Gary Ward
Born: December 6, 1953, Los Angeles, CAHeight: 6'2" Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1979 Minnesota AL 25 10 14 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 .286 .286 .412 1980 Minnesota AL 26 13 41 11 19 32 6 2 1 10 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 .463 .780 .489 1981 Minnesota AL 27 85 295 42 78 106 7 6 3 29 0 3 5 2 24 4 0 48 10 .264 .359 .325 1982 Minnesota AL 28 152 570 85 165 296 33 7 28 91 1 7 13 1 33 4 1 105 16 .289 .519 .330 1983 Minnesota AL 29 157 623 76 173 274 34 5 19 88 1 5 8 1 42 2 3 98 24 .278 .440 .326 1984 Texas AL 30 155 602 97 171 269 21 7 21 79 1 1 7 5 52 3 0 95 22 .284 .447 .343 1985 Texas AL 31 154 593 77 170 257 28 7 15 70 0 5 26 7 36 3 1 97 19 .287 .433 .329 1986 Texas AL 32 105 380 54 120 154 15 2 5 51 1 2 12 8 28 3 4 72 10 .316 .405 .372 1987 New York AL 33 146 529 65 131 203 22 1 16 78 2 4 9 1 31 2 1 101 20 .248 .384 .291 1988 New York AL 34 91 231 26 52 72 8 0 4 24 4 1 0 1 20 4 2 41 8 .225 .312 .302 1989 2 Teams 35 113 292 27 74 116 11 2 9 30 1 4 1 3 22 2 0 59 11 .253 .397 .306 1990 Detroit AL 36 106 309 32 79 121 11 2 9 46 2 2 2 0 30 0 1 50 12 .256 .392 .322 TOTALS 1287 4479 594 1236 1904 196 41 130 597 14 35 83 30 323 28 13 775 152 .276 .425 .328
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1979 Minnesota AL RF 22.0 2 2 0 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.45 1979 Minnesota AL LF 2.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 1980 Minnesota AL LF 84.0 10 2 5 12 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.61 1981 Minnesota AL LF 509.2 56 6 4 62 137 4 4 1 .972 2.49 1981 Minnesota AL CF 157.1 17 2 0 19 46 4 1 3 .980 2.86 1981 Minnesota AL RF 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 1982 Minnesota AL LF 1082.2 123 4 6 127 285 12 3 2 .990 2.47 1982 Minnesota AL RF 192.0 20 5 1 25 62 1 1 1 .984 2.95 1982 Minnesota AL CF 5.0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 1983 Minnesota AL LF 1334.1 152 0 7 152 370 24 9 6 .978 2.66 1984 Texas AL CF 519.2 59 0 4 59 178 4 1 1 .995 3.15 1984 Texas AL LF 495.2 54 4 3 58 141 5 2 1 .986 2.65 1984 Texas AL RF 288.2 33 3 1 36 70 3 2 0 .973 2.28 1985 Texas AL LF 1140.2 131 7 7 138 255 8 10 1 .963 2.08 1985 Texas AL CF 157.0 19 2 9 21 40 1 0 0 1.000 2.35 1985 Texas AL RF 8.0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 1986 Texas AL LF 836.2 97 5 12 102 233 5 1 3 .996 2.56 1986 Texas AL CF 21.0 4 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 3.43 1987 New York AL LF 483.1 53 16 11 69 108 1 2 0 .982 2.03 1987 New York AL CF 214.0 25 5 10 30 81 1 1 0 .988 3.45 1987 New York AL 1B 114.2 13 2 3 15 118 8 0 11 1.000 9.89 1987 New York AL RF 42.0 5 0 1 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.71 1988 New York AL CF 277.2 34 5 12 39 94 0 1 0 .989 3.05 1988 New York AL LF 104.1 10 7 2 17 35 0 0 0 1.000 3.02 1988 New York AL 1B 97.2 10 1 0 11 90 4 1 9 .989 8.66 1988 New York AL RF 13.0 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38 1988 New York AL 3B 2.0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1989 New York AL RF 44.0 6 0 5 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.43 1989 Detroit AL LF 212.0 22 13 3 35 64 1 0 1 1.000 2.76 1989 Detroit AL 1B 130.2 12 14 9 26 126 14 2 14 .986 9.64 1989 Detroit AL RF 102.2 11 3 2 14 25 1 1 0 .963 2.28 1989 Detroit AL CF 31.0 3 2 2 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 3.48 1990 Detroit AL LF 546.0 67 8 29 75 139 1 2 1 .986 2.31 1990 Detroit AL RF 97.0 10 6 2 16 21 1 0 0 1.000 2.04 1990 Detroit AL 1B 4.0 0 2 0 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 15.75
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Minnesota Twins (August 29, 1972).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Texas Rangers in exchange for Mike Smithson, John Butcher and Sam Sorce (December 7, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 24, 1986).
- Released by New York Yankees (April 16, 1989).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 23, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
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