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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

2067

522

.253

219

RBI

262

OBP

.326

SLG

.380

OPS

.706

OPS+

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

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 20	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
2	2	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-9	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 22	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
4	4	Apr 23	BRO		PHI	L,2-10	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
5	5	Apr 24	BRO		PHI	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
6	6	Apr 25	BRO		PHI	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
7	7	Apr 26	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	14	1	0	15	0
8	8	Apr 27	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
9	9	Apr 29	BRO		NYG	W,17-7	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
10	10	Apr 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	1	10	2
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	BRO	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
12	12	May 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	2
13	13	May 2 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
14	14	May 4	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
15	15	May 7	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
16	17 (1)	May 9 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,14-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
17	18	May 9 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,8-10	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	19	May 10	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
19	22 (2)	May 15	BRO		BSN	L,0-1	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
20	23	May 17	BRO		BSN	L,3-12	CG	46	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
21	24	May 18	BRO		STL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
22	25	May 19	BRO		STL	L,7-14	CG	55	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	27 (1)	May 21	BRO		PIT	L,4-8	GS	28	6.0	7	0	0	7	0
24	28	May 22	BRO		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
25	32 (3)	May 27	BRO		CHC	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
26	33	May 28	BRO	@	BSN	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
27	34	May 29	BRO	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
28	35	May 31 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
29	36	May 31 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,1-10	CG	51	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	37	Jun 1	BRO		NYG	T,4-4	CG	45	11.0	10	0	0	10	0
31	38	Jun 2	BRO	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
32	39	Jun 3	BRO	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
33	42 (2)	Jun 6	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	17	5.0	4	1	0	5	0
34	44 (1)	Jun 9	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
35	45	Jun 10	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
36	51 (5)	Jun 18	BRO		CHC	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	1
37	52	Jun 19	BRO		CHC	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
38	59 (6)	Jun 27	BRO		STL	L,4-6	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
							38gm		316.0	268	20	3	291	21