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Preston Ward
Preston Meyer Ward
Preston Meyer Ward
Bats: Left
, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 198 lb.
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 198 lb.
Born: July 24, 1927 in Columbia, MO
High School: Springfield (Springfield, MO)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1948
Final Game: August 18, 1959
About biographical information
Career Home Runs
For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for
pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have
complete play-by-play.
Preston Ward: 50 Career Home Runs
0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 7 go ahead, 20 lacking some details
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Play By Play
Glossaries · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation| 1948 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1948-04-29 | BRO | NYG | Thornton Lee | behind 4-5 | b 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 1950 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1950-04-18 | CHC | @ | CIN | Ken Raffensberger | t 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1950-05-06 | CHC | BRO | Joe Hatten | behind 1-2 | b 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1950-05-12 | CHC | PIT | Hal Gregg | b 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1950-05-20 | CHC | @ | PHI | Jim Konstanty | t 8 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1950-08-13 (1) | CHC | @ | PIT | Cliff Chambers | t 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1950-09-16 | CHC | @ | NYG | Sheldon Jones | t 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1953 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1953-04-22 | CHC | MLN | Max Surkont | b 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1953-04-25 | CHC | STL | Stu Miller | b 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1953-04-28 | CHC | @ | PIT | Paul LaPalme | t 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1953-05-10 (1) | CHC | @ | MLN | Max Surkont | t 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1953-07-07 (1) | PIT | BRO | Carl Erskine | behind 0-5 | b 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1953-09-02 | PIT | CHC | Duke Simpson | b 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1953-09-13 (2) | PIT | @ | CIN | Herm Wehmeier | t 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1953-09-13 (2) | PIT | @ | CIN | Jackie Collum | t 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1953-09-15 | PIT | @ | MLN | Lew Burdette | t 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1953-09-19 (2) | PIT | @ | NYG | Jim Hearn | t 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1953-09-22 | PIT | @ | BRO | Johnny Podres | behind 2-5 | t 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 19 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1953-09-27 | PIT | NYG | Al Corwin | b 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1954 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1954-05-20 | PIT | STL | Tom Poholsky | behind 1-7 | b 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 9 | PH | 8% | 11% | Home Run; Gordon Scores; Hall Scores | ||
| 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1954-06-13 (2) | PIT | @ | STL | Stu Miller | t 8 | 1 | PH | ||||||||
| 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1954-07-22 | PIT | @ | STL | Ralph Beard | t 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||
| 23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1954-07-28 | PIT | MLN | Lew Burdette | b 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1954-08-06 (1) | PIT | STL | Tom Poholsky | b 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1954-08-13 (1) | PIT | @ | PHI | Robin Roberts | ahead 5-0 | t 5 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4% | 99% | Home Run (Deep RF); Roberts Scores; Skinner Scores | |
| 26 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1954-08-19 | PIT | BRO | Don Newcombe | behind 1-7 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2% | 4% | Home Run | ||
| 1955 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1955-04-14 | PIT | PHI | Herm Wehmeier | behind 2-4 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3% | 5% | Home Run | ||
| 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1955-05-24 | PIT | BRO | Tommy Lasorda | ahead 12-1 | b 7 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0% | 100% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Shepard Scores; Saffell Scores | ||
| 29 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1955-07-07 | PIT | BRO | Billy Loes | behind 0-2 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10% | 44% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 30 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1955-07-20 | PIT | MLN | Ray Crone | b 7 | 3 | PH | |||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1955-08-24 | PIT | CIN | Joe Nuxhall | ahead 1-0 | b 6 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17% | 95% | Home Run; Saffell Scores; Thomas Scores | ||
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1956-05-12 | PIT | PHI | Robin Roberts | behind 2-3 | b 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 5 | 34% | 73% | Home Run; Long Scores | ||
| 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1956-05-30 (2) | CLE | CHW | Jerry Staley | behind 1-6 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3% | 7% | Home Run | ||
| 34 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1956-05-30 (2) | CLE | CHW | Dixie Howell | behind 5-9 | b 9 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4% | 5% | Home Run; Smith Scores; Wertz Scores | ||
| 35 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1956-08-02 | CLE | NYY | Tom Sturdivant | ahead 1-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10% | 78% | Home Run | ||
| 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1956-08-07 | CLE | @ | DET | Frank Lary | ahead 2-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8% | 81% | Home Run | |
| 37 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1956-08-10 | CLE | @ | KCA | Troy Herriage | ahead 9-0 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0% | 100% | Home Run | |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1956-09-25 | CLE | KCA | Wally Burnette | behind 0-1 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | PH | 49% | 54% | Home Run | ||
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 39 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1958-05-04 (2) | CLE | @ | BOS | Frank Baumann | behind 0-1 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15% | 45% | Home Run | |
| 40 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1958-05-14 | CLE | @ | DET | Paul Foytack | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10% | 56% | Home Run | |
| 41 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1958-06-14 | CLE | @ | WSH | Hal Griggs | ahead 3-0 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7% | 87% | Home Run | |
| 42 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1958-06-15 (2) | CLE | @ | WSH | Tex Clevenger | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20% | 67% | Home Run (LF-CF); Hunter Scores | |
| 43 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1958-06-25 | KCA | WSH | Vito Valentinetti | tied 2-2 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 30% | 86% | Home Run | ||
| 44 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1958-08-03 (2) | KCA | WSH | Hal Griggs | behind 0-2 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13% | 41% | Home Run | ||
| 45 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 1958-08-31 | KCA | CLE | Cal McLish | tied 0-0 | b 6 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 27% | 83% | Home Run; Herzog Scores | ||
| 46 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1958-09-09 | KCA | BAL | Arnie Portocarrero | ahead 3-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5% | 90% | Home Run | ||
| 47 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 1958-09-09 | KCA | BAL | Jerry Walker | ahead 6-2 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4% | 95% | Home Run | ||
| 48 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 1958-09-09 | KCA | BAL | George Zuverink | ahead 7-6 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11% | 84% | Home Run | ||
| 1959 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 49 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1959-05-31 | KCA | @ | CHW | Barry Latman | ahead 5-1 | t 6 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6% | 99% | Home Run (Deep RF); Garver Scores; Tuttle Scores; Williams Scores | |
| 50 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1959-08-16 | KCA | CHW | Dick Donovan | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11% | 66% | Home Run |
About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia
Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.
For years from 1954 to 2009, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.
There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.
