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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	40	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 10	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 11	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 13	MIN		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
5	5	Apr 14	MIN		CHW	W,6-2	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 15	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
7	7	Apr 17	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 18	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 19	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	10	Apr 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-12	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
11	11	Apr 24	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	CG	58	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 25	MIN		BAL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 27	MIN		CLE	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 28	MIN		CLE	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	MIN		MIL	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
16	16	May 4	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	47	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	17	May 5	MIN	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
18	18	May 7	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	May 8	MIN	@	MIL	W,13-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	20	May 9	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 10	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	22	May 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
23	23	May 12	MIN	@	KCR	L,5-17	GS	40	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 14	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	25	May 15 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	26	May 15 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,15-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	27	May 16	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	28	May 17	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	CG	53	11.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
29	29	May 18	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	30	May 19	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
31	31	May 20	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	32	May 21	MIN		KCR	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	33	May 22	MIN		KCR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
34	34	May 23	MIN		KCR	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	35	May 24	MIN	@	OAK	L,7-12	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
36	36	May 25	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	37	May 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	38	May 27	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
39	39	May 28	MIN		TEX	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	40	May 29	MIN		TEX	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	41	May 30	MIN		TEX	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	42	May 31	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	MIN		CAL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	44	Jun 2	MIN		CAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	45	Jun 4	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	46	Jun 5	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	47	Jun 6 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	48	Jun 6 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	49	Jun 7	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	50	Jun 8	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	51	Jun 9	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	52	Jun 11	MIN		BOS	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
53	53	Jun 12	MIN		BOS	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
54	54	Jun 13	MIN		BOS	L,2-10	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
55	55	Jun 14	MIN		BOS	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	56	Jun 15	MIN		NYY	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	57	Jun 16	MIN		NYY	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	59 (1)	Jun 18	MIN		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	60	Jun 19	MIN		DET	W,6-4	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
60	61	Jun 20	MIN		DET	L,3-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
61	62	Jun 21	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	63	Jun 22	MIN	@	CAL	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	64	Jun 23 (1)	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
64	65	Jun 23 (2)	MIN		CHW	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	66	Jun 24	MIN		CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	67	Jun 25	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
67	69 (1)	Jun 27	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
68	70	Jun 28	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	77 (6)	Jul 5	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	79 (1)	Jul 7	MIN	@	MIL	W,8-2	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
71	80	Jul 8	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	86 (5)	Jul 17	MIN		CLE	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
73	88 (1)	Jul 19	MIN		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	90 (1)	Jul 21	MIN		BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
75	91	Jul 22	MIN		BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	92	Jul 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
77	94 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,13-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
78	95	Jul 25 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	96	Jul 26	MIN		TEX	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	97	Jul 28 (1)	MIN		TEX	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	98	Jul 28 (2)	MIN		TEX	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	99	Jul 29	MIN		TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	100	Jul 30	MIN		OAK	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	101	Jul 31	MIN		OAK	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	102	Aug 1 (1)	MIN		OAK	W,8-7	CG	54	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	103	Aug 1 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	105 (1)	Aug 3	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	106	Aug 4	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	107	Aug 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
90	108	Aug 6	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	109	Aug 7	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
92	110	Aug 8	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	111	Aug 10	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	112	Aug 11	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	113	Aug 12	MIN		NYY	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
96	114	Aug 13	MIN		NYY	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
97	115	Aug 14	MIN		NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	116	Aug 15	MIN		NYY	W,9-8	GS	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
99	117	Aug 16	MIN		BAL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
100	118	Aug 17	MIN		BAL	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
101	119	Aug 18	MIN		BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	120	Aug 19	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	121	Aug 20 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	122	Aug 20 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
105	123	Aug 21	MIN	@	DET	W,7-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
106	124	Aug 22	MIN	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	125	Aug 23	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	126	Aug 24	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	127	Aug 25	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	73	18.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	128	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-7	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
111	129	Aug 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	62	16.2	2	1	0	3	0	RF
112	131 (1)	Aug 30	MIN		MIL	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	132	Aug 31 (1)	MIN		MIL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	134 (1)	Sep 1	MIN		MIL	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	135	Sep 2	MIN		MIL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	137 (1)	Sep 4	MIN		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
117	138	Sep 5	MIN		CHW	W,18-1	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
118	139	Sep 6	MIN		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	141 (1)	Sep 8	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	142	Sep 9	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	143	Sep 10	MIN		KCR	W,18-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	144	Sep 11	MIN		KCR	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	145	Sep 12	MIN		KCR	L,6-16	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	146	Sep 14 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	147	Sep 14 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
126	148	Sep 15	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	149	Sep 16	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
128	150	Sep 17	MIN	@	CAL	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	151	Sep 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	152	Sep 19	MIN	@	CAL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
131	153	Sep 21	MIN	@	CHW	W,13-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	154	Sep 22	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	155	Sep 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	156	Sep 25	MIN		CAL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	157	Sep 26	MIN		CAL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
136	159 (1)	Sep 29	MIN		TEX	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
137	160	Oct 1	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
138	161	Oct 2	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
139	162	Oct 3	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
							139gm		1198.2	266	6	9	281	1