Preston Ward

Positions: First Baseman, Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: July 24, 1927 in Columbia, MO us

Died: June 2, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV

Buried: Palm Mortuary and Cemetery Eastern, Las Vegas, NV

High School: Springfield HS (Springfield, MO)

School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)

Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 20-271d, 10,468th in major league history)
vs. NYG 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 18, 1959 (Age 32-025d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Preston Meyer Ward

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

2067

522

.253

219

RBI

262

OBP

.326

SLG

.380

OPS

.706

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-45 / in Starts: 9-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	1 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 119 PAs	19
Actual Runners on Base	97 (57-30-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 119 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (38-23-11)

Most Driven In
Self	2
H Smith	2
W Herzog	2
B Tuttle	2
D Williams	2
Z Bella	1
H Chiti	1
W Terwilliger	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
D Williams	2
H Chiti	1
J DeMaestri	1
F House	1
R Maris	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	687	1	Apr 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PH
2	688	2	Apr 11	KCA		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.62	-0.065	6.09	-0.09%	-0.16	PH
3	689	10 (7)	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,6-20	6-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.96	0.061	2.24	0.09%	0.42	PH
4	690	14 (3)	Apr 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	6	.44	-0.016	1.17	-0.03%	-0.78	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	691	19 (4)	May 3	KCA		BOS	W,7-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	2	.39	0.022	1.02	0.04%	0.66	PH
6	692	20	May 4	KCA		BOS	L,4-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	2.57	-0.059	7.10	-0.10%	-0.36	PH
7	693	21	May 5	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.333	.600	.933	1	8.91	0.075	23.57	0.12%	-0.14	PH
8	694	22	May 6	KCA		NYY	L,4-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.200	.333	.533	2	.57	-0.062	1.30	-0.09%	-0.98	1B
9	695	24 (1)	May 9	KCA	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.214	.308	.522	3	.66	-0.066	1.27	-0.08%	-0.82	1B
10	696	25	May 10	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.222	.250	.472	6	.77	0.021	1.36	0.02%	-0.25	1B
11	697	27 (1)	May 15	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.182	.200	.382	3	1.38	-0.141	2.58	-0.16%	-1.17	1B
12	698	28	May 16	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.192	.250	.442	3	.33	-0.040	.69	-0.05%	0.49	1B
13	699	30 (1)	May 17 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	W,10-0	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.286	.519	2	.33	0.009	.52	0.01%	0.61	1B
14	700	32 (1)	May 21	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-5	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.258	.310	.568	8	1.80	-0.030	3.35	-0.03%	-0.17	PH
15	701	33	May 22	KCA		CHW	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.250	.300	.550	6	4.90	-0.182	9.93	-0.22%	-0.45	PH
16	702	34	May 23	KCA		CHW	W,16-0	GS-7	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.270	.343	.613	3	.70	-0.018	1.11	-0.02%	0.38	1B
17	703	36 (1)	May 25	KCA		DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.244	.308	.552	3	1.15	-0.118	2.07	-0.13%	-0.93	1B
18	704	37	May 26	KCA		DET	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.244	.302	.547	3	1.35	-0.171	2.15	-0.16%	-1.17	1B
19	705	41 (3)	May 31	KCA	@	CHW	W,9-1	GS-6	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.245	.362	.607	4	.71	0.004	1.54	0.01%	2.21	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	706	42	Jun 1	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.226	.333	.560	4	.85	-0.086	2.07	-0.13%	-0.89	1B
21	707	43	Jun 2	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.218	.327	.545	4	1.45	-0.019	3.69	-0.03%	-0.18	1B
22	708	44	Jun 3	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	GS-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	.222	.224	.333	.557	4						1B
23	709	45	Jun 4	KCA		BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.226	.328	.553	4	1.10	-0.036	3.33	-0.07%	-0.29	1B
24	710	46	Jun 5	KCA		BAL	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.222	.322	.544	9	2.66	-0.061	8.34	-0.11%	-0.36	PH
25	711	48 (1)	Jun 7	KCA		BAL	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.219	.317	.535	9	2.74	-0.062	8.88	-0.12%	-0.47	PH
26	712	49	Jun 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,8-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.215	.311	.527	9	1.77	-0.044	4.95	-0.07%	-0.42	PH
27	713	50	Jun 10	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.212	.306	.519	7	3.90	-0.063	9.74	-0.09%	-0.06	PH
28	714	53 (2)	Jun 13	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.209	.302	.511	9	.89	-0.023	2.17	-0.03%	-0.24	PH 1B
29	715	54	Jun 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.225	.292	.518	6	.62	-0.010	1.37	-0.01%	-0.34	1B
30	716	55	Jun 15	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.222	.288	.510	9	.07	-0.002	.13	0.00%	-0.23	PH
31	717	56	Jun 17	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.233	.288	.521	9	2.43	0.038	3.88	0.04%	0.23	PH
32	718	57	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.230	.284	.513	9	1.79	-0.033	2.45	-0.03%	-0.20	PH
33	719	59 (1)	Jun 19 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.231	.282	.512	4	1.73	-0.101	2.04	-0.07%	-0.48	LF
34	720	65 (5)	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.228	.278	.506	8	5.03	-0.142	6.56	-0.11%	-0.32	PH
35	721	66	Jun 26	KCA		WSH	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.225	.274	.499	8	.07	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.36	PH
36	722	67	Jun 27	KCA		WSH	W,5-4	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.222	.270	.492	9	4.30	-0.073	3.08	-0.03%	-0.31	PH
37	723	68	Jun 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.220	.267	.486	9	1.05	-0.027	.91	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
38	724	69	Jun 29	KCA	@	DET	W,10-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.229	.267	.496	7	3.67	0.011	2.76	0.01%	0.12	PH
39	725	70	Jun 30	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.226	.263	.489	9	.13	-0.003	.12	0.00%	-0.11	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	726	71	Jul 1	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.224	.260	.483	9	1.33	-0.051	1.03	-0.02%	-0.93	PH
41	727	74 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.221	.256	.477	8	.18	-0.005	.11	0.00%	-0.10	PH
42	728	79 (4)	Jul 10	KCA		DET	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.218	.253	.472	7	.50	-0.013	.22	0.00%	-0.16	PH
43	729	81 (1)	Jul 12 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-5	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.227	.263	.490	9	1.05	0.035	.33	0.01%	0.38	PH
44	730	82	Jul 12 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-9	5-GF	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.239	.274	.513	9	.58	-0.015	.13	0.00%	1.09	PH 1B
45	731	84 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.237	.271	.507	9	2.60	-0.058	.52	-0.01%	-0.35	PH
46	732	88 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.234	.267	.501	2	.73	-0.021	.18	0.00%	-0.32	PH
47	733	89	Jul 19 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.229	.261	.491	5	.83	-0.044	.18	-0.01%	-0.38	1B
48	734	94 (4)	Jul 25	KCA		BOS	W,3-0	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.237	.270	.507	1	.46	0.034	.19	0.01%	1.00	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	735	102 (7)	Aug 2	KCA		NYY	L,5-7	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.245	.270	.515	9	1.50	0.040	.90	0.02%	0.21	PH
50	736	103	Aug 4 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.253	.278	.530	9	.93	0.046	.37	0.01%	0.76	PH
51	737	105 (1)	Aug 5	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-17	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.213	.252	.277	.529	6	1.54	0.052	.50	0.01%	0.53	1B
52	738	108 (2)	Aug 8	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.274	.524	9	.50	-0.012	.04	0.00%	-0.15	PH
53	739	109	Aug 9 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(14)	6	6	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.264	.297	.561	6	1.36	0.024	.08	0.00%	0.56	1B
54	740	110	Aug 9 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.261	.294	.555	9	1.54	-0.038	.07	0.00%	-0.15	PH
55	741	111	Aug 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.268	.301	.569	9	.47	0.021	.01	0.00%	0.61	PH
56	742	115 (3)	Aug 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-5	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.274	.308	.582	9	.23	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.87	PH
57	743	117 (1)	Aug 16	KCA		CHW	W,7-2	GS-4	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.287	.343	.630	5	1.04	0.126	.00	0.00%	1.33	1B
58	744	118	Aug 18	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.286	.358	.644	6	.88	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.56	1B
							13-45		119	109	8	27	4	1	2	19	7	1	12	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	.248	.286	.358	.644		1.21	-1.344	1.86	-1.75%	-2.36

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