2B Matt Ward #9
Mobile Monsters TOBA
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/22/1955
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | TOBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B MATT WARD #9 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
31 76 15 2 1 0 3 6 7 .197 .256 .250 2 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 75 70 75 75
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 35
Errors: - 50 40
Arm: 20 45 40
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/14/1955 @ LIS Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1955 @ ICE Loss, 2-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
08/05/1955 @ ICE Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/04/1955 SIC Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/03/1955 SIC Loss, 3-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/31/1955 @ NY Win, 5-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/1955 @ NY Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1955 @ NY Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1955 PRO Loss, 3-5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/27/1955 PRO Win, 5-1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
Ward puts in extra time at the gym and is the cerebral type. Ward is popular in the clubhouse.
Birthday:08/25/1926
Born in:McKinleyville, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$31,000
Signed Through:1957 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 55 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 76 15 2 1 0 3 9 6 7 .197 .256 .250 .506 .238 .053 45
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 2 0 100.0 5.5 2.45 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Versus Right   63 14 2 1 0 3 9 6 6 0 0 0 .222 .290 .286 .576
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
June   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
July   42 11 2 1 0 1 8 4 5 0 0 0 .262 .326 .357 .683
August   16 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Last Year   51 13 1 1 1 5 6 5 5 0 0 0 .255 .321 .373 .694
2 Years Ago   272 59 14 3 0 14 27 22 18 1 2 2 .217 .279 .290 .570
Career   660 164 30 9 6 46 73 61 52 1 9 3 .248 .314 .348 .663
Home   31 5 1 1 0 2 7 5 2 0 0 0 .161 .278 .258 .536
Road   45 10 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .222 .239 .244 .484
Grass   76 15 2 1 0 3 9 6 7 0 0 0 .197 .256 .250 .506
Day   28 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .179 .207 .179 .385
Night   48 10 2 1 0 3 8 5 3 0 0 0 .208 .283 .292 .575
As Starter   61 14 2 1 0 3 9 5 6 0 0 0 .230 .288 .295 .583
As Reliever / Substitution   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .067 .125 .067 .192
Pinch Hitting   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Close/Late   23 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .130 .200 .130 .330
Inning 1-3   20 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .238 .250 .488
Inning 4-6   21 7 1 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .391 .476 .867
Inning 7-9   33 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 .121 .171 .121 .293
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   27 6 1 1 0 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .276 .333 .609
1 Outs   29 7 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .241 .267 .276 .543
2 Outs   20 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .100 .217 .100 .317
Scoring Position   21 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Bases Empty   39 8 2 1 0 0 6 5 3 0 0 0 .205 .295 .308 .603
Runner on 1st   16 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .294 .250 .544
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   26 5 0 0 0 2 4 5 7 0 0 0 .192 .323 .192 .515
First Pitch   20 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .350 .600
Count 0-1   13 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Count 0-2   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   3 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 .667 .875 .667 1.542
Behind in Count   28 7 0 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .321 .571
Ahead in Count   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   55 13 2 1 0 3 9 5 6 0 0 0 .236 .300 .309 .609
Batting 8th   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Low Leverage   30 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .067 .152 .067 .218
Medium Leverage   24 9 2 1 0 2 7 2 3 0 0 0 .375 .423 .542 .965
High Leverage   22 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .217 .182 .399
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Mobile - TOBA 25 74 261 77 13 4 5 24 31 28 1 0 22 0 4 .295 .366 .433 .798 131 132 2.1
1953 Mobile - TOBA 26 66 272 59 14 3 0 14 27 22 2 1 18 0 2 .217 .279 .290 .570 57 55 -0.7
1954 Mobile - TOBA 27 24 51 13 1 1 1 5 6 5 0 0 5 0 0 .255 .321 .373 .694 92 98 -0.0
1955 Mobile - TOBA 28 31 76 15 2 1 0 3 9 6 0 0 7 2 0 .197 .256 .250 .506 41 45 -0.3
Total TOBA 195 660 164 30 9 6 46 73 61 3 1 52 2 6 .248 .314 .348 .663 88 88 1.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Mobile - CUP 25 10 32 8 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .250 .273 .406 .679 79 78 0.1
1953 Mobile - CUP 26 24 98 30 3 1 1 5 18 9 3 0 23 0 2 .306 .382 .388 .770 110 117 0.5
1954 Mobile - CUP 27 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 84 82 0.0
1955 Mobile - CUP 28 10 13 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .250 .231 .481 30 20 -0.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Mobile - TOBA 1B 64 64 602 49 51 658 7 .989 515.1 11.37 +1.5 1.017
1952 Mobile - CUP 1B 3 3 18 3 0 21 0 1.000 26.0 7.27 +0.3 1.033
1952 Mobile - TOBA 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.048
1952 Mobile - CUP 2B 2 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.2 .000
1952 Mobile - TOBA 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.2 1.059
1952 Mobile - CUP 3B 2 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 15.0 4.20 +0.8 1.069
1952 Mobile - TOBA SS 6 6 5 18 4 24 1 .958 45.0 4.60 -1.2 .932
1953 Mobile - TOBA 1B 3 3 26 1 2 27 0 1.000 19.0 12.79 +0.2 1.060
1953 Mobile - CUP 1B 3 3 21 0 2 21 0 1.000 27.0 7.00 -0.3 1.020
1953 Mobile - TOBA 3B 5 5 4 13 1 17 0 1.000 38.0 4.03 -1.1 .913
1954 Mobile - TOBA 1B 4 0 10 1 0 12 1 .917 10.0 9.90 -0.4 .709
1954 Mobile - CUP 1B 1 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 0.0 .000
1954 Mobile - TOBA 2B 6 0 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 19.2 4.12 -0.0 1.046
1955 Mobile - TOBA 1B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.1 1.054
1955 Mobile - TOBA 2B 11 1 7 7 2 15 1 .933 24.2 5.11 -0.2 .855
1955 Mobile - CUP 2B 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.1 1.012
1955 Mobile - TOBA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 80 73 684 55 55 747 8 .989 606.2 10.96 +1.3 1.010
TOTAL 2B 24 2 17 14 4 32 1 .969 65.2 4.25 -0.3 .948
TOTAL 3B 8 7 6 21 1 27 0 1.000 56.0 4.34 -0.4 .964
TOTAL SS 6 6 5 18 4 24 1 .958 45.0 4.60 -1.2 .932
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Mobile Monsters. (Round 11, Pick 6, 86th overall pick).
04/11/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Mobile Monsters development complex.
06/13/1952 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
06/25/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/09/1952 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $155,000 with the Mobile Monsters organization.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
04/25/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Iceland Aurora, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
07/30/1953 Injured on 07/26/1953, diagnosed with a strained posterior cruciate ligament, will miss 3 weeks.
09/05/1953 Wins the 1953 Atlantic Series with the Mobile Monsters.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
08/08/1955 Injured on 08/06/1955, diagnosed with a hand contusion, will miss 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AVG Rank
1952 .295 10
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