John Ward

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

Ward would often hit right-handed vs lefty pitchers.

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: March 3, 1860 in Bellefonte, PA us

Died: March 4, 1925 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, NY

Schools: Columbia University (New York, NY), Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)

Debut: July 15, 1878 (Age 18-134d, 389th in major league history)

Last Game: September 29, 1894 (Age 34-210d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View John Ward's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1878 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Montgomery Ward

Nicknames: Monte

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.3

7656

2107

.275

1410

RBI

869

540

OBP

.314

SLG

.341

OPS

.655

OPS+

Summary of 26 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 25 lacking some details

4 Tms
NYG	17
PRO	4
BWW	4
BRO	1

Platoon
vs RHP	17
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	7

Outs
Unk	24
0	2

11 Opps
BSN	6
PHI	4
BOS	3
CHC	3
LOU	2
DTN	2
WHS	2
CIN	1
BUF	1
PIT	1
BUF	1

21 Pitchers
John Coleman	3
Jim Whitney	3
Matt Kilroy	2
George Weidman	1
Will White	1
Tommy Bond	1
Bill Daley	1
Joe Knight	1
Dupee Shaw	1
Alex Ferson	1
Pud Galvin	1
George Hemming	1
George Van Haltren	1
George Keefe	1
Jocko Flynn	1
Terry Larkin	1
Lady Baldwin	1
Scott Stratton	1
Charlie Buffinton	1
John Clarkson	1
Elmer Smith	1

10 Parks
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	12
Eastern Pk (NYC)	3
CongressSt G (BOS)	2
MesserSt Grd (PRO)	2
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	2
Avenue Grnds (CIN)	1
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	1
Swampoodle G (WAS)	1
RecreationPk (DET)	1
WestSide Pk (CHI)	1

Where Hit

6 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

40 RBI

Inning
1	6
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	2
7	6
8	4
9	4

1-3	7
4-6	4
7-end	14

RelScore
Tied	1
Unk	25

Tied	1
Unk	25

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	10
P	9
CF	4
2B	3

OrderPos
Unk	22
1st	2
2nd	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1878	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1878-09-27	PRO		BSN	Tommy Bond		b 6		1		1
1879	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
2	2	1	1	1879-05-22	PRO	@	CIN	Will White		t 9		3		1
3	3	2	1	1879-06-06	PRO		CHC	Terry Larkin		b 7		1		1
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1882-06-21	PRO	@	DTN	George Weidman		b 9		2		1
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
5	5	1	1	1883-05-02	NYG		BSN	Jim Whitney	tied 2-2	b 9		1		1		Walk-Off,IPHR
6	6	2	1	1883-05-03	NYG		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 4		1		1
7	7	3	2	1883-05-03	NYG		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 7		1		1
8	8	4	1	1883-06-29	NYG		PHI	John Coleman		b 6		2		8
9	9	5	2	1883-06-29	NYG		PHI	John Coleman		b 8		2		8
10	10	6	1	1883-08-28	NYG		PHI	John Coleman						1
11	11	7	1	1883-08-31	NYG		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		b 1		1		1
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
12	12	1	1	1884-06-11	NYG		PHI	Joe Knight		b 7		1	2	8
13	13	2	1	1884-06-23	NYG	@	BUF	Pud Galvin		t 7		1	2	8		IPHR
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
14	14	1	1	1886-06-19	NYG		WHS	Dupee Shaw		b 9		2		6
15	15	2	1	1886-09-07	NYG	@	CHC	Jocko Flynn		t 1		3		6
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
16	16	1	1	1887-05-26	NYG		DTN	Lady Baldwin		b 7		1		6
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
17	17	1	1	1888-06-08	NYG		CHC	George Van Haltren		b 8		1		6		IPHR
18	18	2	1	1888-07-23	NYG		BSN	John Clarkson		b 1		2		6		IPHR
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
19	19	1	1	1889-09-16	NYG	@	WHS	Alex Ferson		t 8		4		6		IPHR
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
20	20	1	1	1890-04-22	BWW	@	BOS	Matt Kilroy		t 3		2		6
21	21	2	2	1890-04-22	BWW	@	BOS	Matt Kilroy		t 5		2		6
22	22	3	1	1890-06-09	BWW		BOS	Bill Daley		b 1		1		6
23	23	4	1	1890-07-11	BWW		BUF	George Keefe		b 1	0	1	1	6		Lead-Off
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
24	24	1	1	1892-06-10 (1)	BRO		PIT	Elmer Smith		b 1	0	1	1	4		Lead-Off
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
25	25	1	1	1893-06-12	NYG		LOU	George Hemming		b 8		2		4		IPHR
26	26	2	1	1893-09-04 (1)	NYG		LOU	Scott Stratton		b 7		1		4