Dan Ford was born on Monday, May 19, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. Ford was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1975, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dan Ford baseball stats page.
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Dan Ford'Disco' Dan Ford Autograph on a 1984 Donruss Baseball Card (#367 | Checklist) |
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Dan FordDan Ford Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Dan FordDan Ford Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1975 | 23 | Twins | 130 | 440 | 72 | 123 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 30 | 2 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .280 | .333 | .434 |
1976 | 24 | Twins | 145 | 514 | 87 | 137 | 24 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 86 | 36 | 2 | 118 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | .267 | .323 | .457 |
1977 | 25 | Twins | 144 | 453 | 66 | 121 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 41 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | .267 | .338 | .426 |
1978 | 26 | Twins | 151 | 592 | 78 | 162 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 48 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .274 | .332 | .424 |
1979 | 27 | Angels | 142 | 569 | 100 | 165 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 101 | 40 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 17 | .290 | .333 | .464 |
1980 | 28 | Angels | 65 | 226 | 22 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .279 | .339 | .420 |
1981 | 29 | Angels | 97 | 375 | 53 | 104 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 3 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .277 | .327 | .440 |
1982 | 30 | Orioles | 123 | 421 | 46 | 99 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .235 | .279 | .371 |
1983 | 31 | Orioles | 103 | 407 | 63 | 114 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 29 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | .280 | .328 | .440 |
1984 | 32 | Orioles | 25 | 91 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .286 | .308 |
1985 | 33 | Orioles | 28 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .187 | .256 | .253 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 1,153 | 4,163 | 598 | 1,123 | 214 | 38 | 121 | 2 | 566 | 303 | 19 | 722 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 121 | .270 | .324 | .427 |
Dan FordDan Ford Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1975 Twins | CF | 119 | 102 | 2,814 | 252 | 2.1 | 249 | 247 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.39 |
1975 Twins | RF | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1976 Twins | RF | 139 | 134 | 3,594 | 281 | 2.0 | 272 | 266 | 6 | 9 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.04 |
1977 Twins | CF | 3 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1977 Twins | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1977 Twins | RF | 135 | 109 | 3,066 | 219 | 1.6 | 211 | 202 | 9 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.86 |
1978 Twins | CF | 146 | 143 | 3,876 | 385 | 2.6 | 376 | 370 | 6 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.62 |
1978 Twins | RF | 4 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1979 Angels | CF | 28 | 25 | 630 | 76 | 2.7 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 3.13 |
1979 Angels | RF | 124 | 116 | 3,018 | 275 | 2.2 | 270 | 261 | 9 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.42 |
1980 Angels | RF | 45 | 44 | 1,059 | 83 | 1.8 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 1.99 |
1981 Angels | RF | 97 | 94 | 2,493 | 198 | 2.0 | 189 | 187 | 2 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.05 |
1982 Orioles | RF | 119 | 98 | 2,763 | 276 | 2.3 | 269 | 263 | 6 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.63 |
1983 Orioles | RF | 103 | 100 | 2,565 | 227 | 2.2 | 224 | 222 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.36 |
1984 Orioles | RF | 15 | 15 | 369 | 37 | 2.5 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.71 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 783 | 715 | 19,032 | 1,602 | 2.0 | 1,556 | 1,517 | 39 | 46 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.21 | |
CF Totals | 296 | 271 | 7,356 | 716 | 2.4 | 701 | 692 | 9 | 15 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.57 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 | |
10 Years | 1,080 | 987 | 26,412 | 2,321 | 2.1 | 2,260 | 2,212 | 48 | 61 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.31 |
Dan FordDan Ford Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1975 Twins | 6 | 7 | .462 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29.3 | 5.6 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1976 Twins | 17 | 6 | .739 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25.7 | 4.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1977 Twins | 6 | 4 | .600 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 41.2 | 5.7 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1978 Twins | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 53.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1979 Angels | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1980 Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 32.3 | 5.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1981 Angels | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 5.3 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1982 Orioles | 5 | 2 | .714 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 42.1 | 5.9 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1983 Orioles | 9 | 2 | .818 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1984 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 91.0 | 7.0 | 18.2 | - | - | - |
1985 Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 75.0 | 4.4 | 75.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 61 | 37 | .622 | 89 | 15 | 62 | 34.4 | 5.8 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
Dan FordDan Ford Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1975 Minnesota Twins | 15 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Minnesota Twins | 15 | $28,500.00 | - | - |
1977 Minnesota Twins | 15 | $53,500.00 | - | - |
1978 Minnesota Twins | 15 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1979 California Angels | 15 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1980 California Angels | 15 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1981 California Angels | 15 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Baltimore Orioles | 15 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Baltimore Orioles | 15 | $350,000.00 | - | Stats |
1984 Baltimore Orioles | 15 | $385,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Baltimore Orioles | 15 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
Dan Ford Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Darnell Glenn Ford was a Major League Baseball player with the Minnesota Twins (1975-1978), California Angels (1979-1981), and Baltimore Orioles (1982-1985). Dan, his nickname, hit his seventeenth career homer on April 15, 1976, which was also the first home run hit in the newly renovated Yankee Stadium!
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