Kevin Ward

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: September 28, 1961 in Lansdale, PA us

Died: March 9, 2019 in Coronado, CA

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 6th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).

High School: Central Bucks HS West (Doylestown, PA)

School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: May 10, 1991 (Age 29-224d, 15,923rd in major league history)
vs. MON 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 31-006d)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Kevin Michael Ward

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

254

.217

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.339

OPS

.627

OPS+

Summary of 5 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 3 go ahead

1 Tm
SDP	5

Platoon
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	5

Outs
0	3
1	2

3 Opps
PIT	3
CIN	1
SFG	1

4 Pitchers
Randy Tomlin	2
Bryan Hickerson	1
Tom Bolton	1
Zane Smith	1

3 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1

Where Hit
78	4
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	2
5	2
1	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	3
1--	2

7 RBI
0 on	3
1 on	2
Any on	2

Inning
2	2
5	1
7	1
8	1

1-3	2
4-6	1
7-end	2

RelScore
Tied	2
-1	2
-3	1

Tied	2
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	2
0-0	1
3-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	3
CF	1
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	2
7th	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-08-26	SDP	@	PIT	Randy Tomlin	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	1	6	7	0.112	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Ward Scores
2	2	2	1	1991-08-27	SDP	@	PIT	Zane Smith	behind 0-3	t 7	1	---	6,(3-2) BCFBBX	1	6	7	0.064	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Ward Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1992-04-15	SDP	@	SFG	Bryan Hickerson	behind 2-3	t 8	0	1--	5,(2-2) .11F1BBF1>X	2	9	PH	0.459	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Stillwell Scores; K. Ward Scores/unER
4	4	2	1	1992-05-17	SDP	@	PIT	Randy Tomlin	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	7	8	0.156	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Ward Scores
5	5	3	1	1992-08-15	SDP	@	CIN	Tom Bolton	tied 1-1	t 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	7	0.195	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Teufel Scores; K. Ward Scores