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Jay Ward

John Francis Ward


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

Born: September 9, 1938 in Brookfield, Missouri, US
Died: February 24, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana, US
High School: Highland HS (Highland, IL)

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Minors Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1956 17 Kearney NESL D NYY 62 254 84 13 2 7 .331 .480 122
1957 18 Greenville SOSL D NYY 125 432 124 27 0 15 .287 .454 196
1958 19 2 Teams 2 Lgs C WSH,NYY 118 437 129 27 4 20 .295 .513 224
1958 19 Missoula PION C WSH 111 413 123 26 3 20 .298 .521 215
1958 19 Fargo-Moorhead NORL C NYY 7 24 6 1 1 0 .250 .375 9
1959 20 Shreveport SOUA AA KCA 153 646 556 82 143 28 2 22 84 1 75 109 .257 .344 .433 .778 241 3 4 8 6
1960 21 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-AAA KCA 141 501 449 60 107 20 1 15 57 6 52 69 .238 .317 .388 .705 174
1960 21 Shreveport SOUA AA KCA 109 425 380 57 99 19 0 15 53 5 45 51 .261 .339 .429 .768 163
1960 21 Dallas-Fort Worth AA AAA KCA 32 76 69 3 8 1 1 0 4 1 7 18 .116 .197 .159 .357 11
1961 22 Hawaii PCL AAA KCA 123 433 403 35 107 13 0 7 42 3 0 30 53 .266 .316 .350 .666 141
1962 23 2 Teams 1 Lg AAA LAD,MIN 98 310 31 71 11 6 15 47 1 2 13 47 .229 .448 139 1 0 1
1962 23 Spokane PCL AAA LAD 45
1962 23 Spokane,Vancouver PCL AAA MIN,LAD 98 325 310 31 71 11 6 15 47 1 2 13 47 .229 .262 .448 .710 139 1 0 1
1962 23 Vancouver PCL AAA MIN 53
1963 24 Dallas-Fort Worth PCL AAA MIN 104 383 353 54 91 16 0 20 50 2 2 30 67 .258 .316 .473 .789 167
1964 25 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA SFG,MIN 140 567 504 64 121 16 2 22 75 9 3 57 105 .240 .314 .411 .725 207 0 1 5
1964 25 Tacoma PCL AAA SFG 125 503 456 59 114 14 2 21 69 9 3 42 93 .250 .310 .428 .738 195 0 0 5
1964 25 Atlanta IL AAA MIN 15 64 48 5 7 2 0 1 6 0 0 15 12 .146 .349 .250 .599 12 0 1 0
1965 26 Denver PCL AAA MIN 134 519 480 63 136 35 2 15 75 7 3 28 94 .283 .321 .458 .779 220 1 5 5
1966 27 Chunichi JPCL Fgn
1967 28 Portland PCL AAA CLE 143 524 470 48 113 24 1 14 50 5 5 45 55 .240 .306 .385 .691 181 1 4 4
1968 29 Denver PCL AAA MIN 134 475 424 61 111 22 4 22 80 0 0 39 98 .262 .327 .488 .815 207 4 4 4
1969 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE 143 569 510 64 130 35 3 14 76 4 4 51 58 .255 .319 .418 .736 213 0 1 7
1970 31 Indianapolis AA AAA CIN 92 328 276 44 67 8 1 12 45 7 3 44 71 .243 .352 .409 .761 113 3 4 1
1971 32 Omaha AA AAA KCR 133 542 455 71 102 17 2 21 69 5 7 74 99 .224 .336 .409 .745 186 5 3 5
16 Seasons 1843 6935 6313 677 1636 312 30 241 750 50 29 538 925 .259 .317 .433 .750 2731 18 26 40 6
AAA (11 seasons) AAA 1276 4741 4254 538 1057 198 22 162 613 44 29 418 765 .248 .316 .420 .735 1785 15 22 32
AA (2 seasons) AA 262 1071 936 139 242 47 2 37 137 6 120 160 .259 .342 .432 .774 404 3 4 8 6
C (1 season) C 118 437 437 129 27 4 20 .295 .295 .513 .808 224
D (2 seasons) D 187 686 686 208 40 2 22 .303 .303 .464 .767 318
Fgn (1 season) Fgn
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
1959 20 Shreveport SOUA AA KCA 3B 153 477 143 301 33 36 .931 2.90
1960 21 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-AAA KCA 3B 138 389 124 234 31 25 .920 2.59
1960 21 Shreveport SOUA AA KCA 3B 108 328 103 198 27 23 .918 2.79
1960 21 Dallas-Fort Worth AA AAA KCA 3B 30 61 21 36 4 2 .934 1.90
1961 22 Hawaii PCL AAA KCA 3B 49 158 37 106 15 10 .905 2.92
1961 22 Hawaii PCL AAA KCA 2B 48 237 106 122 9 25 .962 4.75
1962 23 2 Teams 1 Lg AAA LAD,MIN 2B 25 131 51 75 5 19 .962 5.04
1962 23 2 Teams 1 Lg AAA MIN,LAD 3B 31 76 16 58 2 6 .974 2.39
1962 23 2 Teams 1 Lg AAA MIN,LAD OF 10 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.40
1962 23 Spokane, Vancouver PCL AAA MIN,LAD OF 10 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.40
1962 23 Spokane, Vancouver PCL AAA MIN,LAD 3B 31 76 16 58 2 6 .974 2.39
1962 23 Spokane, Vancouver PCL AAA MIN,LAD 2B 25 131 51 75 5 19 .962 5.04
1963 24 Dallas-Fort Worth PCL AAA MIN OF 25 43 40 1 2 1 .953 1.64
1963 24 Dallas-Fort Worth PCL AAA MIN 3B 37 130 35 86 9 9 .931 3.27
1963 24 Dallas-Fort Worth PCL AAA MIN 2B 13 69 32 33 4 10 .942 5.00
1963 24 Dallas-Fort Worth PCL AAA MIN 1B 32 238 226 9 3 13 .987 7.34
1964 25 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA SFG,MIN 3B 124 325 87 228 10 23 .969 2.54
1964 25 Tacoma PCL AAA SFG SS 16 83 30 49 4 11 .952 4.94
1964 25 Tacoma PCL AAA SFG 3B 109 273 76 187 10 18 .963 2.41
1964 25 Atlanta IL AAA MIN 3B 15 52 11 41 0 5 1.000 3.47
1965 26 Denver PCL AAA MIN OF 28 39 35 2 2 0 .949 1.32
1965 26 Denver PCL AAA MIN 3B 75 245 59 169 17 21 .931 3.04
1965 26 Denver PCL AAA MIN 2B 32 164 77 82 5 21 .970 4.97
1967 28 Portland PCL AAA CLE OF 52 100 97 2 1 0 .990 1.90
1967 28 Portland PCL AAA CLE 3B 95 233 70 155 8 12 .966 2.37
1968 29 Denver PCL AAA MIN OF 70 110 98 6 6 2 .945 1.49
1968 29 Denver PCL AAA MIN SS 8 40 10 29 1 6 .975 4.88
1968 29 Denver PCL AAA MIN 3B 22 63 23 35 5 4 .921 2.64
1968 29 Denver PCL AAA MIN 2B 8 43 24 19 0 7 1.000 5.38
1968 29 Denver PCL AAA MIN 1B 26 150 137 12 1 3 .993 5.73
1969 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE OF 20 35 31 2 2 0 .943 1.65
1969 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE 3B 16 43 12 26 5 2 .884 2.38
1969 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE 2B 47 279 121 147 11 30 .961 5.70
1969 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE 1B 65 595 546 44 5 52 .992 9.08
1970 31 Indianapolis AA AAA CIN OF 37 48 44 2 2 0 .958 1.24
1970 31 Indianapolis AA AAA CIN SS 3 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 3.00
1970 31 Indianapolis AA AAA CIN 3B 20 33 15 16 2 3 .939 1.55
1970 31 Indianapolis AA AAA CIN 2B 3 16 7 9 0 2 1.000 5.33
1970 31 Indianapolis AA AAA CIN 1B 27 233 209 21 3 26 .987 8.52
1971 32 Omaha AA AAA KCR OF 3 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.67
1971 32 Omaha AA AAA KCR 3B 123 312 97 197 18 18 .942 2.39
1971 32 Omaha AA AAA KCR 2B 11 54 24 28 2 8 .963 4.73
12 Seasons 1492 5219 2685 2311 223 405 .957 3.35
3B (12 seasons) 3B 883 2484 718 1611 155 169 .938 2.64
2B (8 seasons) 2B 187 993 442 515 36 122 .964 5.12
OF (8 seasons) OF 245 394 364 15 15 3 .962 1.55
1B (4 seasons) 1B 150 1216 1118 86 12 94 .990 8.03
SS (3 seasons) SS 27 132 43 84 5 17 .962 4.70

Managing

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G W L W-L%
1972 33 Wisconsin Rapids MIDW A MIN 1 of 1 126 70 56 .556
1983 44 Bend NORW A- PHI 1 of 1 69 32 37 .464
1984 45 Spartanburg SALL A PHI 1 of 1 140 70 70 .500
1985 46 Cedar Rapids MIDW A CIN 1 of 1 139 78 61 .561
1986 47 Vermont EL AA CIN 1 of 1 140 77 62 .554
1988 49 Salem CARL A PIT 1 of 1 139 73 66 .525
1989 50 Williamsport EL AA SEA 1 of 1 140 63 77 .450
1996 57 Thunder Bay NORL Ind 3 of 3 57 23 34 .404
1997 58 Thunder Bay NORL Ind 1 of 1 84 36 48 .429
1998 59 Thunder Bay NORL Ind 1 of 1 85 40 45 .471
2000 61 Quebec NEAS Ind 1 of 1 85 48 37 .565
2001 62 Quebec NEAS Ind 1 of 1 91 44 47 .484
2002 63 Schaumburg NORL Ind 1 of 2 89 35 53 .398
13 Seasons 1384 689 693 .499
Ind (6 seasons) 491 226 264 .461
A (4 seasons) 544 291 253 .535
AA (2 seasons) 280 140 139 .502
A- (1 season) 69 32 37 .464

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Sabr ID: fd130176

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