Preston Ward

Positions: First Baseman, Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: July 24, 1927 in Columbia, MO us

Died: June 2, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV

Buried: Palm Mortuary and Cemetery Eastern, Las Vegas, NV

High School: Springfield HS (Springfield, MO)

School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)

Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 20-271d, 10,468th in major league history)
vs. NYG 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 18, 1959 (Age 32-025d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Preston Meyer Ward

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

2067

522

.253

219

RBI

262

OBP

.326

SLG

.380

OPS

.706

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-6 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 11 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	16 (8-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 11 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In By
R Nixon	1
C Carrasquel	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	548	3 (2)	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.22	PH
2	549	4	Apr 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	4.43	-0.112	10.48	-0.16%	-0.43	PH
3	550	6 (1)	Apr 24	CLE	@	KCA	L,6-17	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
4	551	9 (2)	Apr 27	CLE		DET	W,2-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	2.24	-0.055	4.74	-0.07%	-0.75	PH
5	552	12 (2)	Apr 30	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.69	-0.037	1.64	-0.05%	-0.70	PH
May		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
6	553	15 (2)	May 5 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,1-5	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.32	-0.033	3.91	-0.06%	-0.42	PH
7	554	16	May 5 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	8	2.52	0.167	7.01	0.28%	0.41	PH
8	555	17	May 7	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	8	3.44	-0.120	8.48	-0.18%	-0.68	PH
9	556	21 (3)	May 12 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-9	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	3.87	-0.096	13.09	-0.20%	-0.75	PH
10	557	23 (1)	May 15	CLE	@	BAL	W,11-8	12-GF(16)	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	4	2.95	0.159	9.42	0.31%	0.74	1B
							4-6		11	11	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455		2.22	-0.127	6.20	-0.13%	-3.01

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