2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/31/1974
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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
104 341 87 13 1 12 47 48 47 .255 .348 .405 0 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 55 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: 45
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
07/31/1974 @ TCN Win, 4-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
07/30/1974 @ TCN Loss, 0-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
07/29/1974 ATL Win, 7-6 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
07/28/1974 ATL Win, 8-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/27/1974 ATL Win, 2-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
07/26/1974 CHH Win, 9-5 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
07/25/1974 CHH Win, 6-5 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
07/24/1974 CHH Win, 7-2 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
07/21/1974 TCN Win, 8-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/20/1974 TCN Loss, 4-7 4 1 2 1 1 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, 49 Days
Service This Yr:113 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 104 341 87 13 1 12 47 38 48 47 .255 .348 .405 .752 .342 .150 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 96 394 2 4 0 9 0 3 138 26 0 4 0.0 47.7 4.77 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   67 14 2 1 3 11 11 16 10 1 0 1 .209 .365 .403 .768
Versus Right   274 73 11 0 9 36 27 32 37 2 0 1 .266 .343 .405 .748
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   11 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .364 .462 .636 1.098
Last Week   19 7 3 1 1 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 .368 .455 .789 1.244
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   94 32 4 0 3 13 11 12 11 0 0 0 .340 .415 .479 .894
July   88 23 5 1 4 14 11 16 11 0 0 1 .261 .381 .477 .858
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   2560 686 129 11 64 328 345 385 389 16 4 19 .268 .366 .402 .768
Home   163 44 5 1 8 24 19 19 16 2 0 1 .270 .346 .460 .806
Road   178 43 8 0 4 23 19 29 31 1 0 1 .242 .349 .354 .703
Grass   341 87 13 1 12 47 38 48 47 3 0 2 .255 .348 .405 .752
Day   210 45 4 0 8 24 23 30 27 1 0 1 .214 .314 .348 .662
Night   131 42 9 1 4 23 15 18 20 2 0 1 .321 .401 .496 .897
As Starter   334 85 13 1 12 45 38 48 47 3 0 2 .254 .349 .407 .756
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   83 18 0 1 5 15 8 11 13 2 0 0 .217 .302 .422 .724
Inning 1-3   106 25 5 0 2 7 12 15 13 0 0 1 .236 .336 .340 .676
Inning 4-6   127 40 7 0 5 23 14 16 18 1 0 1 .315 .393 .488 .881
Inning 7-9   102 20 1 1 5 16 12 13 15 2 0 0 .196 .282 .373 .655
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
0 Outs   105 27 2 0 3 9 17 18 14 1 0 1 .257 .368 .362 .730
1 Outs   106 20 2 0 1 14 8 15 17 2 0 1 .189 .290 .236 .526
2 Outs   130 40 9 1 8 24 13 15 16 0 0 0 .308 .379 .577 .956
Scoring Position   96 25 6 1 4 37 14 13 9 3 0 0 .260 .339 .469 .808
Bases Empty   174 47 5 0 8 8 21 29 26 0 0 2 .270 .380 .437 .817
Runner on 1st   71 15 2 0 0 2 3 6 12 0 0 0 .211 .273 .239 .512
Runner on 2nd   27 10 3 0 2 11 5 5 3 0 0 0 .370 .469 .704 1.172
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 6 1 0 1 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .211 .278 .488
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 5 1 0 0 8 2 3 2 2 0 0 .385 .444 .462 .906
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .750 1.150
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293
Two Strikes   199 43 7 1 6 28 18 17 47 2 0 0 .216 .275 .352 .627
First Pitch   44 8 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .182 .217 .295 .513
Count 0-1   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .133 .071 .205
Count 0-2   23 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 .087 .087 .087 .174
Count 1-0   21 10 2 0 3 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 .476 .455 1.000 1.455
Count 1-1   38 13 1 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .342 .526 .868
Count 1-2   62 9 3 1 1 7 3 0 20 1 0 0 .145 .143 .274 .417
Count 2-0   7 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .714 .750 .857 1.607
Count 2-1   13 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .385 .467 .385 .851
Count 2-2   47 10 2 0 1 7 1 0 10 1 0 0 .213 .208 .319 .527
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 16 0 0 0 0 .400 .857 .400 1.257
Full Count   67 22 2 0 4 14 12 17 6 0 0 0 .328 .464 .537 1.002
Behind in Count   99 12 3 1 1 7 5 0 31 1 0 1 .121 .129 .202 .331
Ahead in Count   46 22 3 0 3 8 10 29 0 1 0 1 .478 .675 .739 1.414
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   12 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .417 .462 .667 1.128
Batting 4th   55 18 3 0 4 12 7 6 8 0 0 0 .327 .393 .600 .993
Batting 5th   14 4 0 1 0 3 1 5 2 0 0 0 .286 .474 .429 .902
Batting 6th   193 41 7 0 5 23 21 27 25 3 0 1 .212 .308 .326 .634
Batting 7th   63 18 3 0 2 6 7 9 9 0 0 1 .286 .384 .429 .812
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   125 34 5 1 3 12 11 23 22 2 0 2 .272 .388 .400 .788
Medium Leverage   159 41 5 0 6 17 17 16 19 0 0 0 .258 .326 .403 .728
High Leverage   57 12 3 0 3 18 10 9 6 1 0 0 .211 .313 .421 .734
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 28 104 341 87 13 1 12 47 38 48 2 3 47 0 4 .255 .348 .405 .752 111 115 1.4
Total MLB 732 2560 686 129 11 64 328 345 385 19 16 389 10 32 .268 .366 .402 .768 122 125 18.0
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 101 96 233 251 60 495 11 .978 846.2 5.14 -3.3 .989
1974 Houston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
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 686 670 1544 1945 509 3570 81 .977 5840.0 5.38 +13.6 1.012
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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