2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/30/1973
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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
24 86 22 4 0 2 7 9 13 .256 .326 .372 0 0.4
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 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
04/29/1973 @ TOR Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/28/1973 @ TOR Loss, 1-6 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
04/27/1973 @ TOR Win, 6-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/1973 @ SEA Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/25/1973 @ SEA Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/24/1973 @ SEA Win, 10-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/22/1973 LAP Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/21/1973 LAP Loss, 2-4 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
04/19/1973 SFS Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/18/1973 SFS Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Lou does nothing half-speed.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:05/20/1946
Born in:Ft. Lee, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:27 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 24 86 22 4 0 2 7 7 9 13 .256 .326 .372 .698 .314 .116 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 95 0 1 0 2 0 0 32 6 0 2 0.0 9.7 3.85 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   26 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .154 .214 .308 .522
Versus Right   60 18 3 0 1 6 5 7 12 0 0 0 .300 .373 .400 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .174 .208 .348 .556
April   86 22 4 0 2 7 7 9 13 0 0 0 .256 .326 .372 .698
Spring Training   66 18 1 0 4 7 9 5 7 0 1 0 .273 .324 .470 .794
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   1759 479 92 8 41 215 259 281 273 10 4 13 .272 .375 .404 .778
Home   30 10 3 0 1 4 4 6 4 0 0 0 .333 .444 .533 .978
Road   56 12 1 0 1 3 3 3 9 0 0 0 .214 .254 .286 .540
Grass   86 22 4 0 2 7 7 9 13 0 0 0 .256 .326 .372 .698
Day   51 18 3 0 2 7 6 6 7 0 0 0 .353 .421 .529 .950
Night   35 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 .114 .184 .143 .327
As Starter   86 22 4 0 2 7 7 9 13 0 0 0 .256 .326 .372 .698
Close/Late   17 5 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 .294 .429 .412 .840
Inning 1-3   27 8 1 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 .296 .321 .333 .655
Inning 4-6   34 7 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .206 .250 .235 .485
Inning 7-9   25 7 2 0 2 4 3 6 1 0 0 0 .280 .419 .600 1.019
0 Outs   30 10 1 0 2 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .355 .567 .922
1 Outs   22 4 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
2 Outs   34 8 1 0 0 3 2 4 4 0 0 0 .235 .316 .265 .580
Scoring Position   23 4 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 0 0 0 .174 .296 .174 .470
Bases Empty   43 14 3 0 1 1 4 4 5 0 0 0 .326 .383 .465 .848
Runner on 1st   20 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .238 .400 .638
Runner on 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   53 13 3 0 1 5 5 7 13 0 0 0 .245 .333 .358 .692
First Pitch   9 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .889 1.389
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   6 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 1-2   18 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   17 7 2 0 1 3 3 7 3 0 0 0 .412 .583 .706 1.289
Behind in Count   27 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Ahead in Count   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .067 .125 .067 .192
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   17 4 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 .235 .350 .471 .821
Batting 6th   29 5 2 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 .172 .273 .241 .514
Batting 7th   36 12 1 0 1 5 4 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .368 .444 .813
Low Leverage   33 8 0 0 2 3 4 5 4 0 0 0 .242 .342 .424 .766
Medium Leverage   33 10 3 0 0 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 .303 .343 .394 .737
High Leverage   19 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .211 .286 .263 .549
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 24 86 22 4 0 2 7 7 9 0 0 13 0 2 .256 .326 .372 .698 89 94 0.4
Total MLB 498 1759 479 92 8 41 215 259 281 13 10 273 8 20 .272 .375 .404 .778 127 130 14.4
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
Total MLB 7 26 5 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 .192 .267 .269 .536 50 44
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 2B 24 24 57 70 18 128 1 .992 195.2 5.84 +2.8 1.122
TOTAL 1B 17 6 90 11 11 101 0 1.000 79.0 11.51 +0.9 .991
TOTAL 2B 461 451 1014 1344 353 2417 59 .976 3932.0 5.40 +14.6 1.018
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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