Ted Ford

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: February 7, 1947 in Vineland, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (11th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase.

High School: Vineland HS (Vineland, NJ)

Debut: April 7, 1970 (Age 23-059d, 12,953rd in major league history)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1973 (Age 26-234d)
vs. BAL 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Theodore Henry Ford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

711

156

.219

RBI

OBP

.272

SLG

.333

OPS

.605

OPS+

Summary of 17 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 8 go ahead

2 Tms
TEX	14
CLE	3

Platoon
vs RHP	11
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	6

Outs
0	7
2	6
1	4

9 Opps
MIN	3
OAK	3
CAL	2
NYY	2
DET	2
CHW	2
BOS	1
CLE	1
BAL	1

15 Pitchers
Ron Klimkowski	2
Wilbur Wood	2
Ray Corbin	1
Mickey Lolich	1
Bert Blyleven	1
Lloyd Allen	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Steve Kline	1
Joe Coleman	1
Bobby Bolin	1
Dave LaRoche	1
Diego Seguí	1
Mike Cuellar	1
Milt Wilcox	1
Andy Messersmith	1

8 Parks
Arlington St (ARL)	6
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	9
8	2
9	2
78	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	17

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
-23	2
12-	1
--3	1
-2-	1

25 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	12
1 on	2
2 on	3
Any on	5

Inning
1	2
2	2
4	2
5	1
6	3
7	3
8	2
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	4
4-6	6
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	7
-1	3
-2	1
-4..	1

Ahead	5
Tied	7
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	16
LF	1

OrderPos
3rd	4
6th	4
5th	3
7th	2
1st	2
4th	2

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1970-04-14	CLE	@	DET	Mickey Lolich	behind 3-12	t 8	0	---	1	7	9	0.001	0%		Home Run
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1971-05-01	CLE	@	OAK	Diego Seguí	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	9	0.110	61%	Lead-Off	Home Run (LF Line)
3	3	2	1	1971-05-02 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	Ron Klimkowski	ahead 4-3	t 10	2	-23	3	1	9	0.125	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Hodge Scores; C. Hinton Scores
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1972-04-28	TEX		BOS	Bobby Bolin	tied 6-6	b 7	2	12-	3	6	9	0.384	95%		Home Run (CF-RF); T. Grieve Scores; F. Howard Scores
5	5	2	1	1972-05-05	TEX	@	DET	Joe Coleman	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	9	0.128	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	3	1	1972-05-12	TEX	@	CLE	Milt Wilcox	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	9	0.106	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	1972-05-27	TEX	@	MIN	Ray Corbin	ahead 15-1	t 7	1	---	1	6	7	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	5	1	1972-05-30	TEX		OAK	Ken Holtzman	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	5	9	0.157	71%		Home Run (Deep CF)
9	9	6	1	1972-06-23	TEX		CHW	Wilbur Wood	tied 1-1	b 6	1	--3	2	3	9	0.200	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Nelson Scores
10	10	7	1	1972-06-30	TEX		CAL	Lloyd Allen	ahead 3-2	b 5	1	---	1	5	9	0.119	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	8	1	1972-07-19	TEX		BAL	Mike Cuellar	behind 0-1	b 1	2	---	1	3	9	0.128	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	9	1	1972-08-02	TEX		MIN	Dave LaRoche	ahead 3-1	b 8	0	---	1	4	9	0.026	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	10	1	1972-08-08	TEX	@	MIN	Bert Blyleven	behind 4-5	t 9	2	---	1	5	9	0.380	41%		Home Run (LF-CF)
14	14	11	1	1972-08-29 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	Steve Kline	behind 1-2	t 6	2	-23	3	7	9	0.468	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Biittner Scores; D. Jones Scores
15	15	12	1	1972-08-29 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	Ron Klimkowski	tied 3-3	t 7	0	---	1	3	9	0.233	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	13	1	1972-09-13	TEX	@	CAL	Andy Messersmith	behind 1-3	t 6	1	-2-	2	4	9	0.269	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Lovitto Scores
17	17	14	1	1972-09-24	TEX	@	CHW	Wilbur Wood	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1	3	9	0.146	65%		Home Run (LF-CF)