2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/10/1974
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2B LOU WARD #40 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
58 189 44 5 0 7 24 21 25 .233 .308 .370 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 65 70 60 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: 20 50 40
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/09/1974 LAP Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/1974 LAP Win, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/1974 LAP Win, 6-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/07/1974 LAP Loss, 0-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/06/1974 TCN Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/1974 TCN Loss, 4-6 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
06/04/1974 TCN Win, 3-0 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
06/03/1974 CHH Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/02/1974 CHH Loss, 6-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/01/1974 CHH Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Model of hard work and effort.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:05/20/1946
Born in:Ft. Lee, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:62 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 1
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 58 189 44 5 0 7 24 20 21 25 .233 .308 .370 .679 .308 .138 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 52 214 1 2 0 5 0 3 70 12 0 1 0.0 21.5 3.77 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   40 8 2 0 2 4 6 6 8 1 0 1 .200 .312 .400 .713
Versus Right   149 36 3 0 5 20 14 15 17 2 0 0 .242 .307 .362 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 10 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
April   67 10 2 0 2 6 6 9 10 2 0 0 .149 .244 .269 .512
May   92 22 2 0 3 14 10 11 15 1 0 1 .239 .324 .359 .683
June   30 12 1 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .419 .633 1.053
Spring Training   59 18 4 0 2 6 12 11 5 0 1 1 .305 .423 .475 .897
Last Year   546 142 28 2 13 73 55 65 82 3 0 4 .260 .341 .390 .732
2 Years Ago   554 140 18 2 13 54 74 63 72 2 3 4 .253 .332 .363 .695
Career   2408 643 121 10 59 305 327 358 367 16 4 18 .267 .364 .399 .763
Home   88 25 2 0 5 11 12 8 8 2 0 1 .284 .343 .477 .821
Road   101 19 3 0 2 13 8 13 17 1 0 0 .188 .278 .277 .555
Grass   189 44 5 0 7 24 20 21 25 3 0 1 .233 .308 .370 .679
Day   119 24 3 0 4 13 12 16 15 1 0 0 .202 .294 .328 .622
Night   70 20 2 0 3 11 8 5 10 2 0 1 .286 .333 .443 .776
As Starter   184 43 5 0 7 23 20 21 25 3 0 1 .234 .311 .375 .686
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   48 9 0 0 4 11 6 8 6 2 0 0 .188 .293 .438 .731
Inning 1-3   54 12 2 0 1 3 3 4 10 0 0 1 .222 .288 .315 .603
Inning 4-6   74 21 3 0 2 10 8 6 7 1 0 0 .284 .333 .405 .739
Inning 7-9   58 10 0 0 4 10 9 8 7 2 0 0 .172 .265 .379 .644
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
0 Outs   61 12 1 0 1 4 11 8 11 1 0 0 .197 .286 .262 .548
1 Outs   59 11 1 0 1 8 3 6 5 2 0 1 .186 .265 .254 .519
2 Outs   69 21 3 0 5 12 6 7 9 0 0 0 .304 .368 .565 .934
Scoring Position   48 9 2 0 2 18 6 2 5 3 0 0 .188 .208 .354 .562
Bases Empty   95 26 2 0 5 5 12 16 14 0 0 1 .274 .384 .453 .837
Runner on 1st   46 9 1 0 0 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 .196 .245 .217 .462
Runner on 2nd   12 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .417 .647
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 .286 .222 .429 .651
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Two Strikes   105 20 3 0 3 12 8 6 25 2 0 0 .190 .230 .305 .535
First Pitch   25 5 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .259 .360 .619
Count 0-1   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 0-2   12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   9 4 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .400 1.111 1.511
Count 1-1   26 7 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .269 .423 .692
Count 1-2   34 6 3 0 1 4 3 0 10 1 0 0 .176 .171 .353 .524
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .714 .667 1.381
Count 2-2   22 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 5 1 0 0 .227 .217 .364 .581
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 .250 1.000
Full Count   37 9 0 0 1 4 3 6 3 0 0 0 .243 .349 .324 .673
Behind in Count   57 7 3 0 1 4 4 0 17 1 0 0 .123 .121 .228 .349
Ahead in Count   22 11 0 0 2 3 4 13 0 1 0 1 .500 .676 .773 1.448
Batting 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Batting 4th   19 7 0 0 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 .368 .455 .684 1.139
Batting 5th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   155 32 5 0 4 19 16 16 19 3 0 1 .206 .280 .316 .596
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   61 15 1 0 2 4 5 10 11 2 0 1 .246 .351 .361 .712
Medium Leverage   95 22 2 0 4 8 11 7 11 0 0 0 .232 .284 .379 .663
High Leverage   33 7 2 0 1 12 4 4 3 1 0 0 .212 .289 .364 .653
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 Houston - MLB 23 29 61 14 2 0 2 12 7 6 1 0 15 0 1 .230 .309 .361 .669 92 94 -0.1
1970 Houston - MLB 24 140 483 143 31 3 10 63 88 109 6 5 98 2 5 .296 .428 .435 .863 142 150 4.8
1971 Houston - MLB 25 154 575 160 37 3 14 79 83 94 2 3 75 1 6 .278 .380 .426 .806 133 136 5.7
1972 Houston - MLB 26 151 554 140 18 2 13 54 74 63 4 2 72 5 6 .253 .332 .363 .695 114 114 3.6
1973 Houston - MLB 27 154 546 142 28 2 13 73 55 65 4 3 82 2 10 .260 .341 .390 .732 107 108 2.6
1974 Houston - MLB 28 58 189 44 5 0 7 24 20 21 1 3 25 0 1 .233 .308 .370 .679 90 91 0.4
Total MLB 686 2408 643 121 10 59 305 327 358 18 16 367 10 29 .267 .364 .399 .763 121 123 17.0
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
1968 Total - 22 46 196 60 9 1 6 44 48 32 5 0 21 22 5 .306 .416 .454 .870 100 100 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
1970 Houston - MLB 24 7 26 5 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 .192 .267 .269 .536 50 44 0.2
1973 Houston - MLB 27 16 57 13 0 0 3 10 7 6 1 0 8 0 0 .228 .312 .386 .698 97 97 1.0
Total MLB 23 83 18 2 0 3 14 10 9 1 1 10 0 0 .217 .298 .349 .647 82 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Houston - MLB 1B 5 0 14 1 2 15 0 1.000 10.0 13.50 +0.2 1.047
1969 Houston - MLB 2B 12 12 25 37 7 63 1 .984 97.2 5.71 -1.0 .964
1969 Houston - MLB 3B 2 2 2 5 1 8 1 .875 15.0 4.20 -0.0 1.051
1969 Houston - MLB SS 7 0 1 5 2 7 1 .857 12.2 4.26 -0.4 .788
1970 Houston - MLB 2B 135 134 306 405 110 726 15 .979 1163.1 5.50 +0.6 .997
1970 Houston - MLB 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.050
1970 Houston - MLB SS 11 0 2 14 2 16 0 1.000 26.2 5.40 -0.5 .902
1971 Houston - MLB 1B 8 6 59 9 5 68 0 1.000 54.0 11.33 +0.6 .978
1971 Houston - MLB 2B 144 141 317 437 127 776 22 .972 1249.2 5.43 +10.5 1.026
1971 Houston - MLB 3B 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 .667 16.0 1.12 -0.6 .695
1971 Houston - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Houston - MLB 1B 4 0 17 1 4 18 0 1.000 15.0 10.80 +0.1 1.027
1972 Houston - MLB 2B 146 140 309 395 91 724 20 .972 1225.2 5.17 +1.6 1.016
1972 Houston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Houston - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Houston - MLB 1B 4 0 13 0 4 13 0 1.000 11.0 10.64 +0.0 1.037
1973 Houston - MLB 2B 148 147 354 420 114 786 12 .985 1257.0 5.54 +5.1 1.025
1973 Houston - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Houston - MLB 2B 56 52 128 127 31 259 4 .985 459.1 5.00 -1.0 1.003
1974 Houston - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 21 6 103 11 15 114 0 1.000 90.0 11.40 +0.9 .993
TOTAL 2B 641 626 1439 1821 480 3334 74 .978 5452.2 5.38 +15.8 1.014
TOTAL 3B 5 5 4 6 1 12 2 .833 38.0 2.37 -0.5 .944
TOTAL SS 18 0 3 19 4 23 1 .957 39.1 5.03 -0.8 .878
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of college Buffalo
10/31/1968 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (70).
04/08/1969 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
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: 45 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 60 (70).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/26/1970 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Lords, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
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: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
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: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
01/14/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,280,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
03/19/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Houston Drillers development complex.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (65).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 674 3
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 4
Year BB Rank
1970 109 4
1971 94 6
Year HP Rank
1970 6 10
Year OBP Rank
1970 .428 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 7.35 8
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .395 8
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