Gary Ward

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: December 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA us

High School: Compton HS (Compton, CA)

Debut: September 3, 1979 (Age 25-271d, 14,227th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1990 (Age 36-301d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Chuck Berry, Tom Reich

Full Name: Gary Lamell Ward

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Relatives: Father of Daryle Ward

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.6

4479

1236

130

.276

594

RBI

597

OBP

.328

SLG

.425

OPS

.753

OPS+

105

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

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	MIN		SEA	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
2	3	Apr 8	MIN		SEA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	4	Apr 9	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	5	Apr 10	MIN		CAL	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	6	Apr 11	MIN		CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	7	Apr 13	MIN		OAK	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	8	Apr 14	MIN		OAK	L,5-7	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
8	9	Apr 15	MIN		OAK	W,11-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
9	11 (1)	Apr 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
10	12	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	14 (1)	Apr 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GF	40	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
12	15	Apr 21	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	16	Apr 22	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	17	Apr 23	MIN	@	SEA	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	18	Apr 24	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	19	Apr 25	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	20	Apr 27	MIN		DET	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
18	21	Apr 28	MIN		DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	22	Apr 30	MIN		MIL	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	23	May 1	MIN		MIL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
21	24	May 2	MIN		MIL	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	25	May 3	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	26	May 4	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
24	27	May 5	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
25	28	May 6	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	29	May 7	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	30	May 8	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	31	May 9	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	32	May 10	MIN		BOS	L,5-9	GS	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
30	33	May 11	MIN		BOS	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	34	May 12	MIN		BOS	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	35	May 13	MIN	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
33	36	May 14	MIN	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	48	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	37	May 15	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	42	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	41 (3)	May 20	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	42	May 21	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-12	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	43	May 22	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
38	44	May 23	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
39	46 (1)	May 25	MIN		CLE	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
40	47	May 26	MIN		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
41	48	May 28	MIN		NYY	L,5-10	GF	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
42	49	May 29	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
43	50	May 30	MIN		NYY	L,6-8	GS	50	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	52 (1)	Jun 1	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
45	53	Jun 2	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	54	Jun 4	MIN		BAL	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	55	Jun 5	MIN		BAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	56	Jun 6	MIN		BAL	L,5-7	GF	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
49	57	Jun 7	MIN		KCR	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	58	Jun 8	MIN		KCR	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	59	Jun 9	MIN		KCR	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	60	Jun 10	MIN		KCR	W,8-7	GF	16	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
53	61	Jun 12	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	62	Jun 13	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
55	65 (2)	Jun 16	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	66	Jun 18	MIN		TEX	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	67	Jun 19	MIN		TEX	L,3-6	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF RF
58	68	Jun 20	MIN		TEX	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	69	Jun 21	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	70	Jun 22	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	71	Jun 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	72	Jun 26	MIN	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	73	Jun 27	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	74	Jun 28	MIN		CHW	L,7-8	GS	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
65	75	Jun 29	MIN		CHW	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	76	Jun 30	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	77	Jul 1	MIN		CHW	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	78	Jul 2	MIN		TOR	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
69	79	Jul 3	MIN		TOR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	80	Jul 4	MIN		TOR	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	81	Jul 5	MIN	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	82	Jul 6	MIN	@	DET	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
73	83	Jul 7	MIN	@	MIL	W,11-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	84	Jul 8	MIN	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
75	85	Jul 9	MIN	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	86	Jul 10	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
77	87	Jul 11	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
78	88	Jul 15	MIN		DET	L,2-18	GS	53	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
79	89	Jul 16	MIN		DET	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	90	Jul 17	MIN		DET	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	91	Jul 18	MIN		DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
82	92	Jul 19	MIN		MIL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	93	Jul 20	MIN		MIL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	94	Jul 21	MIN		MIL	L,4-10	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	95	Jul 23	MIN		BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	96	Jul 24	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	97	Jul 25	MIN		BOS	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	98	Jul 26	MIN	@	SEA	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	99	Jul 27	MIN	@	SEA	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	100	Jul 28	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	101	Jul 29	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-5	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	104 (2)	Aug 1	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	105	Aug 2	MIN	@	CAL	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	106	Aug 3	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	107	Aug 4	MIN	@	CAL	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	108	Aug 5	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	109	Aug 6	MIN		OAK	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	110	Aug 7	MIN		OAK	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	111	Aug 8	MIN		OAK	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	112	Aug 10	MIN		CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	113	Aug 11	MIN		CAL	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	114	Aug 12	MIN		CAL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	115	Aug 13	MIN		SEA	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
104	116	Aug 14	MIN		SEA	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
105	117	Aug 15	MIN		SEA	L,2-10	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	118	Aug 17	MIN		BAL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	119	Aug 18	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
108	120	Aug 19	MIN		BAL	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	121	Aug 20	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	122	Aug 21	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
111	123	Aug 22	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	124	Aug 24	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
113	125	Aug 25	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
114	126	Aug 26	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	127	Aug 27	MIN		CLE	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
116	128	Aug 28	MIN		CLE	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	129	Aug 29	MIN		CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	130	Aug 30	MIN		NYY	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	131	Aug 31	MIN		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	132	Sep 1	MIN		NYY	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	133	Sep 3	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
122	134	Sep 4	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
123	135	Sep 5	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
124	136	Sep 6 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	137	Sep 6 (2)	MIN	@	TEX	L,7-11	GS	33	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	LF
126	138	Sep 7	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	139	Sep 8	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	140	Sep 10	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
129	141	Sep 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	142	Sep 12	MIN	@	KCR	L,7-18	CG	51	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
131	143	Sep 13	MIN		TEX	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
132	144	Sep 14	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	145	Sep 15	MIN		TEX	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	146	Sep 16	MIN		TEX	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	147	Sep 17	MIN		KCR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	148	Sep 18	MIN		KCR	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
137	149	Sep 19	MIN		KCR	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	150	Sep 20	MIN		TOR	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	151	Sep 21	MIN		TOR	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
140	152	Sep 22	MIN		TOR	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
141	153	Sep 24	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	55	12.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
142	154	Sep 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-13	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	155	Sep 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
144	156	Sep 28 (1)	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
145	157	Sep 28 (2)	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	158	Sep 29	MIN	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	159	Sep 30	MIN	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
148	160	Oct 1	MIN		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
149	161	Oct 2	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	162	Oct 3	MIN		CHW	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							156gm		1279.2	348	13	4	365	3