Preston Ward Stats

Preston Ward was born on Sunday, July 24, 1927, in Columbia, Missouri. Ward was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1948, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Preston Ward baseball stats page.
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Preston Ward

Preston Ward Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#173)

Preston Ward Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#173)
 

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Birth Name:   Preston Meyer Ward
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-24-1927  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Columbia, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Springfield High School (Springfield, MO)
College:   Southwest Missouri State University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   198
First Game:   04-20-1948 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-18-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Preston Ward

Preston Ward Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Preston Ward

Preston Ward Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 21 Dodgers 42 146 9 38 9 2 1 1 21 15 - 23 1 - 0 0 .260 .329 .370
1950 23 Cubs 80 285 31 72 11 2 6 0 33 27 - 42 7 - 0 6 .253 .317 .368
1953 26 Cubs 33 100 10 23 5 0 4 0 12 18 - 21 1 - 0 3 .230 .347 .400
1953 26 Pirates 88 281 35 59 7 1 8 2 27 44 - 39 5 - 1 6 .210 .319 .327
1954 27 Pirates 117 360 37 97 16 2 7 0 48 39 - 61 3 4 0 5 .269 .337 .383
1955 28 Pirates 84 179 16 38 7 4 5 0 25 22 4 28 5 2 0 3 .212 .296 .380
1956 29 Pirates 16 30 3 10 0 1 1 0 11 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 .333 .432 .500
1956 29 Indians 87 150 18 38 10 0 6 0 21 16 0 20 4 0 0 0 .253 .325 .440
1957 30 Indians 10 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273
1958 31 Indians 48 148 22 50 3 1 4 0 21 10 1 27 1 2 1 1 .338 .379 .453
1958 31 Athletics 81 268 28 68 10 1 6 0 24 27 2 36 4 3 0 3 .254 .319 .366
1959 32 Athletics 58 109 8 27 4 1 2 1 19 7 1 12 0 3 0 3 .248 .286 .358
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 744 2,067 219 522 83 15 50 4 262 231 8 315 31 15 2 30 .253 .326 .380
Preston Ward

Preston Ward Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1948 Dodgers 1B 38 37 948 291 7.7 288 268 20 3 21 n/a n/a n/a .990 8.20
1950 Cubs 1B 76 75 1,938 811 10.7 807 734 73 4 78 n/a n/a n/a .995 11.24
1953 Cubs 1B 7 5 144 50 7.1 50 49 1 0 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.38
1953 Cubs CF 27 24 591 51 1.9 49 49 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.24
1953 Pirates 1B 78 76 2,040 764 9.8 757 693 64 7 65 n/a n/a n/a .991 10.02
1954 Pirates 1B 48 38 1,017 385 8.0 379 338 41 6 31 n/a n/a n/a .984 10.06
1954 Pirates 3B 11 12 285 30 2.7 27 7 20 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.56
1954 Pirates RF 42 41 1,026 83 2.0 78 71 7 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.05
1955 Pirates 1B 48 38 1,095 420 8.8 419 384 35 1 41 n/a n/a n/a .998 10.33
1955 Pirates RF 1 1 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1956 Pirates 3B 5 5 90 6 1.2 6 3 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1956 Indians LF 14 12 291 23 1.6 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
1956 Pirates RF 5 4 96 2 0.4 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.56
1956 Indians RF 3 2 48 6 2.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1956 Indians 1B 60 16 720 250 4.2 247 226 21 3 20 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.26
1957 Indians 1B 1 0 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1958 Indians 1B 21 18 441 147 7.0 147 135 12 0 12 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1958 Indians 3B 24 14 447 46 1.9 44 16 28 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.66
1958 Athletics 1B 39 39 1,014 373 9.6 369 346 23 4 28 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.83
1958 Athletics 3B 34 31 822 84 2.5 76 23 53 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .905 2.50
1958 Athletics LF 2 2 45 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1959 Athletics 1B 22 20 465 171 7.8 168 161 7 3 14 n/a n/a n/a .982 9.75
1959 Athletics LF 1 1 24 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 438 362 9,837 3,665 8.4 3,634 3,337 297 31 319 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.97
3B Totals 74 62 1,644 166 2.2 153 49 104 13 6 n/a n/a n/a .922 2.51
RF Totals 51 48 1,188 91 1.8 86 78 8 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .945 1.95
CF Totals 27 24 591 51 1.9 49 49 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.24
LF Totals 17 15 360 27 1.6 26 26 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.95
9 Years 607 511 13,620 4,000 6.6 3,948 3,539 409 52 328 n/a n/a n/a .987 7.83
Preston Ward

Preston Ward Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Dodgers 0 - - 4 0 n/a 146.0 6.3 7.0 - - -
1950 Cubs 3 - - 4 0 n/a 47.5 6.8 8.6 - - -
1953 Cubs 3 1 .750 2 1 n/a 25.0 4.8 8.3 - - -
1953 Pirates 1 3 .250 10 1 n/a 35.1 7.2 10.4 - - -
1954 Pirates 0 0 .000 21 1 n/a 51.4 5.9 7.5 - - -
1955 Pirates 0 0 .000 38 0 n/a 35.8 6.4 7.2 - - -
1956 Pirates 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 30.0 7.5 2.7 - - -
1956 Indians 0 0 .000 21 9 n/a 25.0 7.5 7.1 - - -
1957 Indians 0 0 .000 9 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 0.0 - - -
1958 Indians 0 1 .000 13 0 n/a 37.0 5.5 7.0 - - -
1958 Athletics 0 1 .000 9 0 n/a 44.7 7.4 11.2 - - -
1959 Athletics 0 0 .000 37 0 n/a 54.5 9.1 5.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 7 6 .538 175 12 n/a 41.3 6.6 7.9 - - -
Preston Ward

Preston Ward Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 36, 52 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago Cubs 29 Undetermined - -
1953 Chicago Cubs 29 Undetermined - -
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Undetermined - -
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Undetermined - -
1956 Cleveland Indians 26 Undetermined - -
1957 Cleveland Indians 26 Undetermined - -
1958 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 7 Undetermined - -
1959 Kansas City Athletics 7 Undetermined - -




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