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Gary Ward
Gary Lamell Ward
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 202 lb.

Born: December 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1979
Final Game: October 3, 1990
Relatives: Father of Daryle Ward
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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
1979 25 MIN AL 10 17 14 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 .286 .412 .286 .697 90 4 0 0 0 0 0 /9D7
1980 26 MIN AL 13 46 41 11 19 6 2 1 10 0 0 3 6 .463 .489 .780 1.269 232 32 0 0 1 1 1 7
1981 27 MIN AL 85 326 295 42 78 7 6 3 29 5 2 28 48 .264 .325 .359 .684 92 106 10 0 0 3 4 *78/D9 RoY-9
1982 28 MIN AL 152 616 570 85 165 33 7 28 91 13 1 37 105 .289 .330 .519 .849 127 296 16 1 1 7 4 *79/8D MVP-32
1983 29 MIN AL 157 676 623 76 173 34 5 19 88 8 1 44 98 .278 .326 .440 .766 106 274 24 3 1 5 2 *7/D AS
1984 30 TEX AL 155 659 602 97 171 21 7 21 79 7 5 55 95 .284 .343 .447 .790 115 269 22 0 1 1 3 *879/D
1985 31 TEX AL 154 638 593 77 170 28 7 15 70 26 7 39 97 .287 .329 .433 .763 107 257 19 1 0 5 3 *78/D9 AS
1986 32 TEX AL 105 418 380 54 120 15 2 5 51 12 8 31 72 .316 .372 .405 .777 110 154 10 4 1 2 3 7/8D
1987 33 NYY AL 146 569 529 65 131 22 1 16 78 9 1 33 101 .248 .291 .384 .675 78 203 20 1 2 4 2 7D83/9
1988 34 NYY AL 91 262 231 26 52 8 0 4 24 0 1 24 41 .225 .302 .312 .614 74 72 8 2 4 1 4 873/D95
1989 35 TOT AL 113 321 292 27 74 11 2 9 30 1 3 24 59 .253 .306 .397 .704 99 116 11 0 1 4 2 7D39/8
1989 35 NYY AL 8 20 17 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .294 .400 .353 .753 116 6 1 0 0 0 1 /9D
1989 35 DET AL 105 301 275 24 69 10 2 9 29 1 3 21 54 .251 .300 .400 .700 98 110 10 0 1 4 1 73D9/8
1990 36 DET AL 106 344 309 32 79 11 2 9 46 2 0 30 50 .256 .322 .392 .713 98 121 12 1 2 2 0 79D/3
12 Seasons 1287 4892 4479 594 1236 196 41 130 597 83 30 351 775 .276 .328 .425 .753 105 1904 152 13 14 35 28
162 Game Avg. 162 616 564 75 156 25 5 16 75 10 4 44 98 .276 .328 .425 .753 105 240 19 2 2 4 4
MIN (5 yrs) 417 1681 1543 216 439 80 20 51 219 26 5 115 260 .285 .333 .461 .794 115 712 50 4 3 16 11
TEX (3 yrs) 414 1715 1575 228 461 64 16 41 200 45 20 125 264 .293 .345 .432 .777 111 680 51 5 2 8 9
NYY (3 yrs) 245 851 777 94 188 31 1 20 103 9 2 60 147 .242 .297 .362 .659 78 281 29 3 6 5 7
DET (2 yrs) 211 645 584 56 148 21 4 18 75 3 3 51 104 .253 .312 .396 .707 98 231 22 1 3 6 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 MIN AL 25 OF 5 2 24.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -75.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1 3.00 1.60 .975 2.47 2.12
1979 MIN AL 25 RF 4 2 22.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -87.3 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 -1 2.45 1.50 .983 2.25 1.88
1979 MIN AL 25 DH 3
1979 MIN AL 25 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1980 MIN AL 26 LF 12 10 84.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -10.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.61 1.25 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 MIN AL 26 OF 12 10 84.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -10.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.50 1.17 .979 2.48 2.15
1981 MIN AL 27 OF 80 73 668.0 198 185 8 5 4 .975 -3.0 -5.4 -3.0 -1.9 -1.1 0 2.60 2.41 .983 2.48 2.16 RoY-9
1981 MIN AL 27 LF 62 56 509.2 145 137 4 4 1 .972 -1.5 -3.5 -2.5 -0.5 -2.0 1 2.49 2.27 .979 2.38 1.99 RoY-9
1981 MIN AL 27 CF 19 17 157.1 51 46 4 1 3 .980 -1.7 -13.0 -0.7 -1.6 0.9 -1 2.86 2.63 .988 2.90 2.61 RoY-9
1981 MIN AL 27 DH 2 RoY-9
1981 MIN AL 27 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80 RoY-9
1982 MIN AL 28 OF 150 143 1279.2 360 343 13 4 3 .989 15.4 14.4 15.4 8.6 6.7 0 2.50 2.37 .982 2.47 2.15 MVP-32
1982 MIN AL 28 LF 127 123 1082.2 300 285 12 3 2 .990 12.7 14.1 11.7 6.2 5.4 1 2.47 2.34 .981 2.29 1.91 MVP-32
1982 MIN AL 28 RF 25 20 192.0 64 62 1 1 1 .984 2.6 16.2 3.6 2.4 1.2 -1 2.95 2.52 .981 2.27 1.90 MVP-32
1982 MIN AL 28 CF 4 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 24.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.80 0.25 1.000 2.88 2.50 MVP-32
1982 MIN AL 28 DH 2 MVP-32
1983 MIN AL 29 LF 152 152 1334.1 403 370 24 9 6 .978 16.3 14.7 10.3 0.5 9.8 6 2.66 2.59 .977 2.32 1.90 AS
1983 MIN AL 29 OF 152 152 1334.1 407 374 24 9 6 .978 16.3 14.7 10.3 0.5 9.8 6 2.68 2.62 .981 2.50 2.16 AS
1983 MIN AL 29 DH 2 AS
1984 TEX AL 30 OF 148 146 1304.0 392 376 11 5 1 .987 14.8 13.6 12.8 5.0 7.8 2 2.67 2.61 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 TEX AL 30 CF 59 59 519.2 183 178 4 1 1 .995 4.6 10.6 4.6 -1.9 6.5 0 3.15 3.08 .986 3.01 2.62
1984 TEX AL 30 LF 58 54 495.2 148 141 5 2 1 .986 8.1 19.6 7.1 5.1 2.0 1 2.65 2.52 .982 2.27 1.80
1984 TEX AL 30 RF 36 33 288.2 75 70 3 2 0 .973 2.1 8.7 1.1 1.8 -0.7 1 2.28 2.03 .979 2.23 1.88
1984 TEX AL 30 DH 5
1985 TEX AL 31 OF 153 151 1305.2 325 304 11 10 2 .969 -9.7 -8.9 -8.7 -6.5 -2.2 -1 2.17 2.06 .982 2.44 2.10 AS
1985 TEX AL 31 LF 139 132 1140.2 273 255 8 10 1 .963 -8.4 -8.8 -7.4 -6.9 -0.5 -1 2.08 1.89 .977 2.25 1.77 AS
1985 TEX AL 31 CF 21 19 157.0 41 40 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -9.9 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 0 2.35 1.95 .988 2.91 2.56 AS
1985 TEX AL 31 DH 1 AS
1985 TEX AL 31 RF 1 0 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.14 1.80 AS
1986 TEX AL 32 OF 104 101 857.2 246 237 8 1 3 .996 13.3 18.6 14.3 7.6 6.8 -1 2.57 2.36 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 TEX AL 32 LF 102 97 836.2 239 233 5 1 3 .996 13.3 19.1 14.3 7.6 6.7 -1 2.56 2.33 .977 2.24 1.77
1986 TEX AL 32 CF 4 4 21.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 3.43 2.00 .988 2.83 2.48
1986 TEX AL 32 DH 1
1987 NYY AL 33 OF 94 83 739.1 205 200 2 3 0 .985 2.9 4.7 2.9 0.8 2.0 0 2.46 2.15 .980 2.31 2.00
1987 NYY AL 33 LF 69 53 483.1 111 108 1 2 0 .982 2.4 6.0 1.4 1.2 0.2 1 2.03 1.58 .974 2.11 1.73
1987 NYY AL 33 DH 36
1987 NYY AL 33 CF 30 25 214.0 83 81 1 1 0 .988 1.5 8.4 2.5 0.1 2.3 -1 3.45 2.73 .986 2.70 2.34
1987 NYY AL 33 1B 15 13 114.2 126 118 8 0 11 1.000 0.5 5.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 9.89 8.40 .992 9.58 8.50
1987 NYY AL 33 RF 5 5 42.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -28.6 -1.0 -0.5 -0.5 0 1.71 1.60 .975 2.12 1.76
1988 NYY AL 34 OF 54 45 395.0 131 130 0 1 0 .992 -0.7 -2.1 2.3 0.5 1.7 -3 2.96 2.41 .979 2.47 2.14
1988 NYY AL 34 CF 39 34 277.2 95 94 0 1 0 .989 -0.8 -3.5 1.2 0.7 0.5 -2 3.05 2.41 .985 2.91 2.52
1988 NYY AL 34 LF 17 10 104.1 35 35 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 8.1 1.7 -0.2 1.8 -1 3.02 2.06 .977 2.26 1.85
1988 NYY AL 34 1B 11 10 97.2 95 90 4 1 9 .989 -1.4 -17.2 -1.4 -2.0 0.6 0 8.66 8.55 .992 9.57 8.41
1988 NYY AL 34 DH 9
1988 NYY AL 34 RF 3 1 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -55.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.38 0.67 .950 2.22 1.90
1988 NYY AL 34 3B 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.35
1989 TOT AL 35 OF 57 42 389.2 111 108 2 1 1 .991 -1.4 -4.3 -1.4 -2.8 1.4 0 2.54 1.93 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 TOT AL 35 DH 27
1989 TOT AL 35 RF 20 17 146.2 34 32 1 1 0 .971 -2.5 -20.5 -3.5 -3.6 0.1 1 2.02 1.65 .976 2.33 1.90
1989 NYY AL 35 OF 6 6 44.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -38.2 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 0 1.43 1.17 .986 2.41 2.12
1989 NYY AL 35 RF 6 6 44.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -38.2 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 0 1.43 1.17 .971 2.33 1.90
1989 NYY AL 35 DH 1
1989 DET AL 35 OF 51 36 345.2 104 101 2 1 1 .990 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.6 1.6 0 2.68 2.02 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 DET AL 35 LF 35 22 212.0 65 64 1 0 1 1.000 1.6 9.1 2.6 1.2 1.4 -1 2.76 1.86 .977 2.16 1.83
1989 DET AL 35 1B 26 12 130.2 142 126 14 2 14 .986 2.2 20.2 2.2 0.0 2.2 0 9.64 5.38 .993 9.79 8.35
1989 DET AL 35 DH 26
1989 DET AL 35 RF 14 11 102.2 27 25 1 1 0 .963 -1.1 -12.9 -2.1 -2.4 0.3 1 2.28 1.86 .978 2.33 1.90
1989 DET AL 35 CF 5 3 31.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -19.4 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0 3.48 2.40 .983 2.79 2.46
1990 DET AL 36 OF 85 77 643.0 161 157 2 2 1 .988 -12.2 -22.8 -6.2 -4.8 -1.4 -6 2.23 1.87 .981 2.39 2.04
1990 DET AL 36 LF 75 67 546.0 142 139 1 2 1 .986 -6.6 -14.5 -2.6 -3.7 1.1 -4 2.31 1.87 .978 2.19 1.74
1990 DET AL 36 RF 16 10 97.0 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -5.6 -69.3 -3.6 -1.1 -2.5 -2 2.04 1.38 .977 2.23 1.81
1990 DET AL 36 DH 13
1990 DET AL 36 1B 2 0 4.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 15.75 3.50 .986 9.67 8.35
12 Seasons OF 1094 1025 9024.1 2558 2436 81 41 21 .984 33.5 4.5 37.5 6.9 30.4 -4 2.51 2.30 .981 2.45 2.12
12 Seasons LF 849 776 6831.1 1877 1783 61 33 16 .982 38.0 6.7 36.0 10.4 25.4 2 2.43 2.17 .978 2.26 1.83
8 Seasons CF 181 161 1382.2 474 460 10 4 4 .992 1.9 1.6 5.9 -2.7 8.6 -4 3.06 2.60 .986 2.91 2.53
9 Seasons RF 111 88 810.1 214 204 6 4 1 .981 -6.4 -9.5 -4.4 -0.8 -3.6 -2 2.33 1.89 .979 2.25 1.87
11 Seasons DH 101
4 Seasons 1B 54 35 347.0 370 341 26 3 34 .992 1.4 4.8 1.4 -1.6 3.0 0 9.52 6.80 .992 9.66 8.40
1 Season 3B 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.35
12 Seasons TOT 1150 1060 9373.1 2929 2777 108 44 55 .985 35.1 4.5 39.1 5.3 33.6 -4 0 2.77 2.51 .968 2.72 2.41
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1983 *
1985 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1982-AL-32-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1982 AL--.519--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1983 AL--157--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1983 AL--623--6th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1983 AL--676--10th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1984 AL--97--10th

Total Bases s c a p y
1982 AL--296--10th

Triples s c a p y
1981 AL--6--6th
1984 AL--7--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1982 AL--68--8th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1983 AL--24--4th
1984 AL--22--5th
1985 AL--19--10th
1987 AL--20--4th
Career--152--245th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1982 AL--17.8--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1983 AL--481--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 10 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1206), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1473), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 29, 1972: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

December 7, 1983: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Sam Sorce (minors) to the Texas Rangers for John Butcher and Mike Smithson.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 24, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

April 16, 1989: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 23, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Texas Rangers$720,000
1986Texas Rangers$865,000
1987New York Yankees$633,000
1988New York Yankees$625,000
1989New York Yankees$68,000
1990Detroit Tigers$537,500
Career (may be incomplete)$3,448,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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