RF Lew Ward #33
Pittsburgh Industrials MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
06/30/1975
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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
67 232 57 9 1 5 28 16 22 .246 .295 .358 11 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
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 45 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: 65
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
06/29/1975 @ NYK Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1975 @ NYK Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
06/27/1975 @ NYK Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1975 @ WAS Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/25/1975 @ WAS Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/24/1975 @ WAS Loss, 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/22/1975 @ MIL Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/21/1975 @ MIL Loss, 4-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/1975 CIN Loss, 4-6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/1975 CIN Win, 4-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ward is a vocal leader in the clubhouse.
High: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:07/04/1948
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$151,760
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:83 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 23rd Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 67 232 57 9 1 5 28 34 16 22 .246 .295 .358 .653 .296 .112 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 254 1 1 0 5 3 2 83 15 11 3 78.6 24.8 3.56 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   82 17 2 0 4 14 13 8 5 0 1 1 .207 .286 .378 .664
Versus Right   150 40 7 1 1 14 21 8 17 2 2 0 .267 .300 .347 .647
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .231 .375 .308 .683
April   83 16 3 0 1 5 11 5 11 0 2 0 .193 .239 .265 .504
May   90 21 3 0 3 17 14 8 8 1 0 0 .233 .293 .367 .660
June   59 20 3 1 1 6 9 3 3 1 1 1 .339 .375 .475 .850
Spring Training   45 15 2 1 4 7 7 2 3 0 1 0 .333 .362 .689 1.051
Last Year   551 155 34 14 9 53 78 40 53 9 5 6 .281 .332 .443 .775
2 Years Ago   571 155 26 5 15 89 83 50 62 9 1 2 .271 .328 .413 .741
Career   1637 435 82 24 31 191 228 121 169 22 10 17 .266 .319 .402 .721
Home   104 28 4 1 3 16 19 9 7 1 1 1 .269 .330 .413 .744
Road   128 29 5 0 2 12 15 7 15 1 2 0 .227 .265 .312 .577
Grass   232 57 9 1 5 28 34 16 22 2 3 1 .246 .295 .358 .653
Day   158 36 5 1 3 18 22 14 14 1 1 1 .228 .293 .329 .622
Night   74 21 4 0 2 10 12 2 8 1 2 0 .284 .299 .419 .718
As Starter   219 51 9 0 4 25 31 16 21 2 3 1 .233 .286 .329 .614
As Reliever / Substitution   13 6 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .462 .462 .846 1.308
Pinch Hitting   13 6 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .462 .462 .846 1.308
Close/Late   55 13 3 1 0 5 6 4 5 0 0 0 .236 .288 .327 .615
Inning 1-3   79 19 5 0 2 9 14 5 7 1 3 0 .241 .282 .380 .662
Inning 4-6   72 18 1 0 3 13 10 5 9 1 0 1 .250 .304 .389 .693
Inning 7-9   76 19 2 1 0 5 9 5 6 0 0 0 .250 .296 .303 .599
Extra Innings   5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
0 Outs   79 21 6 0 3 8 14 5 6 2 3 1 .266 .310 .456 .766
1 Outs   86 21 3 1 1 11 13 5 11 0 0 0 .244 .286 .337 .623
2 Outs   67 15 0 0 1 9 7 6 5 0 0 0 .224 .288 .269 .556
Scoring Position   68 23 3 1 1 21 17 5 6 2 3 0 .338 .373 .456 .829
Bases Empty   129 28 4 0 2 2 12 8 15 0 0 0 .217 .263 .295 .557
Runner on 1st   35 6 2 0 2 5 5 3 1 0 0 1 .171 .256 .400 .656
Runner on 2nd   24 11 1 0 0 6 8 2 0 0 2 0 .458 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 3rd   4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .231 .500 .731
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Two Strikes   84 11 0 0 2 7 5 7 22 1 0 0 .131 .196 .202 .398
First Pitch   45 15 5 0 0 4 10 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .362 .444 .806
Count 0-1   20 5 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .350 .600
Count 0-2   16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .125
Count 1-0   29 9 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .310 .621
Count 1-1   22 9 2 0 2 8 6 0 0 1 1 0 .409 .391 .773 1.164
Count 1-2   28 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .179 .250
Count 2-0   9 3 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
Count 2-1   16 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Count 2-2   26 6 0 0 1 2 4 0 6 0 0 0 .231 .231 .346 .577
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 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Full Count   14 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 5 1 0 0 .143 .409 .143 .552
Behind in Count   64 8 0 1 1 5 4 0 11 0 2 0 .125 .125 .203 .328
Ahead in Count   61 17 2 0 1 7 10 8 0 0 0 0 .279 .362 .361 .723
Batting Leadoff   29 8 2 0 1 2 5 2 4 1 0 0 .276 .312 .448 .761
Batting 2nd   99 23 4 0 2 10 14 6 12 1 2 0 .232 .274 .333 .607
Batting 4th   42 7 2 0 0 6 6 6 3 0 0 1 .167 .286 .214 .500
Batting 5th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Batting 6th   16 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .250 .438 .688
Batting 7th   27 9 1 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .357 .370 .728
Batting 8th   4 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 9th   8 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Low Leverage   100 23 1 0 1 5 11 8 10 0 0 0 .230 .287 .270 .557
Medium Leverage   88 24 7 0 2 13 15 4 7 2 3 1 .273 .305 .420 .726
High Leverage   43 10 1 1 2 10 8 4 4 0 0 0 .233 .298 .442 .740
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 25 149 551 155 34 14 9 53 78 40 6 9 53 34 9 .281 .332 .443 .775 123 119 4.7
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 67 232 57 9 1 5 28 34 16 1 2 22 11 3 .246 .295 .358 .653 79 87 1.0
Total MLB 537 1637 435 82 24 31 191 228 121 17 22 169 72 25 .266 .319 .402 .721 104 100 9.3
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
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
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 16 66 16 5 2 1 5 8 7 0 0 9 6 0 .242 .315 .424 .739 113 118 1.0
Total MLB 33 123 34 8 2 5 18 21 10 0 0 14 8 0 .276 .331 .496 .827 132 132
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 10 3 13 0 0 14 1 .929 40.1 2.90 -2.4 .870
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 138 137 251 7 0 264 6 .977 1188.2 1.95 +11.6 1.070
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 5 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 43.0 3.14 +0.4 1.037
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 12 5 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 59.1 3.03 -1.4 1.006
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 44 43 76 5 0 81 0 1.000 377.2 1.93 +4.0 1.088
TOTAL LF 41 31 69 0 0 72 3 .958 270.0 2.30 +4.0 1.073
TOTAL CF 66 33 99 4 0 104 1 .990 350.1 2.65 -8.4 .929
TOTAL RF 357 333 620 18 0 651 13 .980 2933.0 1.96 +31.8 1.071
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.
08/09/1974 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $151,760.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/14/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1974 14 2
Year IBB Rank
1973 20 3
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
Year SF Rank
1973 9 2
1974 9 1
Year EBH Rank
1974 57 8
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