Ralph Beard
Ralph William Beard
Born: February 11, 1929
Cincinnati, OH US
Deceased: February 10, 2003
West Palm Beach, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 200
Career: 1947-1956
Major League Statistics
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Ralph Beard compiled a career record of 82 wins and 76 losses and a 3.48 ERA in his 320-game pitching career with the Hamilton Cardinals, Pocatello Cardinals, Columbus Cardinals, Lynchburg Cardinals, Allentown Cardinals, Columbus Red Birds, Rochester Red Wings, Houston Buffalos, Fort Worth Cats and Austin Senators. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
 Hamilton Cardinals |
 Columbus Red Birds |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Houston Buffalos |
 Austin Senators |
 Fort Worth Cats |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 3 | 6 | .333 | 6.39 | 17 | 8 | 62.0 | 91 | 53 | 44 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | C | PION | Pocatello Cardinals | 12 | 7 | .632 | 4.53 | 28 | 157.0 | 172 | 105 | 79 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.67 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 108.0 | 118 | 67 | 56 | 50 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 12 | 11 | .522 | 2.13 | 38 | 224.0 | 169 | 76 | 53 | 5 | 107 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.78 | 14 | 4 | 49.0 | 48 | 32 | 26 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | 13 | 4 | .765 | 1.69 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 144.0 | 97 | 39 | 27 | 45 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.66 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 150.0 | 140 | 78 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4.02 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 197.0 | 211 | 95 | 88 | 12 | 87 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.68 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 94.0 | 86 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 32 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.19 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 76 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.94 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 107.0 | 94 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 82 | 76 | .519 | 3.48 | 320 | 112 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1373.0 | 1302 | 660 | 531 | 43 | 605 | 4 | 398 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 19 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .143 | .238 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | C | PION | Pocatello Cardinals | 28 | 65 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .246 | .246 | .492 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 37 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .139 | .184 | .250 | .434 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 38 | 77 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .078 | .078 | .091 | .169 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | 24 | 57 | 49 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .245 | .315 | .245 | .560 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 31 | 52 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .208 | .255 | .208 | .463 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 33 | 72 | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .127 | .154 | .127 | .281 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 14 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 19 | 41 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .139 | .184 | .139 | .323 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 24 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | (+) Houston Buffalos | 38 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | (+) Austin Senators | 38 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | (+) Fort Worth Cats | 38 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 281 | 496 | 454 | 17 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75 | .152 | .183 | .167 | .350 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | C | PION | Pocatello Cardinals | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | P | 37 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .963 | .703 |
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | P | 24 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .972 | 1.458 |
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 31 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | .860 | 1.194 |
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 33 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 5 | .964 | 1.606 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 14 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 24 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .958 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 19 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .944 | 1.789 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 320 | 66 | 177 | 12 | 17 | .953 | .759 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | PONY League | Hamilton Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1948 | C | Pioneer League | Pocatello Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1949 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1949 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1950 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1951 | B | Inter-State League | Allentown Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1951 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1953 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 |
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