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Preston Ward
Preston Meyer Ward
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: July 24, 1927 in Columbia, MO
High School: Springfield (Springfield, MO)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1948
Final Game: August 18, 1959
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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
1948 20 BRO NL 42 162 146 9 38 9 2 1 21 0 15 23 .260 .329 .370 .699 87 54 0 0 1 3
1950 22 CHC NL 80 319 285 31 72 11 2 6 33 3 27 42 .253 .317 .368 .686 80 105 6 0 7 3
1953 25 TOT NL 121 450 381 45 82 12 1 12 39 4 4 62 60 .215 .327 .346 .673 76 132 9 1 6 3O
1953 25 CHC NL 33 119 100 10 23 5 0 4 12 3 1 18 21 .230 .347 .400 .747 93 40 3 0 1 O/3
1953 25 PIT NL 88 331 281 35 59 7 1 8 27 1 3 44 39 .210 .319 .327 .646 70 92 6 1 5 3
1954 26 PIT NL 117 406 360 37 97 16 2 7 48 0 0 39 61 .269 .337 .383 .721 90 138 5 0 3 4 395
1955 27 PIT NL 84 208 179 16 38 7 4 5 25 0 0 22 28 .212 .296 .380 .675 80 68 3 0 5 2 4 3/9
1956 28 TOT MLB 103 207 180 21 48 10 1 7 32 0 0 22 24 .267 .345 .450 .795 108 81 0 0 4 1 0 37/95
1956 28 PIT NL 16 37 30 3 10 0 1 1 11 0 0 6 4 .333 .432 .500 .932 154 15 0 0 0 1 0 /59
1956 28 CLE AL 87 170 150 18 38 10 0 6 21 0 0 16 20 .253 .325 .440 .765 99 66 0 0 4 0 0 37/9
1957 29 CLE AL 10 11 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .273 .455 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1958 30 TOT AL 129 464 416 50 118 13 2 10 45 0 2 37 63 .284 .340 .397 .737 102 165 4 1 5 5 3 35/7
1958 30 CLE AL 48 162 148 22 50 3 1 4 21 0 1 10 27 .338 .379 .453 .832 130 67 1 1 1 2 1 53
1958 30 KCA AL 81 302 268 28 68 10 1 6 24 0 1 27 36 .254 .319 .366 .684 87 98 3 0 4 3 2 35/7
1959 31 KCA AL 58 119 109 8 27 4 1 2 19 0 0 7 12 .248 .286 .358 .644 75 39 3 0 0 3 1 3/7
9 Seasons 744 2346 2067 219 522 83 15 50 262 7 6 231 315 .253 .326 .380 .706 88 785 30 2 31 15 8
162 Game Avg. 162 511 450 48 114 18 3 11 57 2 50 69 .253 .326 .380 .706 88 171 7 0 7
PIT (4 yrs) 305 982 850 91 204 30 8 21 111 1 3 111 132 .240 .326 .368 .694 83 313 14 1 13 7 4
CLE (3 yrs) 145 343 309 42 90 14 1 10 42 0 1 26 49 .291 .346 .440 .786 110 136 1 1 5 2 1
KCA (2 yrs) 139 421 377 36 95 14 2 8 43 0 1 34 48 .252 .309 .363 .673 83 137 6 0 4 6 3
CHC (2 yrs) 113 438 385 41 95 16 2 10 45 6 1 45 63 .247 .326 .377 .702 84 145 9 0 8
BRO (1 yr) 42 162 146 9 38 9 2 1 21 0 15 23 .260 .329 .370 .699 87 54 0 0 1
NL (6 yrs) 460 1582 1381 141 337 55 12 32 177 7 4 171 218 .244 .326 .371 .697 84 512 23 1 22 7 4
AL (4 yrs) 284 764 686 78 185 28 3 18 85 0 2 60 97 .270 .326 .398 .724 96 273 7 1 9 8 4

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1948 BRO NL 20 1B 38 291 268 20 3 21 .990 7.58 .990 8.94
1950 CHC NL 22 1B 76 811 734 73 4 78 .995 10.62 .990 9.02
1953 TOT NL 25 1B 85 814 742 65 7 74 .991 9.49 .990 9.17
1953 CHC NL 25 OF 27 51 49 0 2 0 .961 1.81 .980 2.11 0-27-0
1953 CHC NL 25 1B 7 50 49 1 0 9 1.000 7.14 .990 9.17
1953 PIT NL 25 1B 78 764 693 64 7 65 .991 9.71 .990 9.17
1954 PIT NL 26 1B 48 38 339.2 385 338 41 6 31 .984 -0.7 -2.5 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 0 10.04 7.90 .991 9.81 9.26
1954 PIT NL 26 OF 42 41 342.2 88 74 8 6 3 .932 -3.9 -13.7 -2.9 -2.5 -0.3 -1 2.15 1.95 .976 2.36 2.18
1954 PIT NL 26 RF 42 41 342.2 83 71 7 5 3 .940 -3.9 -13.7 -2.9 -2.5 -0.3 -1 2.05 1.86 .971 1.99 1.80
1954 PIT NL 26 3B 11 12 96.0 30 7 20 3 0 .900 -0.6 -7.5 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 2.53 2.45 .953 3.17 2.82
1955 PIT NL 27 1B 48 38 366.1 420 384 35 1 41 .998 1.1 3.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 0 10.29 8.73 .991 9.79 9.09
1955 PIT NL 27 OF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.10
1955 PIT NL 27 RF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.90
1956 TOT MLB 28 OF 22 18 142.0 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 1.8 15.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 1 2.03 1.45 .981 2.33 2.04
1956 TOT MLB 28 RF 8 6 45.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0 1.60 1.00 .962 2.02 1.80
1956 PIT NL 28 3B 5 5 30.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -44.0 -1.1 -0.2 -0.9 0 1.80 1.20 .950 3.06 2.64
1956 PIT NL 28 OF 5 4 29.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -29.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.5 0 0.62 0.40 1.000 2.27 2.04
1956 PIT NL 28 RF 5 4 29.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -29.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.5 0 0.62 0.40 .950 1.99 1.80
1956 CLE AL 28 1B 60 16 240.1 250 226 21 3 20 .988 3.3 16.5 3.3 0.3 3.0 0 9.25 4.12 .990 9.43 7.99
1956 CLE AL 28 OF 17 14 113.0 30 29 1 0 0 1.000 2.5 26.5 1.5 0.6 0.9 1 2.39 1.76 .980 2.34 2.04
1956 CLE AL 28 LF 14 12 97.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 21.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 1 2.13 1.64 .978 2.10 1.69
1956 CLE AL 28 RF 3 2 16.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 60.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0 3.38 2.00 .967 2.08 1.80
1957 CLE AL 29 1B 1 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -72.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 5.40 3.00 1.000 9.72 8.40
1958 TOT AL 30 1B 60 57 485.0 520 481 35 4 40 .992 -3.0 -7.4 -3.0 -0.5 -2.5 0 9.58 8.60 .991 9.60 8.47
1958 TOT AL 30 3B 58 45 423.1 130 39 81 10 6 .923 -8.6 -24.4 -8.6 -4.2 -4.3 0 2.55 2.07 .952 3.11 2.59
1958 CLE AL 30 3B 24 14 149.0 46 16 28 2 2 .957 -1.9 -15.3 -1.9 -2.3 0.4 0 2.66 1.83 .950 3.11 2.59
1958 CLE AL 30 1B 21 18 147.0 147 135 12 0 12 1.000 0.3 2.4 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 9.00 7.00 .991 9.60 8.47
1958 KCA AL 30 1B 39 39 338.0 373 346 23 4 28 .989 -3.3 -11.7 -3.3 -1.0 -2.3 0 9.83 9.46 .991 9.60 8.47
1958 KCA AL 30 3B 34 31 274.1 84 23 53 8 4 .905 -6.7 -29.3 -6.7 -1.9 -4.7 0 2.49 2.24 .954 3.11 2.59
1958 KCA AL 30 LF 2 2 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -48.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.80 1.50 .967 2.10 1.60
1958 KCA AL 30 OF 2 2 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -48.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.80 1.50 .967 2.28 1.95
1959 KCA AL 31 1B 22 20 155.2 171 161 7 3 14 .982 0.5 3.9 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0 9.71 7.64 .990 9.84 8.27
1959 KCA AL 31 LF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
1959 KCA AL 31 OF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
9 Seasons 1B 438 169 1592.0 3665 3337 297 31 319 .992 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.3 -0.4 0 20.54 8.30 .990 9.69 8.82
6 Seasons OF 95 63 514.2 175 157 9 9 3 .949 -3.0 -7.0 -3.0 -2.9 0.1 0 2.90 1.75 .978 2.35 2.12 17-27-51
3 Seasons 3B 74 62 549.1 166 49 104 13 6 .922 -10.3 -22.5 -10.3 -4.6 -5.6 0 2.51 2.07 .952 3.12 2.63
3 Seasons RF 51 48 394.2 91 78 8 5 3 .945 -3.8 -11.6 -2.8 -2.3 -0.3 -1 1.96 1.69 .970 2.00 1.80
3 Seasons LF 17 15 120.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 0.8 8.0 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 1 1.95 1.53 .978 2.09 1.68
9 Seasons TOT 607 294 2656.0 4006 3543 410 53 328 .987 -12.4 -5.6 -12.4 -6.2 -5.9 0 0 13.39 6.51 .975 6.91 7.02 17-27-51
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 LF-CF-RF Awards

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1948 NL--born 1927-07-24--10th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1949: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

June 4, 1953: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Bob Addis, Toby Atwell, George Freese, Gene Hermanski, Bob Schultz and $150,000 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Joe Garagiola, Ralph Kiner, Catfish Metkovich and Howie Pollet.

May 15, 1956: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Hank Foiles.

June 15, 1958: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Roger Maris and Dick Tomanek to the Kansas City Athletics for Woodie Held and Vic Power.

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