.0   2.74
 1979 27 BAA AL  CF   148   410    21   10    1   .977   148  1338.0   2.90
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.2   0.00
 1980 28 BAA AL  RF     8    16     1    1    1   .944     5    55.2   2.75
                 LF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   3.00
 1981 29 BAA AL  RF    62   111     1    3    0   .974    61   556.1   1.81
                 CF     9    26     1    1    0   .964     9    76.0   3.20
                 SS     1     1     1    0    1  1.000     0     4.0   4.50
 1982           [Did not play]
 1983 31 BAA AL  RF   124   191     8    5    1   .975   106   956.0   1.87
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   442   707    25   24    6   .968   399  3591.1   1.83
                 LF   231   404    10   15    1   .965   190  1794.2   2.08
                 CF   191   499    26   11    1   .979   187  1661.1   2.84
                 SS     1     1     1    0    1  1.000     0     4.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1977 NLCS  MON CIN   L    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1975  MNA   63-99   James Taglia
 1976  MON   75-87   Steve Bivens
 1977  MON  100-62   Steve Bivens
 1978  MON   78-84   Steve Bivens
 1979  BAA   97-65   Mike Rescigno
 1980  BAA   93-69   Mike Rescigno
 1981  BAA   88-74   Mike Rescigno
 1983  BAA   74-88   Charlie Steinhice

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