2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/07/1975
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2B LOU WARD #40 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 290 66 7 3 4 35 41 40 .228 .326 .314 7 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 65 70 60 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: 20 50 40
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 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
07/06/1975 DET Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/05/1975 DET Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/04/1975 DET Win, 10-3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/02/1975 @ SFS Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/01/1975 @ SFS Win, 4-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
06/30/1975 @ SFS Loss, 2-14 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/28/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/1975 @ SEA Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/26/1975 @ DET Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 1
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 81 290 66 7 3 4 35 41 41 40 .228 .326 .314 .640 .290 .086 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 338 2 6 0 8 4 1 91 14 7 5 58.3 30.4 3.39 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   61 12 2 2 1 6 12 15 11 1 2 1 .197 .359 .344 .703
Versus Right   229 54 5 1 3 29 29 26 29 0 2 1 .236 .316 .306 .622
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 4 2 0 0 2 3 2 5 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
April   76 18 3 0 2 11 10 7 11 0 1 1 .237 .310 .355 .665
May   105 24 0 2 2 15 19 17 10 1 1 1 .229 .339 .324 .663
June   91 22 2 1 0 7 10 15 14 0 2 0 .242 .349 .286 .635
July   18 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Spring Training   45 11 2 0 2 9 10 13 8 2 0 1 .244 .410 .422 .832
Last Year   527 131 21 2 13 63 61 78 64 5 0 5 .249 .348 .370 .718
2 Years Ago   546 142 28 2 13 73 55 65 82 3 0 4 .260 .341 .390 .732
Career   3036 796 144 15 69 379 409 456 446 19 8 24 .262 .361 .388 .749
Home   142 32 4 1 4 20 28 23 17 1 2 1 .225 .335 .352 .687
Road   148 34 3 2 0 15 13 18 23 0 2 1 .230 .317 .277 .594
Grass   290 66 7 3 4 35 41 41 40 1 4 2 .228 .326 .314 .640
Day   176 42 7 2 3 22 26 31 25 0 4 2 .239 .359 .352 .711
Night   114 24 0 1 1 13 15 10 15 1 0 0 .211 .272 .254 .526
As Starter   286 65 7 3 4 34 41 39 40 1 4 2 .227 .323 .315 .638
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   55 14 2 0 0 2 4 11 10 0 1 1 .255 .388 .291 .679
Inning 1-3   99 17 1 1 1 14 9 11 19 1 2 1 .172 .259 .232 .491
Inning 4-6   109 23 4 2 3 15 20 12 8 0 1 0 .211 .289 .367 .656
Inning 7-9   77 24 2 0 0 5 12 18 12 0 0 1 .312 .448 .338 .786
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   114 23 2 1 0 2 17 15 14 0 4 1 .202 .300 .237 .537
1 Outs   94 20 3 1 2 12 16 14 15 1 0 0 .213 .312 .330 .642
2 Outs   82 23 2 1 2 21 8 12 11 0 0 1 .280 .379 .402 .781
Scoring Position   79 20 2 1 2 31 11 17 11 1 4 1 .253 .388 .380 .768
Bases Empty   167 34 3 2 2 2 21 22 27 0 0 1 .204 .300 .281 .581
Runner on 1st   44 12 2 0 0 2 9 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .304 .318 .623
Runner on 2nd   15 4 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 0 4 1 .267 .500 .267 .767
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 6 2 1 1 11 3 3 5 0 0 0 .207 .281 .448 .730
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 .375 .400 .375 .775
Bases Loaded   10 4 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   163 31 3 3 2 17 15 17 40 0 0 1 .190 .271 .282 .553
First Pitch   29 7 1 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 1 .241 .333 .276 .609
Count 0-1   22 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .318 .545
Count 0-2   19 5 0 1 0 4 2 0 9 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Count 1-0   15 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Count 1-1   24 7 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 .292 .320 .333 .653
Count 1-2   37 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 10 0 0 0 .189 .189 .189 .378
Count 2-0   10 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Count 2-1   23 11 0 0 1 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 .478 .500 .609 1.109
Count 2-2   48 7 1 1 1 2 3 0 13 0 0 1 .146 .163 .271 .434
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 1 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   59 12 2 1 1 8 9 17 8 0 0 0 .203 .382 .322 .704
Behind in Count   78 17 2 1 0 9 6 0 19 0 0 0 .218 .218 .269 .487
Ahead in Count   52 16 0 0 2 11 14 20 0 1 2 0 .308 .493 .423 .916
Batting Leadoff   58 14 2 2 1 6 9 9 11 1 1 1 .241 .348 .397 .744
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 4th   24 11 1 0 0 4 3 5 2 0 0 0 .458 .552 .500 1.052
Batting 5th   206 41 4 1 3 25 29 25 27 0 3 1 .199 .289 .272 .561
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   98 26 2 1 1 4 14 17 16 0 0 1 .265 .379 .337 .716
Medium Leverage   131 24 4 1 1 11 19 17 16 0 2 1 .183 .282 .252 .534
High Leverage   59 15 1 1 2 20 7 7 8 1 2 0 .254 .328 .407 .735
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 28 159 527 131 21 2 13 63 61 78 5 5 64 4 6 .249 .348 .370 .718 111 110 1.6
1975 Houston - MLB 29 81 290 66 7 3 4 35 41 41 2 1 40 7 5 .228 .326 .314 .640 77 75 0.1
Total MLB 868 3036 796 144 15 69 379 409 456 24 19 446 21 39 .262 .361 .388 .749 117 118 18.3
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
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
1974 Houston - MLB 28 16 54 16 3 0 2 11 3 5 1 1 6 0 1 .296 .361 .463 .824 141 144 -0.0
Total MLB 39 137 34 5 0 5 25 13 14 2 2 16 0 1 .248 .323 .394 .717 105 105
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 153 148 362 375 98 760 23 .970 1304.1 5.09 -7.3 .974
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
1975 Houston - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Houston - MLB 2B 79 77 203 200 72 412 9 .978 677.2 5.35 -2.5 .977
TOTAL 1B 21 6 103 11 15 114 0 1.000 90.0 11.40 +0.9 .993
TOTAL 2B 817 799 1876 2269 619 4247 102 .976 6975.1 5.35 +7.0 1.005
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).
10/27/1974 Wins the 1974 World Series with the Houston Drillers.
01/01/1975 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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