Dan Ford Stats

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 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1984don01' title='1984 Donruss Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

'Disco' Dan Ford Autograph on a 1984 Donruss Baseball Card (#367 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Darnell Glenn Ford
Nickname:   Dan or Disco Dan
Born On:   05-19-1952  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Fremont High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   Mesa Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-12-1975 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-31-1985
Draft:   1970 : 1st Round (18th)

Dan Ford

Dan Ford Pitching Stats

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Dan Ford Hitting Stats

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
11 Years 1,153 4,163 598 1,123 214 38 121 2 566 303 19 722 31 38 47 121 .270 .324 .427

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Dan Ford Fielding Stats

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
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

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Dan Ford Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
11 Years 61 37 .622 89 15 62 34.4 5.8 7.4 - - -

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Dan Ford Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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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