RF Lew Ward #33
Pittsburgh Industrials MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
01/13/1975
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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
149 551 155 34 14 9 53 40 53 .281 .332 .443 34 4.9
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 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
10/26/1974 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/25/1974 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/24/1974 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
10/22/1974 HOU Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/21/1974 HOU Win, 8-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/19/1974 SDC Win, 2-0 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 1
10/18/1974 SDC Win, 7-3 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 1
10/16/1974 @ SDC Loss, 3-4 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/15/1974 @ SDC Loss, 4-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/14/1974 @ SDC Win, 3-1 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Ward is gifted with leadership abilities.
High: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:07/04/1948
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$151,760
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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 149 551 155 34 14 9 53 78 40 53 .281 .332 .443 .775 .340 .162 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 140 611 6 7 0 14 5 9 244 57 34 9 79.1 81.3 5.07 4.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 27 11 1 1 9 12 12 16 0 1 0 .245 .320 .391 .711
Versus Right   441 128 23 13 8 44 66 28 37 9 4 6 .290 .335 .456 .790
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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
August   90 33 5 0 3 10 20 8 5 0 0 2 .367 .430 .522 .952
September   85 18 6 4 0 7 11 6 13 3 2 0 .212 .255 .376 .632
Spring Training   58 19 4 2 0 7 7 3 8 0 0 0 .328 .361 .466 .826
Postseason   66 16 5 2 1 5 8 7 9 0 0 0 .242 .315 .424 .739
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   1405 378 73 23 26 163 194 105 147 20 7 16 .269 .323 .409 .732
Home   274 76 17 3 5 25 48 23 20 4 1 2 .277 .333 .416 .749
Road   277 79 17 11 4 28 30 17 33 5 4 4 .285 .330 .469 .799
Grass   551 155 34 14 9 53 78 40 53 9 5 6 .281 .332 .443 .775
Day   331 87 19 9 4 24 51 24 32 4 3 5 .263 .319 .411 .730
Night   220 68 15 5 5 29 27 16 21 5 2 1 .309 .351 .491 .842
As Starter   544 154 34 14 9 53 78 37 53 9 5 6 .283 .331 .447 .777
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .400 .143 .543
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Close/Late   113 32 4 2 2 14 14 10 11 4 2 3 .283 .346 .407 .753
Inning 1-3   201 49 9 2 5 18 21 14 25 2 2 1 .244 .294 .383 .677
Inning 4-6   190 61 16 8 2 13 37 14 13 3 1 2 .321 .368 .521 .889
Inning 7-9   151 41 8 4 2 20 18 10 14 4 2 3 .272 .321 .417 .739
Extra Innings   9 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .444 .545 .556 1.101
0 Outs   219 56 14 4 4 13 39 15 25 4 5 2 .256 .304 .411 .715
1 Outs   165 44 9 2 1 17 20 11 14 5 0 1 .267 .308 .364 .671
2 Outs   167 55 11 8 4 23 19 14 14 0 0 3 .329 .391 .563 .954
Scoring Position   129 28 4 1 1 38 11 19 11 9 5 2 .217 .308 .287 .595
Bases Empty   334 102 25 11 7 7 54 16 35 0 0 2 .305 .341 .509 .850
Runner on 1st   88 25 5 2 1 8 13 5 7 0 0 2 .284 .337 .420 .757
Runner on 2nd   41 8 1 0 1 6 5 7 3 0 4 0 .195 .312 .293 .605
Runner on 3rd   17 2 0 0 0 5 2 6 2 1 0 0 .118 .333 .118 .451
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 8 1 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 1 1 .258 .324 .355 .678
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 3 1 0 0 6 1 1 3 2 0 1 .200 .263 .267 .530
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 3 0 0 .333 .389 .417 .806
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 .231 .188 .231 .418
Two Strikes   188 40 5 2 1 13 18 15 53 4 0 2 .213 .273 .277 .549
First Pitch   108 34 9 4 5 13 18 7 0 0 2 1 .315 .362 .611 .973
Count 0-1   52 15 3 4 1 7 7 0 0 1 3 1 .288 .296 .558 .854
Count 0-2   24 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 .208 .208 .333 .542
Count 1-0   66 14 3 1 1 6 9 0 0 1 0 1 .212 .221 .333 .554
Count 1-1   60 22 6 1 0 6 14 0 0 2 0 0 .367 .355 .500 .855
Count 1-2   69 16 3 0 0 7 4 0 24 3 0 1 .232 .233 .275 .508
Count 2-0   21 7 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .364 .381 .745
Count 2-1   39 15 4 2 1 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .375 .667 1.042
Count 2-2   49 8 1 2 0 0 3 0 13 0 0 1 .163 .180 .265 .445
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 8 3 0 0 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 .471 .654 .647 1.301
Full Count   46 11 1 0 0 4 8 15 8 1 0 0 .239 .419 .261 .680
Behind in Count   145 36 6 4 2 16 14 0 32 4 3 2 .248 .252 .386 .638
Ahead in Count   143 44 11 3 2 14 21 18 0 2 0 2 .308 .388 .469 .856
Batting Leadoff   150 36 10 4 3 14 22 6 20 4 2 2 .240 .272 .420 .692
Batting 2nd   84 19 6 2 1 10 10 3 7 1 3 0 .226 .250 .381 .631
Batting 3rd   24 10 1 1 0 2 6 3 1 0 0 1 .417 .500 .542 1.042
Batting 4th   111 35 5 2 3 11 12 11 13 2 0 2 .315 .381 .477 .858
Batting 5th   115 37 7 3 2 11 20 7 4 2 0 1 .322 .360 .487 .847
Batting 6th   10 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting 7th   54 17 5 2 0 5 6 6 7 0 0 0 .315 .383 .481 .865
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   225 73 22 10 4 20 31 13 18 3 0 1 .324 .360 .564 .924
Medium Leverage   244 55 11 4 5 19 32 17 27 5 4 3 .225 .279 .365 .644
High Leverage   80 26 1 0 0 14 15 10 8 1 1 2 .325 .409 .338 .746
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 .775 121 123 4.9
Total MLB 470 1405 378 73 23 26 163 194 105 16 20 147 61 22 .269 .323 .409 .732 107 104 8.5
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 .739 111 121 1.0
Total MLB 33 123 34 8 2 5 18 21 10 0 0 14 8 0 .276 .331 .496 .827 131 133
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
TOTAL LF 36 26 54 0 0 57 3 .947 227.0 2.14 +3.5 1.084
TOTAL CF 54 28 80 3 0 84 1 .988 291.0 2.57 -7.0 .912
TOTAL RF 313 290 544 13 0 570 13 .977 2555.1 1.96 +27.8 1.068
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).
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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