2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/20/1973
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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
122 433 111 20 2 10 53 52 68 .256 .337 .381 1 1.7
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
08/19/1973 NYE Win, 7-4 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/18/1973 NYE Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1973 NYE Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
08/16/1973 BAL Win, 3-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/15/1973 BAL Win, 3-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/14/1973 BAL Win, 5-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/1973 @ TCN Loss, 2-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/11/1973 @ TCN Win, 6-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1973 @ TCN Win, 11-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/08/1973 DAL Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 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.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:139 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 122 433 111 20 2 10 53 40 52 68 .256 .337 .381 .718 .326 .125 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 489 2 4 0 9 0 2 165 32 1 9 10.0 54.0 4.26 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   130 29 6 0 4 17 14 18 15 1 0 0 .223 .315 .362 .677
Versus Right   303 82 14 2 6 36 26 34 53 1 0 2 .271 .347 .389 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 9 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 .429 .455 .619 1.074
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   59 19 2 1 1 6 6 6 9 0 0 0 .322 .385 .441 .825
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   2106 568 108 10 49 261 292 324 328 12 4 15 .270 .369 .400 .769
Home   211 59 11 0 7 31 25 30 32 1 0 0 .280 .368 .431 .799
Road   222 52 9 2 3 22 15 22 36 1 0 2 .234 .308 .333 .641
Grass   433 111 20 2 10 53 40 52 68 2 0 2 .256 .337 .381 .718
Day   237 70 15 1 6 30 23 26 35 0 0 2 .295 .370 .443 .813
Night   196 41 5 1 4 23 17 26 33 2 0 0 .209 .299 .306 .605
As Starter   424 106 19 2 10 51 40 52 67 2 0 2 .250 .333 .375 .708
As Reliever / Substitution   9 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222
Pinch Hitting   5 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Close/Late   77 26 5 0 5 16 9 15 14 0 0 0 .338 .446 .597 1.043
Inning 1-3   144 36 7 1 0 14 9 13 25 2 0 1 .250 .312 .312 .625
Inning 4-6   160 37 8 0 2 15 15 20 24 0 0 0 .231 .317 .319 .635
Inning 7-9   123 37 5 1 8 24 16 15 19 0 0 1 .301 .381 .553 .934
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 .167 .667
0 Outs   144 41 8 1 5 14 18 17 22 0 0 1 .285 .364 .458 .823
1 Outs   137 29 6 1 2 12 12 19 25 2 0 1 .212 .308 .314 .622
2 Outs   152 41 6 0 3 27 10 16 21 0 0 0 .270 .339 .368 .708
Scoring Position   127 31 5 0 3 40 10 19 18 2 0 1 .244 .342 .354 .697
Bases Empty   223 55 10 1 4 4 21 21 37 0 0 1 .247 .314 .354 .669
Runner on 1st   83 25 5 1 3 9 9 12 13 0 0 0 .301 .389 .494 .883
Runner on 2nd   43 6 1 0 0 3 0 7 9 0 0 1 .140 .275 .163 .437
Runner on 3rd   12 7 2 0 1 9 2 0 1 1 0 0 .583 .538 1.000 1.538
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 12 2 0 2 13 5 3 5 0 0 0 .343 .395 .571 .966
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 2 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .133 .263 .133 .396
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Bases Loaded   17 2 0 0 0 8 1 4 1 0 0 0 .118 .286 .118 .403
Two Strikes   275 56 12 1 4 26 16 19 68 2 0 2 .204 .258 .298 .557
First Pitch   38 11 3 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 .289 .357 .526 .883
Count 0-1   26 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Count 0-2   39 7 0 0 1 6 2 0 12 0 0 0 .179 .179 .256 .436
Count 1-0   30 10 2 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-1   28 12 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-2   78 13 1 0 1 5 3 0 21 1 0 1 .167 .175 .218 .393
Count 2-0   10 6 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 2-1   21 8 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .571 .952
Count 2-2   73 13 6 0 0 4 2 0 27 1 0 0 .178 .176 .260 .436
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 .400 .850 .400 1.250
Full Count   85 23 5 1 2 11 9 19 8 0 0 1 .271 .410 .424 .833
Behind in Count   143 26 2 0 3 15 6 0 33 1 0 1 .182 .186 .259 .445
Ahead in Count   66 26 3 1 2 15 15 29 0 0 0 0 .394 .579 .561 1.140
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   40 13 1 0 1 4 6 2 7 0 0 0 .325 .357 .425 .782
Batting 5th   119 30 4 0 4 16 8 11 21 0 0 1 .252 .321 .387 .707
Batting 6th   152 34 8 1 2 15 16 25 20 2 0 0 .224 .330 .329 .659
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   4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Low Leverage   196 48 6 1 7 19 19 21 34 0 0 1 .245 .321 .393 .714
Medium Leverage   154 39 10 1 2 18 15 14 23 2 0 1 .253 .316 .370 .686
High Leverage   79 24 4 0 1 16 6 16 11 0 0 0 .304 .421 .392 .813
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 27 122 433 111 20 2 10 53 40 52 2 2 68 1 9 .256 .337 .381 .718 97 101 1.7
Total MLB 596 2106 568 108 10 49 261 292 324 15 12 328 9 27 .270 .369 .400 .769 122 126 15.7
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 1B 3 0 12 0 4 12 0 1.000 10.0 10.80 +0.0 1.036
1973 Houston - MLB 2B 117 116 293 339 92 640 8 .988 995.1 5.71 +5.9 1.027
1973 Houston - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 20 6 102 11 15 113 0 1.000 89.0 11.43 +0.9 .993
TOTAL 2B 554 543 1250 1613 427 2929 66 .977 4731.2 5.45 +17.7 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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