RF Lew Ward #33
Pittsburgh Industrials MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/31/1973
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF LEW WARD #33 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 398 108 18 3 10 68 38 48 .271 .331 .407 17 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 65
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 50 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1973 @ NYK Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/30/1973 WAS Win, 9-6 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/29/1973 WAS Loss, 7-8 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
07/29/1973 WAS Win, 6-3 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
07/28/1973 WAS Win, 13-3 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
07/27/1973 MIL Win, 9-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/26/1973 MIL Win, 3-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
07/25/1973 MIL Loss, 3-7 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1973 @ CLE Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1973 @ CLE Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ward is a vocal leader in the clubhouse and works hard at his craft. He is well-respected by his teammates.
High: Leader, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:07/04/1948
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 23rd Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 398 108 18 3 10 68 57 38 48 .271 .331 .407 .738 .308 .136 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 445 1 16 0 6 1 7 162 31 17 6 73.9 54.9 4.78 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   115 38 5 1 5 25 20 6 10 1 0 0 .330 .361 .522 .882
Versus Right   283 70 13 2 5 43 37 32 38 6 1 1 .247 .320 .360 .680
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .333 .750 1.083
Last Week   29 12 4 0 0 7 2 1 4 0 0 0 .414 .433 .552 .985
April   82 14 2 1 1 8 6 14 12 2 0 1 .171 .293 .256 .549
May   109 37 7 0 5 28 19 9 12 2 0 0 .339 .383 .541 .925
June   105 23 3 1 2 15 16 7 13 1 1 0 .219 .265 .324 .589
July   102 34 6 1 2 17 16 8 11 2 0 0 .333 .375 .471 .846
Spring Training   56 15 3 0 1 3 8 4 7 1 1 0 .268 .311 .375 .686
Last Year   129 31 4 1 1 11 9 5 15 2 0 2 .240 .275 .310 .585
2 Years Ago   62 14 2 1 0 2 7 3 7 0 0 2 .226 .284 .290 .574
Career   681 176 31 7 12 89 90 53 80 9 2 9 .258 .316 .377 .694
Home   202 58 10 2 3 27 33 20 25 4 0 1 .287 .348 .401 .749
Road   196 50 8 1 7 41 24 18 23 3 1 0 .255 .313 .413 .727
Grass   398 108 18 3 10 68 57 38 48 7 1 1 .271 .331 .407 .738
Day   193 60 11 2 6 43 34 20 25 4 1 1 .311 .372 .482 .853
Night   205 48 7 1 4 25 23 18 23 3 0 0 .234 .292 .337 .629
As Starter   395 108 18 3 10 68 57 38 48 7 1 1 .273 .333 .410 .743
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   68 17 1 1 2 9 15 16 3 0 0 0 .250 .393 .382 .775
Inning 1-3   133 38 6 1 3 24 16 7 15 5 1 1 .286 .315 .414 .729
Inning 4-6   142 39 8 1 5 30 22 10 20 2 0 0 .275 .318 .451 .769
Inning 7-9   117 29 4 1 2 13 17 20 13 0 0 0 .248 .358 .350 .708
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
0 Outs   134 30 3 1 3 10 26 9 13 0 1 1 .224 .278 .328 .606
1 Outs   123 40 11 2 5 39 21 15 13 7 0 0 .325 .379 .569 .948
2 Outs   141 38 4 0 2 19 10 14 22 0 0 0 .270 .335 .340 .676
Scoring Position   119 38 7 1 5 61 23 21 15 7 1 0 .319 .401 .521 .922
Bases Empty   212 51 9 2 4 4 28 14 24 0 0 1 .241 .291 .358 .649
Runner on 1st   67 19 2 0 1 3 6 3 9 0 0 0 .284 .314 .358 .672
Runner on 2nd   35 9 1 0 1 7 7 11 5 0 1 0 .257 .435 .371 .806
Runner on 3rd   17 7 1 0 1 11 5 2 3 2 0 0 .412 .429 .647 1.076
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 12 4 1 2 17 8 1 5 0 0 0 .343 .361 .686 1.047
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 .091 .143 .091 .234
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 6 1 0 0 14 1 6 0 3 0 0 .545 .600 .636 1.236
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Two Strikes   143 27 4 0 2 13 11 5 48 2 0 1 .189 .219 .259 .477
First Pitch   73 25 3 0 2 15 13 14 0 1 1 0 .342 .443 .466 .909
Count 0-1   39 9 4 1 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .225 .385 .610
Count 0-2   30 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .200 .200 .233 .433
Count 1-0   38 12 3 1 1 8 5 2 0 1 0 0 .316 .341 .526 .868
Count 1-1   46 19 2 1 4 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 .413 .413 .761 1.174
Count 1-2   47 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 0 0 0 .128 .128 .128 .255
Count 2-0   20 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .190 .250 .440
Count 2-1   32 9 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .281 .406 .688
Count 2-2   42 8 2 0 1 5 5 0 14 0 0 1 .190 .209 .310 .519
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 0 2 6 12 0 1 0 0 .429 .750 .429 1.179
Full Count   24 7 1 0 1 7 2 5 3 2 0 0 .292 .387 .458 .845
Behind in Count   116 21 5 1 0 7 10 0 31 1 0 0 .181 .179 .241 .421
Ahead in Count   97 28 5 1 2 18 18 19 0 3 0 0 .289 .395 .423 .818
Batting Leadoff   71 16 3 1 1 9 9 2 10 2 0 0 .225 .240 .338 .578
Batting 2nd   14 5 1 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 .357 .412 .571 .983
Batting 3rd   24 7 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 .346 .292 .638
Batting 4th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 5th   46 17 4 1 2 15 7 0 3 1 1 0 .370 .362 .630 .992
Batting 6th   36 9 2 0 2 9 6 4 6 2 0 1 .250 .326 .472 .798
Batting 7th   157 39 6 0 2 18 23 24 20 0 0 0 .248 .348 .325 .673
Batting 8th   42 13 2 0 3 12 9 4 4 1 0 0 .310 .362 .571 .933
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   170 47 10 2 4 17 23 13 25 1 0 0 .276 .326 .429 .755
Medium Leverage   165 40 4 1 5 27 24 18 20 4 1 1 .242 .314 .370 .684
High Leverage   60 19 4 0 1 24 10 7 3 2 0 0 .317 .377 .433 .810
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 20 7 18 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .273 .167 .439 33 2 0.0
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 21 54 74 21 6 2 1 6 16 3 4 0 7 2 1 .284 .346 .459 .805 121 123 0.6
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 31 62 14 2 1 0 2 7 3 2 0 7 0 2 .226 .284 .290 .574 69 58 -0.2
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 74 129 31 4 1 1 11 9 5 2 2 15 2 2 .240 .275 .310 .585 72 76 0.6
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 108 398 108 18 3 10 68 57 38 1 7 48 17 6 .271 .331 .407 .738 104 98 2.3
Total MLB 274 681 176 31 7 12 89 90 53 9 9 80 21 11 .258 .316 .377 .694 95 91 3.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Total - 17 23 97 43 10 5 2 27 32 9 4 2 4 11 2 .443 .500 .711 1.211 100 100 2.0
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.1
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.2 .979
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 6 4 8 1 0 10 1 .900 39.2 2.04 +1.8 1.566
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 15 13 27 0 0 28 1 .964 113.0 2.15 +1.3 1.058
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .974
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 7 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.1 3.97 +0.0 .979
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 7 6 10 0 0 12 2 .833 46.0 1.96 +0.7 1.086
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 5 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 28.0 2.57 -1.8 .783
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 13 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 58.1 1.85 +0.1 .987
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 8 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 50.0 2.34 +0.8 1.063
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 9 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.0 1.75 -0.3 .993
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 16 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 122.0 1.92 +1.9 1.104
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 12 7 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 58.1 1.70 -0.1 1.010
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 100 98 184 4 0 193 5 .974 859.2 1.97 +10.4 1.064
TOTAL LF 33 24 50 0 0 53 3 .943 212.0 2.12 +2.7 1.065
TOTAL CF 29 14 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 133.1 2.23 -2.1 .936
TOTAL RF 142 121 235 5 0 246 6 .976 1091.0 1.98 +14.3 1.074
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 23, 107th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of high school Brunswick (Brunswick; Greenwich, CT).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (40).
07/06/1967 Named the #96 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (40).
07/04/1968 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 30 (45).
08/23/1969 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/07/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
05/17/1973 Goes 5-6 against the Washington Eagles, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
06/04/1973 Injured (shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
Friday, September 5th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73