Preston Ward
Preston Meyer Ward
Born: July 24, 1927
Columbia, MO USA
Deceased: 2013
Las Vegas, NV USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Career: 1948-1959
Minor League Statistics
Preston Ward compiled a career batting average of .253 with 50 home runs and 262 RBI in his 744-game career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 162 | 146 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | .260 | .329 | .370 | .699 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 80 | 319 | 285 | 31 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 42 | .253 | .317 | .368 | .686 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 119 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 21 | .230 | .347 | .400 | .747 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 331 | 281 | 35 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 39 | .210 | .319 | .327 | .646 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 117 | 406 | 360 | 37 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 61 | .269 | .337 | .383 | .721 | 138 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 208 | 179 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 28 | .212 | .296 | .380 | .675 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .333 | .432 | .500 | .932 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 87 | 170 | 150 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .253 | .325 | .440 | .765 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 48 | 162 | 148 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 27 | .338 | .379 | .453 | .832 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 81 | 302 | 268 | 28 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 36 | .254 | .319 | .366 | .684 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 119 | 109 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .248 | .286 | .358 | .644 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Totals | 744 | 2346 | 2067 | 219 | 522 | 83 | 15 | 50 | 262 | 7 | 6 | 231 | 315 | .253 | .326 | .380 | .706 | 785 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 8 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | 20 | 3 | 21 | .990 | 7.579 | |
1950 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 734 | 73 | 4 | 78 | .995 | 1.618 | |
1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 7.143 | |
1953 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 693 | 64 | 7 | 65 | .991 | 9.705 | |
1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .961 | 1.815 | |
1954 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 42 | 41 | 342.7 | 74 | 8 | 6 | 3 | .932 | 2.154 | 1.952 |
1954 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 48 | 38 | 339.7 | 338 | 41 | 6 | 31 | .984 | 1.042 | 7.896 |
1954 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 11 | 12 | 96.0 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 2.531 | 2.455 |
1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 48 | 38 | 366.3 | 384 | 35 | 1 | 41 | .998 | 1.294 | 8.729 |
1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 60 | 16 | 240.3 | 226 | 21 | 3 | 20 | .988 | 9.250 | 4.117 |
1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 17 | 14 | 113.0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.389 | 1.765 |
1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 5 | 5 | 30.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.200 |
1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 5 | 4 | 29.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .621 | .400 |
1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 3.000 |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 39 | 39 | 338.0 | 346 | 23 | 4 | 28 | .989 | 9.825 | 9.462 |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 34 | 31 | 274.3 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 4 | .905 | 2.493 | 2.235 |
1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 24 | 14 | 149.0 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .957 | 2.658 | 1.833 |
1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 21 | 18 | 147.0 | 135 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.000 |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.500 |
1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 22 | 20 | 155.7 | 161 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .982 | 9.713 | 7.636 |
1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Totals | 607 | 294 | 2656.0 | 3543 | 410 | 53 | 328 | .987 | 13.395 | 6.512 |
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