Dan Ford

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: May 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (18th) of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1975 (Age 22-328d, 13,613th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 1985 (Age 33-012d)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Darnell Glenn Ford

Nicknames: Disco Dan

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.9

4163

1123

121

.270

598

RBI

566

OBP

.324

SLG

.427

OPS

.750

OPS+

109

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-18 / in Starts: 7-16
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	51 (26-20-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (30-19-10)

Most Driven In
L Sakata	2
R Dauer	1
G Roenicke	1
Self	1
R Dempsey	0
J Shelby	0

Most Driven In By
E Murray	2
C Ripken	2
G Roenicke	1
W Gross	1
Self	1

1984 Batting Game Log

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1984 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1101	1	Apr 2	BAL		CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.000	1.750	2	.70	0.095	.83	0.07%	1.10	RF
2	1102	2	Apr 6	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-9	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.556	1.111	1.667	2	.76	0.032	.83	0.02%	0.20	RF
3	1103	3	Apr 7	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-13	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.462	.846	1.308	2	.34	-0.033	.33	-0.02%	-0.68	RF
4	1104	5 (1)	Apr 10	BAL		KCR	W,6-3	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.412	.412	.706	1.118	2	.44	0.023	.36	0.01%	0.14	RF
5	1105	6	Apr 11	BAL		KCR	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.350	.350	.600	.950	2	1.16	-0.138	1.08	-0.08%	-1.07	RF
6	1106	8 (1)	Apr 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.304	.522	.826	2	1.18	-0.090	1.01	-0.05%	-0.74	RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1107	95 (86)	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.357	.357	.536	.893	1	1.55	0.259	.48	0.05%	2.24	RF
8	1108	99 (3)	Jul 24	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.344	.344	.531	.875	2	1.72	0.271	.25	0.02%	1.78	RF
9	1109	100	Jul 25	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	GS-8	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.324	.472	.797	2	.90	-0.070	.08	0.00%	-0.80	RF
10	1110	101	Jul 27	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.293	.425	.718	2	.84	-0.121	.11	-0.01%	-1.24	RF
11	1111	102	Jul 28	BAL		CLE	L,3-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.409	.713	1	.71	-0.048	.12	-0.01%	-0.31	RF
12	1112	103	Jul 29	BAL		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.280	.375	.655	2	.93	-0.069	.15	-0.01%	-0.96	RF
13	1113	104	Jul 30	BAL		TEX	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.278	.365	.643	2	.68	-0.030	.10	0.00%	0.24	RF
14	1114	105	Jul 31	BAL		TEX	L,6-7	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.259	.339	.598	2	1.44	-0.185	.19	-0.02%	-1.75	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1115	107 (1)	Aug 3	BAL		TOR	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.274	.339	.613	2	1.10	0.078	.15	0.01%	0.53	RF
16	1116	108	Aug 4	BAL		TOR	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.323	.595	2	.76	-0.035	.08	0.00%	-0.43	DH
17	1117	109	Aug 5	BAL		TOR	L,3-4	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.348	.634	2	1.92	0.000	.19	0.00%	0.71	DH
18	1118	110	Aug 6	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.270	.329	.599	2	.69	-0.094	.07	-0.01%	-1.29	DH
19	1119	111	Aug 7	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.282	.329	.611	2	.88	0.010	.11	0.00%	0.30	DH
20	1120	113 (1)	Aug 9	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-7	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.291	.329	.620	5	2.24	0.039	.31	0.00%	0.34	PH
21	1121	114	Aug 10	BAL	@	TOR	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.289	.325	.614	2	1.51	-0.093	.16	-0.01%	-0.51	DH
22	1122	115	Aug 11	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.309	.585	6	1.05	-0.124	.07	-0.01%	-1.42	DH
23	1123	116	Aug 12	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.283	.314	.597	2	1.03	-0.071	.03	0.00%	-0.76	DH
24	1124	118 (1)	Aug 14	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.230	.280	.310	.590	5	3.62	-0.168	.12	0.00%	-0.89	PH
25	1125	119	Aug 15	BAL		OAK	L,1-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	2	.67	0.023	.02	0.00%	0.36	DH
							7-18		100	91	7	21	4	0	1	5	7	0	13	0	2	0	4	3	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593		1.04	-0.539	.28	-0.03%	-4.91

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