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| Player Report for #12 Jay Ward | | Saturday, July 1st, 1961 | 
| Rec | 3-6, 1 SV | | ERA | 5.29 | | IP | 95.1 | | BB | 22 | | K | 33 |
| | Name: | Jay Ward | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $18,584 | | Birthday: | 09-23-1926 | Signed Through: | 1961 Season | | Age: | 34 | Years of Major League Service: | 13 Years, 57 Days | | Born in: | Hamden (Connecticut) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 81 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 13 Years, 57 Days | | Weight: | 191 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 15 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | SP | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Left | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Normal | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 13 | 22 | 77 | 85-87 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 14 | 23 | 79 | | | | Versus RHP | 13 | 22 | 76 | | | | Talent | 23 | 32 | 77 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Slider | | Endurance: | 99 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 66 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 57 | | | |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 23 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 39 | 4 | 10 | 25 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 22 | | | Talent | 6 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 24 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 15 | | Pitcher 83 | | Stealing Ability: | 40 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 45 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 77 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 10 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | STL | Loss, 2-6 | X | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 06-23-1961 | LAM | Win, 7-6 | X | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 06-19-1961 | BSN | Loss, 2-9 | X | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 06-14-1961 | CHH | Win, 6-5 | X | 8.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Win | | | | | | | | | 06-09-1961 | @ BSN | Loss, 4-5 | X | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 06-05-1961 | CIN | Loss, 6-11 | X | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 06-02-1961 | @ ATL | Win, 1-0 | X | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 05-30-1961 | PIT | Win, 7-6 | X | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 05-26-1961 | @ CIN | Loss, 5-6 | X | 5.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 05-22-1961 | CHH | Loss, 6-7 | X | 6.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Loss | | | | | | | | | American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5.29 | 95.1 | 117 | 64 | 56 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 4 | 28.6 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 13.12 | 11.05 | 3.12 | 2.08 | 5.06 | 1.46 | 0.6 | .294 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 98 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .250 | .347 | .597 | | | | | vs. RHB | 295 | 96 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .356 | .525 | .882 | | | |
| | American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Last Week | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 10.0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | April | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 12.1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | May | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.28 | 40.0 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 17 | | | June | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.86 | 43.0 | 52 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | | | Spring Training | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.84 | 26.1 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | Last Year | 38 | 38 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 5.27 | 227.0 | 273 | 156 | 133 | 39 | 61 | 52 | | | 2 Years Ago | 37 | 37 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 5.13 | 240.1 | 281 | 170 | 137 | 55 | 57 | 68 | | | Career | 390 | 387 | 129 | 176 | 1 | 4.63 | 2639.2 | 2974 | 1571 | 1357 | 376 | 754 | 939 | | | Home | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.51 | 65.1 | 76 | 47 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 24 | | | Road | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.80 | 30.0 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 9 | | | Grass | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5.29 | 95.1 | 117 | 64 | 56 | 16 | 22 | 33 | | | Day | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.33 | 54.0 | 71 | 46 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 18 | | | Night | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 | 41.1 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |
| | Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP |
| | Player History | | 01-02-1951 | Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 9, 121st overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Rivermen. | | 06-22-1951 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! | | 07-18-1951 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Keystones with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! | | 09-23-1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Hitmen with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! | | 01-01-1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 55 (57). | | 01-01-1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (34); Movement: 32 (32); Control: 57 (59). | | 07-10-1953 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Francisco Golden Gators with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! | | 07-16-1953 | Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. | | 10-12-1953 | Was traded by the Cincinnati Rivermen to the Washington Mutuals, along with LF R. Jones, in exchange for CF B. Martin, SS J. Phillips. | | 01-01-1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 32 (32); Movement: 28 (29); Control: 68 (69). | | 06-16-1954 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! | | 01-01-1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 22 (22); Movement: 30 (31); Control: 70 (71). | | 05-13-1955 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! | | 01-01-1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (25); Movement: 31 (31); Control: 70 (70). | | 01-01-1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (25); Movement: 29 (29); Control: 63 (63). | | 07-20-1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! | | 01-01-1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 24 (24); Movement: 25 (27); Control: 66 (66). | | 04-29-1958 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! | | 07-06-1958 | Was selected to the 1958 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 11-29-1958 | Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the Cleveland Eagles, along with 2B G. Bennett, in exchange for C E. Dickerson, SS W. Jones. | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (25); Movement: 24 (29); Control: 68 (68). | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (23); Movement: 25 (37); Control: 76 (76). | | 12-01-1960 | Drafted SP J. Ward in the 1960 rule 5 draft (Pick 11, Round 1, 11th overall Pick) by the San Francisco Golden Gators. | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (23); Movement: 22 (32); Control: 77 (77). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | SH | Rank | | 1952 | 0 | 1 | | 1953 | 0 | 1 | | 1954 | 0 | 1 | | 1955 | 0 | 1 | | 1956 | 0 | 1 | | 1957 | 0 | 1 | | 1958 | 0 | 1 | | 1959 | 0 | 1 | | 1960 | 0 | 1 | | | Year | GS | Rank | | 1952 | 39 | 8 | | 1954 | 38 | 7 | | 1955 | 38 | 10 | | 1956 | 40 | 4 | | 1960 | 38 | 7 | | | Year | W | Rank | | 1951 | 16 | 5 | | 1954 | 15 | 9 | | 1956 | 17 | 7 | | 1958 | 15 | 10 | | | Year | L | Rank | | 1952 | 21 | 2 | | 1955 | 22 | 1 | | 1956 | 16 | 5 | | 1957 | 15 | 8 | | 1958 | 15 | 8 | | 1959 | 23 | 1 | | 1960 | 21 | 1 | | | Year | Winning % | Rank | | 1951 | .593 | 7 | | | Year | IP | Rank | | 1951 | 241.2 | 6 | | 1952 | 277.2 | 8 | | 1954 | 258.0 | 7 | | 1955 | 259.0 | 8 | | 1956 | 274.0 | 2 | | 1957 | 252.1 | 7 | | 1958 | 264.0 | 6 | | 1959 | 240.1 | 10 | | 1960 | 227.0 | 8 | | | Year | BF | Rank | | 1951 | 1009 | 7 | | 1952 | 1197 | 8 | | 1954 | 1114 | 8 | | 1955 | 1134 | 6 | | 1956 | 1191 | 2 | | 1957 | 1156 | 5 | | 1958 | 1149 | 4 | | 1959 | 1059 | 9 | | 1960 | 1019 | 4 | | | Year | HRA | Rank | | 1951 | 27 | 7 | | 1952 | 33 | 1 | | 1953 | 29 | 9 | | 1954 | 30 | 4 | | 1955 | 30 | 8 | | 1956 | 45 | 2 | | 1957 | 41 | 4 | | 1958 | 31 | 6 | | 1959 | 55 | 1 | | 1960 | 39 | 1 | | | Year | WP | Rank | | 1951 | 10 | 2 | | 1952 | 8 | 2 | | 1953 | 13 | 1 | | 1955 | 9 | 4 | | 1957 | 7 | 9 | | 1958 | 6 | 9 | | | | Year | BABIP | Rank | | 1951 | .273 | 4 | | 1959 | .260 | 8 | | | | Year | K/BB | Rank | | 1951 | 2.93 | 9 | | 1953 | 1.59 | 9 | | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | | 1951 | 10.73 | 8 | | 1953 | 12.91 | 10 | | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | | 1951 | 2.05 | 10 | | 1952 | 2.59 | 9 | | 1953 | 2.44 | 5 | | 1954 | 2.79 | 4 | | 1955 | 3.20 | 9 | | 1956 | 2.73 | 7 | | 1958 | 2.08 | 6 | | 1959 | 2.13 | 4 | | 1960 | 2.42 | 9 | | | | | Year | QS | Rank | | 1951 | 21 | 7 | | 1956 | 20 | 10 | | | | Year | CG | Rank | | 1951 | 16 | 2 | | 1952 | 12 | 5 | | 1953 | 9 | 4 | | 1954 | 8 | 5 | | 1955 | 9 | 2 | | 1956 | 10 | 1 | | 1957 | 7 | 5 | | 1958 | 11 | 1 | | 1959 | 7 | 1 | | 1960 | 4 | 1 | | | Year | CGP | Rank | | 1951 | .500 | 2 | | 1952 | .308 | 5 | | 1953 | .250 | 3 | | 1954 | .211 | 5 | | 1955 | .237 | 2 | | 1956 | .250 | 1 | | 1957 | .189 | 6 | | 1958 | .289 | 1 | | 1959 | .189 | 1 | | 1960 | .105 | 4 | | | Year | SHO | Rank | | 1951 | 4 | 2 | | 1953 | 1 | 3 | | 1954 | 1 | 5 | | 1955 | 1 | 6 | | 1956 | 1 | 6 | | 1957 | 1 | 6 | | 1958 | 1 | 4 | | 1960 | 0 | 9 | | | Year | GB% | Rank | | 1951 | 0.66 | 6 | | 1952 | 0.58 | 6 | | 1953 | 0.64 | 6 | | 1954 | 0.67 | 4 | | 1955 | 0.67 | 6 | | 1956 | 0.71 | 1 | | 1957 | 0.70 | 1 | | 1958 | 0.69 | 4 | | 1959 | 0.67 | 10 | | 1960 | 0.65 | 5 | | | | | | |
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