Player Report for #36 Raymond Ward

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

AB	198
HR	6
RBI	21
AVG	.253
OPS	.725

Name:	Raymond Ward	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$772,000
Birthday:	06-24-1932	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	29	Years of Major League Service:	5 Years, 56 Days
Born in:	Panguitch (Utah)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	5 Years, 56 Days
Weight:	214 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	8 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	RF	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1953, 13th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Good	Local Popularity (National)	Very Popular (Very Popular)

Cincinnati

Rivermen

ABA

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	51	Left Field 31 (Arm: 70)
Stealing Ability:	31	Right Field 66 (Arm: 70)
Baserunning Instincts:	26
Sacrifice Bunt:	71
Bunt for Hit:	52
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06-30-1961	@ BSN	Loss, 0-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
06-29-1961	@ BSN	Win, 9-4	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
06-28-1961	@ BSN	Win, 5-1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
06-26-1961	LAM	Win, 11-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-25-1961	LAM	Loss, 3-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
06-24-1961	LAM	Win, 8-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-23-1961	STL	Loss, 3-10	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
06-22-1961	STL	Loss, 1-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
06-21-1961	STL	Win, 4-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
06-20-1961	STL	Win, 4-2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0

American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	59	198	50	9	1	6	21	28	21	40	.253	.326	.399	.725	.660	.146	1.9
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	49	221	1	6	0	5	0	1	79	16	0	0	0.0	25.5	4.47
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		78	20	3	1	1	9	5	3	14	0	0	0	.256	.284	.359	.643
Versus Right		120	30	6	0	5	12	23	18	26	1	0	1	.250	.350	.425	.775
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		13	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421
Last Week		15	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	1	.133	.278	.333	.611
April		34	8	2	0	1	4	4	3	8	0	0	0	.235	.297	.382	.680
May		102	29	5	0	2	6	15	8	19	1	0	0	.284	.333	.392	.725
June		62	13	2	1	3	11	9	10	13	0	0	1	.210	.329	.419	.748
Spring Training		42	13	4	1	0	6	6	9	7	0	0	1	.310	.442	.452	.895
Last Year		440	135	20	5	20	76	81	57	64	0	0	0	.307	.386	.511	.898
2 Years Ago		393	111	17	6	13	43	56	40	67	3	0	5	.282	.354	.455	.809
Career		1705	486	74	19	61	230	246	183	285	10	0	10	.285	.356	.458	.814
Home		114	30	5	1	3	12	17	15	15	1	0	1	.263	.351	.404	.755
Road		84	20	4	0	3	9	11	6	25	0	0	0	.238	.289	.393	.682
Grass		198	50	9	1	6	21	28	21	40	1	0	1	.253	.326	.399	.725
Day		98	33	7	0	3	13	14	7	20	1	0	0	.337	.377	.500	.877
Night		100	17	2	1	3	8	14	14	20	0	0	1	.170	.278	.300	.578
Pinch Hitting		7	1	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	.143	.333	.571	.905
Close/Late		45	14	2	0	4	7	13	9	10	0	0	0	.311	.426	.622	1.048
Inning 1-3		78	19	6	1	0	7	8	4	14	0	0	1	.244	.289	.346	.635
Inning 4-6		65	16	1	0	2	6	6	5	14	0	0	0	.246	.300	.354	.654
Inning 7-9		49	13	2	0	3	6	12	12	10	1	0	0	.265	.403	.490	.893
Extra Innings		6	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.333	.833	1.167
0 Outs		62	15	1	0	1	3	11	8	14	1	0	0	.242	.324	.306	.630
1 Outs		74	23	5	1	2	7	14	9	10	0	0	1	.311	.393	.486	.879
2 Outs		62	12	3	0	3	11	3	4	16	0	0	0	.194	.242	.387	.630
Scoring Position		44	10	2	0	3	16	9	9	11	1	0	1	.227	.364	.477	.841
Bases Empty		102	26	5	1	2	2	12	6	22	0	0	0	.255	.296	.382	.679
Runner on 1st		52	14	2	0	1	3	7	6	7	0	0	0	.269	.345	.365	.710
Runner on 2nd		9	3	0	0	2	5	4	5	1	0	0	0	.333	.571	1.000	1.571
Runner on 3rd		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd		17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	.118	.167	.118	.284
Runner on 1st & 3rd		10	2	1	0	0	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	.200	.250	.300	.550
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		2	2	0	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.500	3.500
Bases Loaded		4	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750
Two Strikes		89	12	2	0	3	9	7	7	40	1	0	0	.135	.196	.258	.454
First Pitch		25	6	2	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.440	.680
Count 0-1		13	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692
Count 0-2		22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182
Count 1-0		17	8	1	1	2	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	.471	.471	1.000	1.471
Count 1-1		23	9	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	.391	.417	.435	.851
Count 1-2		24	6	2	0	2	8	4	0	11	1	0	0	.250	.240	.583	.823
Count 2-0		14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
Count 2-1		13	8	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.615	.615	.769	1.385
Count 2-2		19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211
Count 3-0		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	.000	.900	.000	.900
Count 3-1		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	.333	.750	.333	1.083
Full Count		24	2	0	0	1	1	3	7	8	0	0	0	.083	.290	.208	.499
Behind in Count		59	12	3	0	2	8	7	0	23	1	0	0	.203	.200	.356	.556
Ahead in Count		48	19	3	1	2	7	12	14	0	0	0	0	.396	.532	.625	1.157

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1956 Cincinnati - ABA	23	103	247	61	12	3	8	27	29	29	2	2	50	0	0	.247	.329	.417	.746	0.1
1957 Cincinnati - ABA	24	84	195	63	7	4	5	24	20	19	1	2	26	0	3	.323	.382	.477	.859	10.7
1958 Cincinnati - ABA	25	108	232	66	9	0	9	39	32	17	1	2	38	1	1	.284	.333	.440	.773	5.0
1959 Cincinnati - ABA	26	128	393	111	17	6	13	43	56	40	5	3	67	1	1	.282	.354	.455	.809	14.5
1960 Cincinnati - ABA	27	146	440	135	20	5	20	76	81	57	0	0	64	0	1	.307	.386	.511	.898	34.3
1961 Cincinnati - ABA	28	59	198	50	9	1	6	21	28	21	1	1	40	0	0	.253	.326	.399	.725	1.9
Total ABA		628	1705	486	74	19	61	230	246	183	10	10	285	2	6	.285	.356	.458	.814	66.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1953 Montebello - A	20	57	191	45	2	3	3	15	21	12	1	1	14	0	1	.236	.283	.325	.608	3.7
1954 Fullerton - A	21	42	150	44	5	0	5	13	24	21	1	0	13	1	0	.293	.384	.427	.810	15.9
1954 Victoria - AA	21	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.273	.000	.273	-1.0
1954 Corpus Christi - AA	21	67	264	69	11	2	4	31	43	21	1	2	33	0	0	.261	.316	.364	.680	6.6
1954 Total - AA	21	70	272	69	11	2	4	31	44	24	1	2	34	0	0	.254	.314	.353	.667	5.6
1955 Victoria - AA	22	6	23	8	1	0	2	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.348	.348	.652	1.000	2.5
1955 Kitchener - AAA	22	116	468	144	20	8	17	61	65	52	2	1	62	0	2	.308	.379	.494	.872	39.5
1956 Kitchener - AAA	23	23	88	23	3	1	5	14	16	21	0	1	13	0	0	.261	.400	.489	.889	8.5
Total GHL		139	556	167	23	9	22	75	81	73	2	2	75	0	2	.300	.382	.493	.875	48.0
Total STL		76	295	77	12	2	6	35	48	24	1	2	35	0	0	.261	.317	.376	.693	8.0
Total SCL		99	341	89	7	3	8	28	45	33	2	1	27	1	1	.261	.329	.370	.698	19.6

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1956 Cincinnati - ML	RF	54	51	84	2	0	90	4	.956	441.2	1.75
1956 Cincinnati - ML	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1956 Cincinnati - ML	LF	8	7	15	0	0	15	0	1.000	58.2	2.30
1957 Cincinnati - ML	RF	48	40	108	1	0	114	5	.956	359.1	2.73
1957 Cincinnati - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1958 Cincinnati - ML	RF	45	43	88	3	1	93	2	.978	373.2	2.19
1958 Cincinnati - ML	LF	9	3	4	0	0	5	1	.800	37.1	0.96
1958 Cincinnati - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1959 Cincinnati - ML	RF	98	91	176	6	0	189	7	.963	788.1	2.08
1959 Cincinnati - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.1	0.00
1959 Cincinnati - ML	LF	3	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	12.1	2.19
1960 Cincinnati - ML	RF	97	94	174	9	1	187	4	.979	821.1	2.01
1960 Cincinnati - ML	LF	10	7	8	3	0	11	0	1.000	60.0	1.65
1960 Cincinnati - ML	2B	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00
1961 Cincinnati - ML	RF	51	49	97	6	0	105	2	.981	430.1	2.15
1961 Cincinnati - ML	SS	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	3.0	3.00

Player History
06-15-1953	Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall Pick) by the Chicago Clout.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (46); Power: 13 (27); Eye: 16 (32).
04-13-1954	Named the #72 prospect in the ABA
06-20-1954	Injured (sore knee), day-to-day for 5 days.
06-28-1954	Was traded by the Chicago Clout to the Cincinnati Rivermen in exchange for CL H. Reynolds.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (54); Power: 23 (32); Eye: 34 (47).
04-11-1955	Named the #25 prospect in the ABA
05-15-1955	Injured (bruised ribs), day-to-day for one week.
07-10-1955	Was selected to the 1955 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07-25-1955	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (41); Power: 39 (40); Eye: 40 (49).
04-17-1956	Named the #15 prospect in the ABA
08-01-1956	Wins the ABA RL Rookie of the Month Award.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (42); Power: 35 (36); Eye: 33 (40).
04-15-1957	Named the #17 prospect in the ABA
08-31-1957	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 3 weeks.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (45); Power: 42 (43); Eye: 46 (52).
04-30-1958	Injured (hyperextended knee), out for 2 weeks.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (48); Power: 34 (34); Eye: 41 (45).
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (47); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 57 (59).
06-27-1960	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
07-01-1960	Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award.
09-12-1960	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
10-01-1960	Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 42 (42); Eye: 50 (51).
06-01-1961	Injured (concussion), out for one week.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	3B	Rank
1959	6	9

Year	SH	Rank
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	AVG	Rank
1960	.307	6

Year	OBP	Rank
1960	.386	7

Year	SLG	Rank
1960	.511	2

Year	RC/27	Rank
1960	7.52	3

Year	ISO	Rank
1960	.205	5

Year	TAVG	Rank
1960	.892	3

Year	OPS	Rank
1960	.898	3

Year	VORP	Rank
1960	34.3	10