Jay Ward

John Francis Ward
Born: September 9, 1938
Brookfield, MO US
Deceased: February 24, 2012
Kalispell, MT US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1956-1971
Major League Statistics

Jay Ward compiled a career batting average of .259 with 240 home runs and 892 RBI in his 1849-game career with the Kearney Yankees, Greenville Majors, Missoula Timberjacks, Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Shreveport Sports, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Hawaii Islanders, Vancouver Mounties, Spokane Indians, Tacoma Giants, Atlanta Crackers, Denver Bears, Chunichi Dragons, Portland Beavers, Indianapolis Indians and Omaha Royals. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.

Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	Hawaii Islanders	Spokane Indians	Spokane Indians	Denver Bears	Chunichi Dragons
Portland Beavers	Indianapolis Indians	Omaha Royals

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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
1956	D	NESL	Kearney Yankees	62	254	254		84	13	2	7						.331	.331	.480	.811	122
1957	D	SOSL	Greenville Majors	125	532	432	79	124	27	0	15	77	2		93	61	.287	.411	.454	.864	196		1	1	5	0
1958	C	PION	Missoula Timberjacks	111	480	413	76	123	26	3	20	71	5		55	80	.298	.381	.521	.901	215		4	2	6
1958	C	NORL1	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	7	24	24		6									.250	.250	.250	.500	6
1959	AA	SOUA	Shreveport Sports	153	646	556	82	143	28	2	22	84	1		75	109	.257	.344	.433	.778	241		3	4	8	6
1960	AAA	AA2	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	32	78	69	3	8	1	1	0	4	1		7	18	.116	.195	.159	.354	11		0	1	1	0
1960	AA	SOUA	Shreveport Sports	109	433	380	57	99	19	0	15	53	5		45	51	.261	.340	.429	.768	163		2	3	3	4
1961	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	123	442	403	35	107	13	0	7	42	3	0	30	53	.266	.314	.350	.663	141		0	5	4
1962	AAA	PCL	(+) Spokane Indians	98	325	310	31	71	11	6	15	47	1	2	13	47	.229	.262	.448	.710	139		1	0	1
1962	AAA	PCL	(+) Vancouver Mounties	98	325	310	31	71	11	6	15	47	1	2	13	47	.229	.262	.448	.710	139		1	0	1
1963	AAA	PCL	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	104	392	353	54	91	16	0	20	50	2	2	30	67	.258	.324	.473	.797	167		5	3	1
1964	AAA	IL	Atlanta Crackers	15	64	48	5	7	2	0	1	6	0	0	15	12	.146	.349	.250	.599	12		0	1	0
1964	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Giants	125	503	456	59	114	14	2	21	69	9	3	42	93	.250	.310	.428	.738	195		0	0	5
1965	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	134	519	480	63	136	35	2	15	75	7	3	28	94	.283	.321	.458	.779	220		1	5	5
1966	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	104	374	344	41	82	19	2	14	41	8	4	25	52	.238	.293	.427	.720	147	5	2	2	1	0
1967	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	143	524	470	48	113	24	1	14	50	5	5	45	55	.240	.306	.385	.691	181		1	4	4
1968	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	134	475	424	61	111	22	4	22	80	0	0	39	98	.262	.327	.488	.815	207		4	4	4
1969	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	143	569	510	64	130	35	3	14	76	4	4	51	58	.255	.319	.418	.736	213		0	1	7
1970	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	92	328	276	44	67	8	1	12	45	7	3	44	71	.243	.352	.409	.761	113		3	4	1
1971	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	133	542	455	71	102	17	2	21	69	5	7	74	99	.224	.336	.409	.745	186		5	3	5
Totals				1849	7179	6347	842	1647	319	25	240	892	64	31	698	1071	.259	.333	.431	.764	2736	5	31	43	60	10

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1957	D	SOSL	Greenville Majors	3B	125	131	184	35	24	.900	2.520
1958	C	PION	Missoula Timberjacks	3B	55	55	86	23	14	.860	2.564
1958	C	PION	Missoula Timberjacks	1B	43	310	24	7	33	.979	7.767
1958	C	PION	Missoula Timberjacks	OF	15	15	0	3	0	.833	1.000
1959	AA	SOUA	Shreveport Sports	3B	153	143	301	33	36	.931	2.902
1960	AAA	AA2	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	3B	30	21	36	4	2	.934	1.900
1960	AA	SOUA	Shreveport Sports	3B	108	103	198	27	23	.918	2.787
1961	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	3B	49	37	106	15	10	.905	2.918
1961	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	2B	48	106	122	9	25	.962	4.750
1963	AAA	PCL	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	3B	37	35	86	9	9	.931	3.270
1963	AAA	PCL	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	1B	32	226	9	3	13	.987	7.344
1963	AAA	PCL	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	OF	25	40	1	2	1	.953	1.640
1963	AAA	PCL	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	2B	13	32	33	4	10	.942	5.000
1964	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Giants	SS	16	30	49	4	11	.952	4.938
1964	AAA	IL	Atlanta Crackers	3B	15	11	41	0	5	1.000	3.467
1964	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Giants	3B	109	76	187	10	18	.963	2.413
1965	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	3B	75	59	169	17	21	.931	3.040
1965	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	2B	32	77	82	5	21	.970	4.969
1965	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	OF	28	35	2	2	0	.949	1.321
1966	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	3B	94						.000
1966	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	2B	7						.000
1966	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	SS	1						.000
1967	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	3B	95	70	155	8	12	.966	2.368
1967	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	OF	52	97	2	1	0	.990	1.904
1968	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	2B	8	24	19	0	7	1.000	5.375
1968	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	SS	8	10	29	1	6	.975	4.875
1968	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	OF	70	98	6	6	2	.945	1.486
1968	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	1B	26	137	12	1	3	.993	5.731
1968	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	3B	22	23	35	5	4	.921	2.636
1969	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	1B	65	546	44	5	52	.992	9.077
1969	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	2B	47	121	147	11	30	.961	5.702
1969	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	OF	20	31	2	2	0	.943	1.650
1969	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	3B	16	12	26	5	2	.884	2.375
1970	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	OF	37	44	2	2	0	.958	1.243
1970	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	2B	3	7	9	0	2	1.000	5.333
1970	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	SS	3	3	6	0	0	1.000	3.000
1970	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	1B	27	209	21	3	26	.987	8.519
1970	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	3B	20	15	16	2	3	.939	1.550
1971	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	OF	3	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.667
1971	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	3B	123	97	197	18	18	.942	2.390
1971	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	2B	11	24	28	2	8	.963	4.727
Totals					1766	3115	2472	284	451	.952	3.164

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1956	D	Nebraska State League	Kearney Yankees	NYA
1957	D	Sooner State League	Greenville Majors	NYA
1958	C	Pioneer League	Missoula Timberjacks	WS1
1958	C	Northern League	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	NYA
1959	AA	Southern Association	Shreveport Sports	KC1
1960	AAA	American Association 2	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	KC1
1960	AA	Southern Association	Shreveport Sports	KC1
1961	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Hawaii Islanders	KC1
1962	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Vancouver Mounties	MIN
1962	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Spokane Indians	LAN
1963	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	MIN
1964	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Tacoma Giants	SFN
1964	AAA	International League	Atlanta Crackers	MIN
1965	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Denver Bears	MIN
1966	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1967	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Portland Beavers	CLE
1968	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Denver Bears	MIN
1969	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Portland Beavers	CLE
1970	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CIN
1971	AAA	American Association 2	Omaha Royals	KCA

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