2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/05/1972
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2B LOU WARD #40 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
52 191 47 10 1 6 17 24 28 .246 .333 .403 2 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 60 60 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 45 60
Arm: 20 50 40
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/04/1972 @ LAP Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/1972 @ LAP Loss, 1-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/02/1972 @ LAP Win, 8-3 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0
06/01/1972 TCN Win, 8-2 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
05/31/1972 TCN Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/30/1972 TCN Loss, 6-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/29/1972 TCN Win, 7-1 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
05/28/1972 MON Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/26/1972 MON Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/25/1972 LAP Win, 4-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lou is a perfectionist.
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:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:62 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,280,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 52 191 47 10 1 6 17 33 24 28 .246 .333 .403 .736 .343 .157 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 216 1 0 0 4 0 0 77 17 2 2 50.0 25.8 4.65 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   65 15 5 0 0 3 9 8 6 0 0 0 .231 .315 .308 .623
Versus Right   126 32 5 1 6 14 23 16 22 0 0 1 .254 .343 .452 .795
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   28 8 0 0 2 2 7 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .333 .500 .833
April   85 18 2 1 0 4 13 11 18 0 0 0 .212 .302 .259 .561
May   89 24 8 0 5 12 15 11 8 0 0 1 .270 .356 .528 .885
June   17 5 0 0 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 .294 .368 .471 .839
Spring Training   53 16 2 1 1 7 7 8 11 1 0 2 .302 .406 .434 .840
Last Year   575 160 37 3 14 79 83 94 75 3 1 2 .278 .380 .426 .806
2 Years Ago   483 143 31 3 10 63 88 109 98 5 0 6 .296 .428 .435 .863
Career   1310 364 80 7 32 171 211 233 216 8 1 10 .278 .389 .423 .812
Home   95 27 4 0 5 11 13 10 11 0 0 1 .284 .358 .484 .843
Road   96 20 6 1 1 6 20 14 17 0 0 0 .208 .309 .323 .632
Grass   191 47 10 1 6 17 33 24 28 0 0 1 .246 .333 .403 .736
Day   133 30 5 0 3 10 20 19 22 0 0 1 .226 .327 .331 .658
Night   58 17 5 1 3 7 13 5 6 0 0 0 .293 .349 .569 .918
As Starter   191 47 10 1 6 17 32 23 28 0 0 1 .246 .330 .403 .733
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   40 13 2 0 1 5 9 7 7 0 0 0 .325 .426 .450 .876
Inning 1-3   71 15 2 1 2 9 10 8 6 0 0 0 .211 .291 .352 .643
Inning 4-6   66 14 5 0 1 1 10 7 15 0 0 1 .212 .297 .333 .631
Inning 7-9   49 15 2 0 3 7 11 8 6 0 0 0 .306 .404 .531 .934
Extra Innings   5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
0 Outs   70 22 2 1 4 9 19 8 12 0 0 0 .314 .385 .543 .927
1 Outs   78 17 5 0 1 4 9 9 12 0 0 0 .218 .299 .321 .619
2 Outs   43 8 3 0 1 4 4 7 4 0 0 1 .186 .314 .326 .639
Scoring Position   28 4 0 0 0 9 10 9 5 0 0 0 .143 .351 .143 .494
Bases Empty   135 35 10 0 5 5 18 10 22 0 0 1 .259 .315 .444 .760
Runner on 1st   28 8 0 1 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .286 .394 .464 .858
Runner on 2nd   10 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Two Strikes   88 17 4 0 3 8 10 10 28 0 0 0 .193 .276 .341 .616
First Pitch   24 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .200 .208 .408
Count 0-1   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 0-2   10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 1-0   24 8 3 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .792 1.125
Count 1-1   15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-2   26 6 2 0 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 0 .231 .231 .423 .654
Count 2-0   7 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Count 2-1   13 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .538 .538 .615 1.154
Count 2-2   33 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .152 .152 .242 .394
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 .400 .750 1.000 1.750
Full Count   19 4 1 0 1 5 6 10 7 0 0 0 .211 .483 .421 .904
Behind in Count   51 10 3 0 1 1 3 0 13 0 0 0 .196 .196 .314 .510
Ahead in Count   49 21 5 1 3 8 17 14 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .755 1.311
Batting Leadoff   17 8 2 0 2 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 .471 .500 .941 1.441
Batting 2nd   147 34 8 1 2 7 22 17 23 0 0 1 .231 .315 .340 .655
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.333 1.933
Batting 6th   24 4 0 0 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .292 .577
Low Leverage   90 17 6 0 2 3 11 10 11 0 0 1 .189 .277 .322 .599
Medium Leverage   74 18 3 1 2 7 13 10 15 0 0 0 .243 .333 .392 .725
High Leverage   26 11 1 0 2 7 7 4 2 0 0 0 .423 .500 .692 1.192
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 94 98 -0.1
1970 Houston - MLB 24 140 483 143 31 3 10 63 88 109 6 5 98 2 5 .296 .428 .435 .863 145 154 5.1
1971 Houston - MLB 25 154 575 160 37 3 14 79 83 94 2 3 75 1 6 .278 .380 .426 .806 136 140 6.1
1972 Houston - MLB 26 52 191 47 10 1 6 17 33 24 1 0 28 2 2 .246 .333 .403 .736 114 126 1.7
Total MLB 375 1310 364 80 7 32 171 211 233 10 8 216 5 14 .278 .389 .423 .812 135 141 12.8
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 53 49 0.3
Total MLB 7 26 5 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 .192 .267 .269 .536 53 49
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 2B 51 50 122 140 29 267 5 .981 435.2 5.41 +2.3 1.022
1972 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 1B 14 6 74 10 7 84 0 1.000 66.0 11.45 +0.8 .985
TOTAL 2B 342 337 770 1019 273 1832 43 .977 2946.1 5.46 +12.4 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.
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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