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Hod Ford
Horace Hills Ford
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 23, 1897 in New Haven, CT
Schools: Tufts University
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1919. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1919
Final Game: May 8, 1933
Died: January 29, 1977 in Winchester, MA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1919 21 BSN NL 10 32 28 4 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 6 .214 .290 .286 .576 76 8 1 1 /65
1920 22 BSN NL 88 287 257 16 62 12 5 1 30 3 3 18 25 .241 .296 .339 .635 85 87 2 10 46/3
1921 23 BSN NL 152 614 555 50 155 29 5 2 61 2 11 36 49 .279 .328 .360 .688 87 200 4 19 *46
1922 24 BSN NL 143 574 515 58 140 23 9 2 60 2 1 30 36 .272 .317 .363 .680 78 187 4 25 *64
1923 25 BSN NL 111 425 380 27 103 16 7 2 50 1 1 31 30 .271 .326 .366 .692 85 139 0 14 46
1924 26 PHI NL 145 576 530 58 144 27 5 3 53 1 9 27 40 .272 .308 .358 .667 70 190 1 18 *4
1925 27 BRO NL 66 247 216 32 59 11 0 1 15 0 3 26 15 .273 .357 .338 .695 81 73 2 3 6
1926 28 CIN NL 57 223 197 14 55 6 1 0 18 1 14 12 .279 .336 .320 .656 79 63 3 9 6
1927 29 CIN NL 115 456 409 45 112 16 2 1 46 0 33 34 .274 .331 .330 .661 80 135 2 12 *64
1928 30 CIN NL 149 571 506 49 122 17 4 0 54 1 47 31 .241 .308 .291 .599 59 147 2 16 *6 MVP-22
1929 31 CIN NL 148 590 529 68 146 14 6 3 50 8 41 25 .276 .329 .342 .671 70 181 1 19 *64
1930 32 CIN NL 132 471 424 36 98 16 7 1 34 2 24 28 .231 .272 .309 .581 43 131 0 23 64
1931 33 CIN NL 84 193 175 18 40 8 1 0 13 0 13 13 .229 .286 .286 .571 58 50 1 4 6/45
1932 34 TOT NL 41 108 97 9 26 5 2 0 6 0 6 9 .268 .317 .361 .678 85 35 1 4 46/5
1932 34 STL NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /6
1932 34 BSN NL 40 106 95 9 26 5 2 0 6 0 6 9 .274 .324 .368 .692 89 35 1 4 46/5
1933 35 BSN NL 5 18 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .067 .222 .067 .289 -11 1 4 0 0 /6
15 Seasons 1446 5385 4833 484 1269 200 55 16 494 21 28 351 354 .263 .316 .337 .652 72 1627 4 24 177
162 Game Avg. 162 603 541 54 142 22 6 2 55 2 39 40 .263 .316 .337 .652 72 182 3 20
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
BSN (7 yrs) 549 2056 1845 164 493 85 29 7 211 8 16 126 156 .267 .318 .356 .674 83 657 4 12 73
CIN (6 yrs) 685 2504 2240 230 573 77 21 5 215 12 172 143 .256 .311 .316 .627 64 707 9 83
PHI (1 yr) 145 576 530 58 144 27 5 3 53 1 9 27 40 .272 .308 .358 .667 70 190 1 18
STL (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
BRO (1 yr) 66 247 216 32 59 11 0 1 15 0 3 26 15 .273 .357 .338 .695 81 73 2 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1919 BSN NL 21 SS 8 37 10 25 2 3 .946 4.38 .943 5.49
1919 BSN NL 21 3B 2 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 4.50 .944 3.10
1920 BSN NL 22 2B 59 351 122 219 10 21 .972 5.78 .963 5.45
1920 BSN NL 22 SS 18 102 28 65 9 3 .912 5.17 .943 5.47
1920 BSN NL 22 1B 4 25 24 1 0 2 1.000 6.25 .988 10.80
1921 BSN NL 23 2B 119 734 297 417 20 48 .973 6.00 .962 5.45
1921 BSN NL 23 SS 33 211 96 109 6 17 .972 6.21 .950 5.64
1922 BSN NL 24 SS 115 686 267 387 32 58 .953 5.69 .944 5.46
1922 BSN NL 24 2B 28 165 68 94 3 13 .982 5.79 .960 5.58
1923 BSN NL 25 2B 95 529 213 300 16 61 .970 5.40 .959 5.57
1923 BSN NL 25 SS 19 97 39 52 6 6 .938 4.79 .939 5.45
1924 PHI NL 26 2B 145 907 337 543 27 96 .970 6.07 .961 5.60
1925 BRO NL 27 SS 66 322 126 185 11 33 .966 4.71 .941 5.19
1926 CIN NL 28 SS 57 355 152 190 13 57 .963 6.00 .947 5.30
1927 CIN NL 29 SS 104 568 218 323 27 75 .952 5.20 .943 5.18
1927 CIN NL 29 2B 12 52 21 31 0 5 1.000 4.33 .965 5.63
1928 CIN NL 30 SS 149 888 355 508 25 128 .972 5.79 .949 5.22 MVP-22
1929 CIN NL 31 SS 108 637 239 368 30 86 .953 5.62 .950 5.37
1929 CIN NL 31 2B 42 251 94 152 5 30 .980 5.86 .968 5.46
1930 CIN NL 32 SS 74 346 139 198 9 45 .974 4.55 .951 5.36
1930 CIN NL 32 2B 66 375 152 217 6 45 .984 5.59 .962 5.59
1931 CIN NL 33 SS 73 282 107 162 13 41 .954 3.68 .954 5.06
1931 CIN NL 33 2B 3 10 4 6 0 2 1.000 3.33 .960 5.23
1931 CIN NL 33 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.70
1932 TOT NL 34 SS 17 79 28 49 2 9 .975 4.53 .944 5.07
1932 STL NL 34 SS 1 4 2 1 1 1 .750 3.00 .950 5.10
1932 BSN NL 34 2B 20 61 30 30 1 7 .984 3.00 .969 5.44
1932 BSN NL 34 SS 16 75 26 48 1 8 .987 4.63 .944 5.07
1932 BSN NL 34 3B 2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.75
1933 BSN NL 35 SS 5 40 17 23 0 4 1.000 8.00 .948 4.94
14 Seasons SS 846 4650 1821 2644 185 565 .960 5.28 .947 5.29
10 Seasons 2B 589 3435 1338 2009 88 328 .974 5.68 .962 5.53
3 Seasons 3B 5 14 4 10 0 0 1.000 2.80 .943 2.88
1 Season 1B 4 25 24 1 0 2 1.000 6.25 .988 10.80
15 Seasons TOT 1444 8124 3187 4664 273 895 .966 5.44 .920 5.40
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1928-NL-22-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Games Played s c a p y
1921 NL--152--7th
1924 NL--145--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1921 NL--49--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1922 NL--25--7th
1924 NL--18--6th
1930 NL--23--4th
Career--177--108th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2130), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1413), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Jackie Hayes (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Chick Galloway (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Manny Trillo (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Manny Trillo (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Billy Jurges (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1919 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 1923: Traded by the Boston Braves with Ray Powell to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cotton Tierney. Ray Powell refused to report to his new team. The Boston Braves sent cash (December 15, 1923) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

May 16, 1925: Selected off waivers by the Brooklyn Robins from the Philadelphia Phillies.

January 26, 1932: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.

April 28, 1932: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 25, 1932: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.

May 10, 1933: Released by the Boston Braves.

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