#61 Pete Ward, First Base, 36 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| Pete Ward
7/26/1939
36
CAN,PQ,
6"1
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First Base
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 4,070,000
1977
12 Year(s), 91 Days (2155 total Days)
0 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 137 Days (2201 total Days)
13 Year(s)
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Talent | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 7 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 2 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 9
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1963 | 63 | 121 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .428 | .579 | 1.006 | PIT |
| 1964 | 52 | 100 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .315 | .450 | .765 | PIT |
| 1965 | 93 | 173 | 62 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .358 | .434 | .671 | 1.105 | PIT |
| 1966 | 105 | 207 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .407 | .560 | .967 | PIT |
| 1967 | 149 | 516 | 153 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 114 | 107 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .384 | .556 | .940 | PIT |
| 1968 | 137 | 435 | 115 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 72 | 73 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .349 | .517 | .866 | PIT |
| 1969 | 151 | 522 | 156 | 30 | 2 | 29 | 111 | 105 | 82 | 14 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 1 | .299 | .404 | .531 | .935 | PIT |
| 1970 | 157 | 533 | 164 | 26 | 4 | 35 | 97 | 100 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .406 | .568 | .975 | PIT,NL |
| 1971 | 151 | 522 | 160 | 36 | 2 | 36 | 98 | 110 | 99 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .424 | .590 | 1.014 | PIT |
| 1972 | 121 | 371 | 109 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .404 | .526 | .930 | PIT |
| 1973 | 138 | 429 | 129 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .408 | .510 | .919 | PIT,NL |
| 1974 | 152 | 488 | 128 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 83 | 76 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .373 | .457 | .830 | PIT |
| 1975 | 107 | 187 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .335 | .428 | .763 | PIT |
| Total | 1576 | 4604 | 1351 | 276 | 24 | 263 | 896 | 861 | 690 | 95 | 36 | 793 | 10 | 3 | .293 | .394 | .535 | .929 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1963, AAA | 49 | 180 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .322 | .454 | .678 | 1.132 |
| 1964, AAA | 46 | 178 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .399 | .483 | .815 | 1.298 |
| 1965, AAA | 27 | 93 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .366 | .496 | .849 | 1.345 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1967 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 1.200 |
| 1975 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
| Total | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .412 | .688 | 1.099 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1963...
Had first career hit on 6/2/1963, off Roy Face (CIN)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/19/1963, off Tom Parsons (NYM)...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Houston on 9/15/1965...
Injured on 5/28/1968 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week...
6/21/1969: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $6,650,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1971, hitting .435 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Atlanta, driving in 5 runs on 5/4/1971...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1971, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Injured on 6/23/1972 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 3-4 weeks...
8/22/1972: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $7,940,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1974...
6/13/1975: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1971 - .307 - 10th
| OBP
1969 - .404 - 8th
1970 - .406 - 9th
1971 - .424 - 3rd
1973 - .408 - 4th
| SLG
1970 - .568 - 9th
1971 - .590 - 3rd
| OPS
1970 - .975 - 8th
1971 - 1.014 - 3rd
1973 - .919 - 7th
| Homeruns
1971 - 36 - 7th
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RBI
1969 - 111 - 10th
| Runs
1969 - 105 - 10th
1971 - 110 - 4th
| BB
1971 - 99 - 3rd
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