Gary Ward

Full Name: Gary Lamell Ward	Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195	First Game: September 3, 1979
Birthdate: December 6, 1953	Final Game: October 3, 1990
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California	MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Gary Ward (Gary Lamell Ward) was born on December 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1979 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1981, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 3 home runs and 29 RBI. Ward played for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 12 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Gary Ward's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he slugged 28 home runs, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 91 runs. However, others believe that it was 1985, when he slugged 15 home runs, stole 26 bases, hit for a .287 average and knocked in 70 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1979	MIN	A	10	14	2	4	0	1	.286	.412	.286	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
1980	MIN	A	13	41	11	19	1	10	.463	.489	.780	6	2	3	6	0	1	0	1	0
1981	MIN	A	85	295	42	78	3	29	.264	.325	.359	7	6	28	48	0	0	5	4	10
1982	MIN	A	152	570	85	165	28	91	.289	.330	.519	33	7	37	105	1	1	13	4	16
1983	MIN	A	157	623	76	173	19	88	.278	.326	.440	34	5	44	98	3	1	8	2	24
1984	TEX	A	155	602	97	171	21	79	.284	.343	.447	21	7	55	95	0	1	7	3	22
1985	TEX	A	154	593	77	170	15	70	.287	.329	.433	28	7	39	97	1	0	26	3	19
1986	TEX	A	105	380	54	120	5	51	.316	.372	.405	15	2	31	72	4	1	12	3	10
1987	NY	A	146	529	65	131	16	78	.248	.291	.384	22	1	33	101	1	2	9	2	20
1988	NY	A	91	231	26	52	4	24	.225	.302	.312	8	0	24	41	2	4	0	4	8
1989	NY	A	8	17	3	5	0	1	.294	.400	.353	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	1	1
1989	DET	A	105	275	24	69	9	29	.251	.300	.400	10	2	21	54	0	1	1	1	10
1989	TOT	A	113	292	27	74	9	30	.253	.306	.397	11	2	24	59	0	1	1	2	11
1990	DET	A	106	309	32	79	9	46	.256	.322	.392	11	2	30	50	1	2	2	0	12
Total			1287	4479	594	1236	130	597	.276	.328	.425	196	41	351	775	13	14	83	28	152

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1979	MIN	A	OF	5	2	24	8	0	0	0	1.000
1979	MIN	A	LF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1.000
1979	MIN	A	RF	4	2	22	6	0	0	0	1.000
1979	MIN	A	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	MIN	A	OF	12	10	84	14	0	0	0	1.000
1980	MIN	A	LF	12	10	84	15	0	0	0	1.000
1981	MIN	A	OF	81	73	668	185	8	5	4	.975
1981	MIN	A	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	MIN	A	LF	62	56	509.2	137	4	4	1	.972
1981	MIN	A	RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1981	MIN	A	CF	19	17	157.1	46	4	1	3	.980
1982	MIN	A	CF	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	1.000
1982	MIN	A	LF	127	123	1082.2	285	12	3	2	.990
1982	MIN	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	MIN	A	RF	25	20	192	62	1	1	1	.984
1982	MIN	A	OF	150	143	1279.2	343	13	4	3	.989
1983	MIN	A	LF	152	152	1334.1	370	24	9	6	.978
1983	MIN	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	MIN	A	OF	152	152	1334.1	374	24	9	6	.978
1984	TEX	A	CF	59	59	519.2	178	4	1	1	.995
1984	TEX	A	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	TEX	A	LF	58	54	495.2	141	5	2	1	.986
1984	TEX	A	OF	148	146	1304	376	11	5	1	.987
1984	TEX	A	RF	36	33	288.2	70	3	2	0	.973
1985	TEX	A	CF	21	19	157	40	1	0	0	1.000
1985	TEX	A	OF	153	150	1305.2	304	11	10	2	.969
1985	TEX	A	RF	1	0	8	2	0	0	0	1.000
1985	TEX	A	LF	138	131	1140.2	255	8	10	1	.963
1985	TEX	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	TEX	A	OF	104	101	857.2	237	8	1	3	.996
1986	TEX	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	TEX	A	LF	102	97	836.2	233	5	1	3	.996
1986	TEX	A	CF	4	4	21	8	0	0	0	1.000
1987	NY	A	DH	36	33	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	NY	A	RF	5	5	42	8	0	0	0	1.000
1987	NY	A	OF	94	83	739.1	200	2	3	0	.985
1987	NY	A	CF	30	25	214	81	1	1	0	.988
1987	NY	A	LF	69	53	483.1	108	1	2	0	.982
1987	NY	A	1B	15	13	114.2	118	8	0	11	1.000
1988	NY	A	LF	17	10	104.1	35	0	0	0	1.000
1988	NY	A	RF	3	1	13	2	0	0	0	1.000
1988	NY	A	OF	54	45	395	130	0	1	0	.992
1988	NY	A	1B	11	10	97.2	90	4	1	9	.989
1988	NY	A	3B	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.000
1988	NY	A	CF	39	34	277.2	94	0	1	0	.989
1988	NY	A	DH	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	NY	A	OF	6	6	44	7	0	0	0	1.000
1989	NY	A	RF	6	6	44	7	0	0	0	1.000
1989	NY	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	DET	A	OF	52	36	345.2	101	2	1	1	.990
1989	DET	A	DH	25	16	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	DET	A	LF	35	22	212	64	1	0	1	1.000
1989	DET	A	RF	14	11	102.2	25	1	1	0	.963
1989	DET	A	1B	26	12	130.2	126	14	2	14	.986
1989	DET	A	CF	5	3	31	12	0	0	0	1.000
1989	TOT	A	DH	26	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	TOT	A	OF	58	42	389.2	108	2	1	1	.991
1989	TOT	A	RF	20	17	146.2	32	1	1	0	.971
1990	DET	A	OF	85	77	643	157	2	2	1	.988
1990	DET	A	DH	13	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1990	DET	A	LF	75	67	546	139	1	2	1	.986
1990	DET	A	1B	2	0	4	7	0	0	0	1.000
1990	DET	A	RF	16	10	97	21	1	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	848	775	6831.1	1783	61	33	16	.982
Total			CF	181	161	1382.2	460	10	4	4	.992
Total			OF	1096	1024	9024.1	2436	81	41	21	.984
Total			1B	54	35	347	341	26	3	34	.992
Total			DH	102	73	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	111	88	810.1	204	6	4	1	.981

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Minnesota Twins (August 29, 1972).
Traded by Minnesota Twins with Sam Sorce to Texas Rangers in exchange for Mike Smithson and John Butcher (December 7, 1983).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
Signed by New York Yankees (December 24, 1986).
Released by New York Yankees (April 16, 1989).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 23, 1989).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).

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