2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/15/1973
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2B LOU WARD #40 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 546 142 28 2 13 73 65 82 .260 .341 .390 2 2.4
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 60
Arm: 20 50 40
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 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: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/13/1973 @ PIT Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/12/1973 @ PIT Loss, 4-11 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
10/10/1973 DET Win, 5-2 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
10/09/1973 DET Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/08/1973 DET Win, 11-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/06/1973 @ DET Loss, 5-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1973 @ DET Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/03/1973 @ SFS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1973 @ SFS Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1973 SFS Win, 9-8 5 1 1 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:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 154 546 142 28 2 13 73 55 65 82 .260 .341 .390 .732 .332 .130 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 147 618 4 4 0 14 0 3 213 43 2 10 16.7 70.4 4.41 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   165 39 8 0 6 22 23 24 19 2 0 0 .236 .330 .394 .724
Versus Right   381 103 20 2 7 51 32 41 63 1 0 4 .270 .347 .388 .735
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 5 0 0 1 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .312 .421 .500 .921
April   86 22 4 0 2 7 7 9 13 0 0 0 .256 .326 .372 .698
May   99 25 5 1 3 14 8 13 15 0 0 1 .253 .345 .414 .759
June   88 20 5 0 2 15 8 10 15 2 0 1 .227 .307 .352 .659
July   101 25 4 0 2 11 11 14 16 0 0 0 .248 .339 .347 .686
August   95 28 5 1 1 11 8 12 15 0 0 0 .295 .374 .400 .774
September   77 22 5 0 3 15 13 7 8 1 0 2 .286 .356 .468 .824
Spring Training   66 18 1 0 4 7 9 5 7 0 1 0 .273 .324 .470 .794
Postseason   50 13 0 0 3 10 7 5 7 0 0 0 .260 .327 .440 .767
Last Year   554 140 18 2 13 54 74 63 72 2 3 4 .253 .332 .363 .695
2 Years Ago   575 160 37 3 14 79 83 94 75 3 1 2 .278 .380 .426 .806
Career   2219 599 116 10 52 281 307 337 342 13 4 17 .270 .369 .402 .770
Home   252 70 15 0 8 36 33 35 34 2 0 0 .278 .363 .433 .796
Road   294 72 13 2 5 37 22 30 48 1 0 4 .245 .322 .354 .676
Grass   546 142 28 2 13 73 55 65 82 3 0 4 .260 .341 .390 .732
Day   303 89 19 1 9 43 33 32 43 0 0 3 .294 .367 .452 .819
Night   243 53 9 1 4 30 22 33 39 3 0 1 .218 .311 .313 .623
As Starter   536 136 26 2 13 71 54 65 81 3 0 4 .254 .337 .382 .720
As Reliever / Substitution   10 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Pinch Hitting   6 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Close/Late   97 33 8 0 5 18 14 16 17 0 0 0 .340 .434 .577 1.011
Inning 1-3   181 45 9 1 0 22 10 17 27 2 0 2 .249 .317 .309 .626
Inning 4-6   204 49 10 0 5 24 22 28 32 1 0 0 .240 .330 .363 .693
Inning 7-9   155 47 9 1 8 27 23 16 23 0 0 2 .303 .376 .529 .905
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 .167 .667
0 Outs   190 51 11 1 6 18 25 22 28 0 0 3 .268 .353 .432 .785
1 Outs   170 39 9 1 4 18 20 22 27 3 0 1 .229 .316 .365 .681
2 Outs   186 52 8 0 3 37 10 21 27 0 0 0 .280 .353 .371 .724
Scoring Position   158 41 5 0 3 55 11 22 19 3 0 1 .259 .348 .348 .696
Bases Empty   276 68 15 1 6 6 31 27 45 0 0 3 .246 .320 .373 .693
Runner on 1st   112 33 8 1 4 12 13 16 18 0 0 0 .295 .383 .491 .874
Runner on 2nd   52 7 1 0 0 4 0 8 9 0 0 1 .135 .262 .154 .416
Runner on 3rd   17 10 2 0 1 12 2 0 1 1 0 0 .588 .556 .882 1.438
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 12 2 0 2 13 5 3 5 0 0 0 .308 .357 .513 .870
Runner on 1st & 3rd   22 4 0 0 0 7 1 4 3 1 0 0 .182 .296 .182 .478
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 6 0 0 0 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 .600 .615 .600 1.215
Bases Loaded   18 2 0 0 0 9 1 5 1 0 0 0 .111 .304 .111 .415
Two Strikes   342 73 18 1 4 38 22 25 82 3 0 4 .213 .273 .307 .580
First Pitch   49 15 3 0 3 7 5 4 0 0 0 0 .306 .358 .551 .910
Count 0-1   36 9 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .389 .639
Count 0-2   46 10 3 0 1 7 2 0 13 0 0 0 .217 .217 .348 .565
Count 1-0   39 13 2 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .538 .872
Count 1-1   36 13 1 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .361 .361 .556 .917
Count 1-2   92 14 1 0 1 5 3 0 25 1 0 2 .152 .168 .196 .364
Count 2-0   10 6 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 2-1   25 10 2 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-2   94 17 7 0 0 8 2 0 32 1 0 0 .181 .179 .255 .434
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 4 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 3 19 0 0 0 0 .333 .786 .333 1.119
Full Count   110 32 7 1 2 18 15 25 12 1 0 2 .291 .428 .427 .855
Behind in Count   174 33 6 0 3 17 7 0 38 1 0 2 .190 .198 .276 .474
Ahead in Count   83 32 4 1 3 17 20 36 0 0 0 0 .386 .571 .566 1.138
Batting 2nd   63 17 5 1 1 9 5 10 10 0 0 1 .270 .378 .429 .807
Batting 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 4th   67 19 4 0 1 8 9 4 9 0 0 1 .284 .333 .388 .721
Batting 5th   198 52 8 0 7 31 19 20 32 1 0 2 .263 .335 .409 .744
Batting 6th   158 36 8 1 2 16 16 27 21 2 0 0 .228 .337 .329 .666
Batting 7th   46 13 1 0 2 7 5 4 6 0 0 0 .283 .340 .435 .775
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.200 2.000
Low Leverage   246 56 9 1 9 22 25 28 44 0 0 2 .228 .312 .382 .694
Medium Leverage   201 57 14 1 3 30 21 19 25 3 0 2 .284 .347 .408 .755
High Leverage   94 28 5 0 1 21 8 17 13 0 0 0 .298 .405 .383 .788
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 98 104 2.4
Total MLB 628 2219 599 116 10 52 281 307 337 17 13 342 10 28 .270 .369 .402 .770 121 125 16.4
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 14 50 13 0 0 3 10 7 5 0 0 7 0 0 .260 .327 .440 .767 107 116 1.1
Total MLB 21 76 18 2 0 3 14 10 8 0 1 9 0 0 .237 .306 .382 .687 87 91
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
TOTAL 1B 21 6 103 11 15 114 0 1.000 90.0 11.40 +0.9 .993
TOTAL 2B 585 574 1311 1694 449 3075 70 .977 4993.1 5.42 +16.8 1.015
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).
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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