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Jay Ward
John Francis Ward
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 9, 1938 in Brookfield, MO
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1963
Final Game: June 7, 1970
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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
1963 24 MIN AL 9 16 15 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .067 .125 .133 .258 -28 2 0 0 0 0 0 /57
1964 25 MIN AL 12 37 31 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 13 .226 .351 .290 .642 81 9 0 0 0 0 1 /47
1970 31 CIN NL 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 /534
3 Seasons 27 58 49 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 9 19 .163 .293 .224 .518 46 11 0 0 0 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 348 294 24 48 18 0 0 24 0 0 54 114 .163 .293 .224 .518 46 66 0 0 0 0 6
MIN (2 yrs) 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
NL (1 yr) 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 16 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1963 MIN AL 24 3B 4 4 35.0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.6 0 2.06 2.00 .950 3.01 2.85
1963 MIN AL 24 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1963 MIN AL 24 OF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.90
1964 MIN AL 25 2B 9 9 75.0 43 21 21 1 4 .977 0.4 6.4 0.4 -0.3 0.7 0 5.04 4.67 .979 5.17 4.54
1964 MIN AL 25 LF 3 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 270.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 0 9.00 1.33 .975 1.80 1.47
1964 MIN AL 25 OF 3 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 270.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 0 9.00 1.33 .975 2.02 1.80
1970 CIN NL 31 3B 2 0 4.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 6.75 1.50 .933 2.92 2.60
1970 CIN NL 31 1B 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1970 CIN NL 31 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
2 Seasons 2B 10 9 76.0 43 21 21 1 4 .977 0.4 6.3 0.4 -0.3 0.7 0 4.97 4.20 .979 5.18 4.56
2 Seasons 3B 6 4 39.0 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 0.3 9.2 0.3 -0.3 0.6 0 2.54 1.83 .945 3.00 2.77
2 Seasons LF 4 0 7.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 137.1 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 5.14 1.00 .975 1.80 1.50
2 Seasons OF 4 0 7.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 137.1 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 5.14 1.00 .975 2.06 1.83
1 Season 1B 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
3 Seasons TOT 21 13 124.0 60 32 27 1 5 .983 1.8 17.4 1.8 -0.2 2.0 0 0 4.28 2.81 .957 4.39 3.71

Transactions

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1958: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from the New York Yankees in the 1958 minor league draft.

October 11, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Stan Johnson and Bobby Prescott to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bill Lajoie (minors) and Gordie Windhorn.

July 26, 1962: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Cueto.

Before 1969 Season: Sent from the Minnesota Twins to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

February 18, 1970: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Mingori.

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