RF Lew Ward #33
Pittsburgh Industrials MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/31/1974
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RF LEW WARD #33 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 376 104 23 10 6 36 26 35 .277 .325 .439 21 3.4
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: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
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
07/31/1974 @ NYK Loss, 4-5 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 1
07/30/1974 @ NYK Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1974 @ CLE Win, 3-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
07/28/1974 @ CLE Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1974 @ CLE Win, 7-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1974 PHI Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1974 PHI Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1974 PHI Loss, 3-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
07/22/1974 CIN Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/21/1974 CIN Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Ward has great leadership attributes.
High: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:07/04/1948
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$65,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:113 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 23rd Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 101 376 104 23 10 6 36 47 26 35 .277 .325 .439 .764 .338 .162 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 415 4 3 0 8 3 6 165 39 21 5 80.8 54.7 5.02 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 22 8 1 1 7 9 11 15 0 1 0 .244 .327 .389 .716
Versus Right   286 82 15 9 5 29 38 15 20 6 2 4 .287 .325 .455 .779
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   11 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 .455 .500 .636 1.136
Last Week   22 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310
April   76 16 8 1 1 7 9 3 6 1 2 0 .211 .237 .382 .619
May   109 29 6 3 2 9 17 10 7 2 0 0 .266 .322 .431 .754
June   96 33 5 2 2 13 17 8 5 1 1 2 .344 .402 .500 .902
July   95 26 4 4 1 7 4 5 17 2 0 2 .274 .317 .432 .749
Spring Training   58 19 4 2 0 7 7 3 8 0 0 0 .328 .361 .466 .826
Last Year   571 155 26 5 15 89 83 50 62 9 1 2 .271 .328 .413 .741
2 Years Ago   129 31 4 1 1 11 9 5 15 2 0 2 .240 .275 .310 .585
Career   1230 327 62 19 23 146 163 91 129 17 5 14 .266 .320 .403 .723
Home   179 46 10 2 3 14 30 13 12 3 1 2 .257 .310 .385 .695
Road   197 58 13 8 3 22 17 13 23 3 2 2 .294 .340 .487 .827
Grass   376 104 23 10 6 36 47 26 35 6 3 4 .277 .325 .439 .764
Day   229 55 12 5 3 14 31 15 22 2 2 3 .240 .293 .376 .669
Night   147 49 11 5 3 22 16 11 13 4 1 1 .333 .374 .537 .912
As Starter   375 104 23 10 6 36 47 24 35 6 3 4 .277 .323 .440 .763
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Close/Late   73 17 4 2 1 9 6 6 7 2 2 3 .233 .310 .384 .693
Inning 1-3   132 37 6 1 3 13 13 9 14 2 1 0 .280 .322 .409 .731
Inning 4-6   139 43 11 5 2 10 24 9 10 2 0 1 .309 .351 .504 .855
Inning 7-9   98 21 5 4 1 11 9 7 10 2 2 3 .214 .282 .378 .659
Extra Innings   7 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
0 Outs   145 35 10 2 3 12 23 11 14 4 3 0 .241 .287 .400 .688
1 Outs   110 30 7 1 1 10 14 6 9 2 0 1 .273 .311 .382 .693
2 Outs   121 39 6 7 2 14 10 9 12 0 0 3 .322 .383 .537 .921
Scoring Position   89 22 2 1 1 28 8 9 9 6 3 2 .247 .311 .326 .637
Bases Empty   223 68 19 8 5 5 31 12 21 0 0 1 .305 .343 .529 .872
Runner on 1st   64 14 2 1 0 3 8 5 5 0 0 1 .219 .286 .281 .567
Runner on 2nd   27 5 0 0 1 4 3 2 3 0 3 0 .185 .241 .296 .538
Runner on 3rd   14 2 0 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 7 0 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 .318 .375 .409 .784
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .364 .375 .739
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 .333 .308 .444 .752
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .273 .333 .606
Two Strikes   132 25 4 1 1 9 10 9 35 2 0 1 .189 .243 .258 .501
First Pitch   65 17 4 3 3 8 9 3 0 0 1 1 .262 .304 .554 .858
Count 0-1   34 10 2 3 1 6 5 0 0 0 2 1 .294 .314 .618 .932
Count 0-2   15 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .133 .133 .333 .467
Count 1-0   49 13 3 1 1 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .265 .260 .429 .689
Count 1-1   37 15 4 0 0 3 8 0 0 2 0 0 .405 .385 .514 .898
Count 1-2   51 12 3 0 0 5 3 0 15 1 0 1 .235 .245 .294 .539
Count 2-0   18 7 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .389 .421 .444 .865
Count 2-1   28 11 3 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .393 .379 .643 1.022
Count 2-2   37 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .135 .135 .189 .324
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 6 2 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 .462 .632 .615 1.247
Full Count   29 6 1 0 0 3 5 9 5 1 0 0 .207 .385 .241 .626
Behind in Count   100 24 5 3 2 12 10 0 20 1 2 2 .240 .252 .410 .662
Ahead in Count   108 37 9 3 1 10 15 14 0 2 0 1 .343 .416 .509 .925
Batting Leadoff   43 10 3 0 2 5 6 1 4 1 0 1 .233 .261 .442 .703
Batting 2nd   80 18 6 2 1 9 9 3 7 1 3 0 .225 .250 .388 .637
Batting 3rd   4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 4th   77 20 3 2 1 7 4 6 12 2 0 1 .260 .314 .390 .704
Batting 5th   115 37 7 3 2 11 20 7 4 2 0 1 .322 .360 .487 .847
Batting 6th   8 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Batting 7th   48 14 4 2 0 4 5 6 7 0 0 0 .292 .370 .458 .829
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Low Leverage   163 55 15 8 3 11 20 8 14 1 0 1 .337 .370 .583 .953
Medium Leverage   160 33 7 2 3 13 20 12 14 4 3 2 .206 .264 .331 .595
High Leverage   53 16 1 0 0 12 7 6 7 1 0 1 .302 .377 .321 .698
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 24 155 571 155 26 5 15 89 83 50 2 9 62 23 8 .271 .328 .413 .741 106 98 2.7
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 101 376 104 23 10 6 36 47 26 4 6 35 21 5 .277 .325 .439 .764 115 121 3.4
Total MLB 422 1230 327 62 19 23 146 163 91 14 17 129 48 18 .266 .320 .403 .723 103 101 7.0
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
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 14 56 18 3 0 4 13 13 3 0 0 5 2 0 .321 .356 .589 .945 160 153 1.2
Total MLB 17 57 18 3 0 4 13 13 3 0 0 5 2 0 .316 .350 .579 .929 156 148
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 5 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.8 1.373
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 27 18 45 3 0 48 0 1.000 175.2 2.46 -2.6 .930
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 133 130 242 5 0 253 6 .976 1135.1 1.96 +12.4 1.058
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.1 3.38 -1.0 .835
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 97 97 178 7 0 189 4 .979 837.2 1.99 +7.5 1.064
TOTAL LF 36 26 54 0 0 57 3 .947 227.0 2.14 +3.5 1.084
TOTAL CF 49 25 72 3 0 75 0 1.000 264.0 2.56 -5.5 .914
TOTAL RF 272 250 471 13 0 495 11 .978 2204.1 1.98 +23.7 1.065
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.
10/17/1973 Wins the 1973 World Series with the Pittsburgh Industrials.
10/23/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $65,000 with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/11/1974 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/18/1974 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1973 20 3
Year SF Rank
1973 9 2
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