Piggy Ward

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Full Name: Frank Gray Ward	Primary Position: OF,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9.5"/196	First Game: June 12, 1883
Birthdate: April 16, 1867	Final Game: September 30, 1894
Birthplace: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: October 24, 1912
Deathplace: Altoona, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
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Piggy Ward (Frank Gray Ward) was born on April 16, 1867 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on June 12, 1883 for the Philadelphia Quakers. In 1892, his rookie year, he hit .290 with 1 home run and 33 RBI. Ward played for the Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Piggy Ward's best season was 1894, when he stole 41 bases and hit for a .303 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1883	PHI	N	1	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1889	PHI	N	7	25	0	4	0	4	.160	.160	.200	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0
1891	PIT	N	6	18	3	6	0	2	.333	.455	.333	0	0	3	3	1	0	3	0	0
1892	BAL	N	56	186	28	54	1	33	.290	.403	.392	6	5	31	18	4	0	10	0	0
1893	CIN	N	42	150	44	42	0	10	.280	.440	.320	4	1	37	10	6	0	27	0	0
1893	BAL	N	11	49	11	12	0	5	.245	.327	.388	1	3	5	2	1	0	4	0	0
1893	TOT	N	53	199	55	54	0	15	.271	.415	.337	5	4	42	12	7	0	31	0	0
1894	WAS	N	98	347	86	105	0	36	.303	.447	.375	11	7	80	31	11	5	41	0	0
Total			221	780	172	223	1	90	.286	.419	.360	23	16	156	73	23	5	86	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1883	PHI	N	3B	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1889	PHI	N	OF	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
1889	PHI	N	2B	6	0	0	12	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.848
1891	PIT	N	OF	5	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1892	BAL	N	2B	7	0	0	16	15	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.939
1892	BAL	N	SS	5	0	0	5	16	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.778
1892	BAL	N	OF	43	0	0	53	13	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	.892
1892	BAL	N	C	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1893	CIN	N	1B	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1893	CIN	N	OF	40	0	0	54	8	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	.827
1893	BAL	N	OF	9	0	0	21	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.846
1893	BAL	N	1B	2	0	0	20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1893	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1893	TOT	N	OF	49	0	0	75	9	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	.832
1893	TOT	N	1B	3	0	0	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.917
1894	WAS	N	SS	3	0	0	5	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1894	WAS	N	2B	79	0	0	167	237	45	21	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1894	WAS	N	3B	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1894	WAS	N	OF	12	0	0	22	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.885
Total			2B	92	0	0	195	268	52	23	0	0	0	0	0	.899
Total			OF	110	0	0	156	23	31	9	0	0	0	0	0	.852
Total			3B	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
Total			SS	8	0	0	10	23	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.786
Total			1B	3	0	0	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.917
Total			C	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Baltimore Orioles with $1500 to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tony Mullane (June 16, 1893).

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