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Preston Ward
Preston Meyer Ward

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 198 lb.

MLB Debut April 20, 1948
Final Game August 18, 1959
Born July 24, 1927 in Columbia, MO
Died June 2, 2013 (age 85)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 20 BRN NL   49  156   12   34   9   1   4   21   0   0    9   34  .218  .257  .365  .623    86    57   0   2   2   0   4  
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950 22 NYN NL   26   86    7   21   2   0   1    8   1   0    6   16  .244  .290  .302  .593    79    26   2   1   0   0   6  
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953 25 CHN NL  113  376   48   96   8   2  17   47   4  12   65   68  .255  .365  .423  .788    97   159   4   2   1   1   7  
 1954 26 PIN NL   85  239   25   59  11   1   5   26   0   0   29   43  .247  .324  .364  .688    94    87   3   4   3   0   3  
 1955 27 PIN NL   82  191   27   48  13   5   4   20   1   0   28   20  .251  .345  .435  .780   107    83   3   1   2   0   4  
 1956 28 DEA AL   52  134   22   37   8   1   4   18   0   0   12    6  .276  .336  .440  .776   108    59   0   0   0   0   0  
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 30 KCA AL  134  349   31   88   8   3  11   53   0   0   36   65  .252  .321  .387  .707    93   135   0   6   2   2   7  
 1959 31 KCA AL    6    7    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .286  .286  .714 1.000   137     5   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      547 1538  173  385  59  13  47  196   6  12  185  253  .250  .329  .397  .726         611  12  16  10   3  31
 Per 600 PA           526   59  132  20   4  16   67   2   4   63   87                                 209   4   5   3   1  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      167  430   52  107  24   6   9   46   1   0   57   63  .249  .333  .395  .729         170   6   5   5   0   7
   With KCA      140  356   32   90   8   3  12   56   0   0   36   66  .253  .320  .393  .713         140   0   6   2   2   7
   With CHN      113  376   48   96   8   2  17   47   4  12   65   68  .255  .365  .423  .788         159   4   2   1   1   7
   With DEA       52  134   22   37   8   1   4   18   0   0   12    6  .276  .336  .440  .776          59   0   0   0   0   0
   With BRN       49  156   12   34   9   1   4   21   0   0    9   34  .218  .257  .365  .623          57   0   2   2   0   4
   With NY2       26   86    7   21   2   0   1    8   1   0    6   16  .244  .290  .302  .593          26   2   1   0   0   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      744 2067  219  522  83  15  50  262   7   6  231  315  .253  .326  .380  .706         785  31  15   8   2  30
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1948 20 BRN NL  78   13   2.9   6   0   0  .000   5   12    5  .417    0    0  .000  1B   4e16      -76   
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950 22 NYN NL  59    6   2.4   3   1   0  .333   1    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  1B   3e9       -93   
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953 25 CHN NL  35   57   5.1  18   3   0  .167   6   29   14  .483    0    0  .000  UT             115   
 1954 26 PIN NL  32   30   4.3  11   4   0  .364  15   28   12  .429    0    0  .000  UT             -33   
 1955 27 PIN NL  21   29   5.3  13   2   0  .154   3   18   10  .556    0    0  .000  1B   3e4       105   
 1956 28 DEA AL   8   20   5.8  14   3   0  .214   5   10    5  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e21      -19   
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 30 KCA AL  15   44   4.4  34   7   0  .206   3   26   15  .577    0    0  .000  1B   3e13      -29   
 1959 31 KCA AL   0    1   7.7   4   1   1  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   4e29      356   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          205   4.5 103  21   1  .204  38  129   63  .488    0    0  .000                  18   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1948 20 BRN NL  1B    43   397    44    5   34   .989    42   350.1  11.33
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950 22 NYN NL  1B    22   199    21    1   19   .995    21   192.0  10.31
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953 25 CHN NL  1B    50   405    45    5   38   .989    49   428.2   9.45
                 RF    24    39     1    0    0  1.000    21   187.0   1.93
                 LF    20    37     2    1    0   .975    19   169.1   2.07
                 CF     2     4     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   4.50
 1954 26 PIN NL  3B    41    21    79   11    4   .901    38   322.1   2.79
                 RF    25    26     0    4    0   .867    23   193.0   1.21
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.12
                 1B     5    11     1    0    0  1.000     0    11.0   9.82
 1955 27 PIN NL  1B    54   368    42    0   30  1.000    36   345.0  10.70
                 RF    13    22     0    0    0  1.000    10    88.0   2.25
                 3B     2     0     4    3    0   .571     2    17.0   2.12
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1956 28 DEA AL  1B    37   227    31    5   26   .981    30   266.0   8.73
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 30 KCA AL  1B    53   453    27    3   40   .994    50   455.2   9.48
                 LF    33    51     1    0    0  1.000    30   209.1   2.24
                 RF     5     8     0    0    0  1.000     3    32.0   2.25
                 3B     3     2     1    0    0  1.000     0     7.1   3.68
 1959 31 KCA AL  1B     2    12     1    0    0  1.000     1     9.0  13.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   266  2072   212   19  187   .992   229  2057.2   9.99
                 RF    67    95     1    4    0   .960    57   500.0   1.73
                 LF    57    93     3    1    0   .990    52   404.2   2.14
                 3B    46    23    84   14    4   .884    40   346.2   2.78
                 CF     2     4     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1948  BRN   85-69   Robert Rescigno
 1950  NYN   72-82   Rick Field
 1953  CHN   60-94   Alan Boodman
 1954  PIN   55-99   Dennis Van Langen
 1955  PIN   56-98   Dennis Van Langen
 1956  DEA   65-89   Tom Austad
 1958  KCA   71-83   Drew Kennedy
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy

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