Dan Ford

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: May 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (18th) of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1975 (Age 22-328d, 13,613th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 1985 (Age 33-012d)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Darnell Glenn Ford

Nicknames: Disco Dan

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.9

4163

1123

121

.270

598

RBI

566

OBP

.324

SLG

.427

OPS

.750

OPS+

109

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CAL	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 6	CAL	@	SEA	L,6-14	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 7	CAL	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 8	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 10	CAL		MIN	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	16 (10)	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	17	Apr 24	CAL		BAL	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
8	18	Apr 25	CAL		BAL	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	19	Apr 26	CAL		BAL	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	20	Apr 27	CAL		BOS	W,8-6	GS	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF RF
11	21	Apr 28	CAL		BOS	W,5-0	GS	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF RF
12	22	Apr 29	CAL		BOS	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	23	Apr 30	CAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	24	May 1	CAL		NYY	L,8-12	GS	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
15	25	May 2	CAL		NYY	W,1-0	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
16	26	May 5	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
17	27	May 6	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	28	May 7	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
19	29	May 8	CAL	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
20	30	May 9	CAL	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	41	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	31	May 10	CAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	32	May 11	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	33	May 12	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
24	35 (1)	May 15	CAL		MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
25	36	May 16	CAL		MIL	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	37	May 17	CAL		MIL	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	38	May 18	CAL		CHW	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	39	May 19	CAL		CHW	W,10-6	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	40	May 20	CAL		CHW	W,4-0	GS	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
30	41	May 22	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	42	May 23	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
32	43	May 24	CAL	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
33	44	May 25	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	45	May 26	CAL	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	46	May 27 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	47	May 27 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	48	May 29	CAL	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	49	May 30	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	50	May 31	CAL	@	SEA	L,10-12	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	51	Jun 1	CAL		CLE	L,4-7	GS	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
41	52	Jun 2	CAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	53	Jun 3	CAL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	54	Jun 4	CAL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	55	Jun 5	CAL		TOR	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	56	Jun 6	CAL		TOR	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
46	57	Jun 8	CAL		DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	58	Jun 9	CAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	59	Jun 10	CAL		DET	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	60	Jun 11	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	61	Jun 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	49	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	62	Jun 13 (1)	CAL	@	TOR	L,8-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	2	4	0	RF
52	63	Jun 13 (2)	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	64	Jun 14	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	65	Jun 15	CAL	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
55	66	Jun 16	CAL	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
56	67	Jun 17	CAL	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	68	Jun 18	CAL		TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
58	69	Jun 19	CAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	70	Jun 20	CAL		TEX	W,5-4	GS	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
60	71	Jun 21	CAL		TEX	L,2-3	CG	48	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
61	72	Jun 22	CAL		KCR	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	73	Jun 23	CAL		KCR	L,4-13	CG	54	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	74	Jun 24	CAL		KCR	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
64	75	Jun 26	CAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	76	Jun 27	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	RF
66	77	Jun 28	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-14	GS	33	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	78	Jun 29	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	79	Jun 30	CAL	@	KCR	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	80	Jul 1	CAL	@	KCR	W,14-2	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
70	81	Jul 2	CAL		OAK	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	82	Jul 3	CAL		OAK	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	83	Jul 4	CAL		OAK	W,17-6	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
73	84	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
74	85	Jul 6	CAL		BAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
75	86	Jul 7	CAL		BAL	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	87	Jul 8	CAL		BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
77	88	Jul 9	CAL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	89	Jul 10	CAL		BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	90	Jul 11	CAL		BOS	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	91	Jul 13	CAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	92	Jul 14	CAL		NYY	W,8-7	GS	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	94 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
83	95	Jul 19 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	96	Jul 20	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
85	97	Jul 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	98	Jul 22	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	99	Jul 23	CAL	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
88	100	Jul 24	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	101	Jul 25	CAL	@	NYY	W,9-5	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
90	102	Jul 26	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	103	Jul 27	CAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
92	104	Jul 28	CAL		MIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
93	105	Jul 29	CAL		MIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
94	106	Jul 30	CAL		SEA	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	107	Jul 31	CAL		SEA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	108	Aug 1	CAL		SEA	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	109	Aug 3	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	110	Aug 4	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	111	Aug 5 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	112	Aug 5 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	113	Aug 6	CAL	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	114	Aug 7	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
103	115	Aug 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	116	Aug 10	CAL		SEA	L,6-8	CG	61	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
105	117	Aug 11	CAL		SEA	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	118	Aug 12	CAL		SEA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	119	Aug 13	CAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	120	Aug 14	CAL		DET	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	121	Aug 15	CAL		DET	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	122	Aug 17	CAL		TOR	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	123	Aug 18	CAL		TOR	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	124	Aug 19	CAL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
113	125	Aug 20	CAL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	128 (2)	Aug 24	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	129	Aug 25	CAL	@	TOR	W,24-2	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	130	Aug 26	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	131	Aug 27	CAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	132	Aug 28	CAL	@	DET	L,2-12	GS	39	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	133	Aug 29	CAL	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
120	134	Aug 30	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
121	135	Aug 31	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	136	Sep 1	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
123	137	Sep 2	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	138	Sep 3	CAL		CHW	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
125	140 (1)	Sep 5	CAL		CHW	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	141	Sep 6	CAL		CHW	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
127	142	Sep 7	CAL		MIL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
128	143	Sep 8	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
129	144	Sep 9	CAL		MIL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	145	Sep 11	CAL	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
131	146	Sep 12	CAL	@	CHW	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
132	147	Sep 14	CAL	@	MIL	W,8-7	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
133	148	Sep 15	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
134	149	Sep 16	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
135	150	Sep 17	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-16	GS	42	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
136	151	Sep 18	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
137	152	Sep 19	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-6	GS	25	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
138	157 (4)	Sep 24	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
139	158	Sep 25	CAL		KCR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
140	159	Sep 26	CAL		KCR	L,0-4	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
141	161 (1)	Sep 29	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-6	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							153gm		1216.0	333	10	8	351	2