Gary Ward
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Born Dec 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California country flag
Debut Sep 3, 1979
Bats: R, Throws: R   ▪   6'2" / 195
2x All-Star (1983, 1985)
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Year Team G PA AB AVG OBP SLG H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB IBB BB% HBP SO SO% SB CS CS%
1979
team logo Twins   
10 17 14 .286 .412 .286 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 .18 0 3 .18 0 1 1.00
1980
team logo Twins   LF
13 46 41 .463 .489 .780 19 6 2 1 11 10 3 1 .07 0 6 .13 0 0
1981
team logo Twins   LF/CF
85 326 295 .264 .325 .359 78 7 6 3 42 29 28 4 .09 0 48 .15 5 2 .29
1982
team logo Twins   LF/RF
152 616 570 .289 .330 .519 165 33 7 28 85 91 37 4 .06 1 105 .17 13 1 .07
1983
team logo Twins   LF
157 676 623 .278 .326 .440 173 34 5 19 76 88 44 2 .07 3 98 .14 8 1 .11
1984
team logo Rangers   CF/LF/RF
155 659 602 .284 .343 .447 171 21 7 21 97 79 55 3 .08 0 95 .14 7 5 .42
1985
team logo Rangers   LF/CF
154 638 593 .287 .329 .433 170 28 7 15 77 70 39 3 .06 1 97 .15 26 7 .21
1986
team logo Rangers   LF
105 418 380 .316 .372 .405 120 15 2 5 54 51 31 3 .07 4 72 .17 12 8 .40
1987
team logo Yankees   LF/DH/CF
146 569 529 .248 .291 .384 131 22 1 16 65 78 33 2 .06 1 101 .18 9 1 .10
1988
team logo Yankees   CF/PH/LF
91 262 231 .225 .302 .312 52 8 0 4 26 24 24 4 .09 2 41 .16 0 1 1.00
1989
2 teams   PH/LF/1B
113 321 292 .253 .306 .397 74 11 2 9 27 30 24 2 .07 0 59 .18 1 3 .75
1989
team logo Yankees   
8 20 17 .294 .429 .353 5 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 .15 0 5 .25 0 0
1989
team logo Tigers   
105 301 275 .251 .302 .400 69 10 2 9 24 29 21 1 .07 0 54 .18 1 3 .75
1990
team logo Tigers   LF/PH/RF
106 344 309 .256 .322 .392 79 11 2 9 32 46 30 0 .09 1 50 .15 2 0 .00
Career
1287 4892 4479 .276 .328 .425 1236 196 41 130 594 597 351 28 .07 13 775 .16 83 30 .27
Per 162G
162 616 564 .276 .328 .425 156 25 5 16 75 75 44 4 .07 2 98 .16 10 4 .27
Games
Batting
Date Team Vs H AB PA 2B 3B HR R RBI BB IBB HBP SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
 Apr 9 LF
DET   team logo BOS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250
 Apr 11 LF
DET   team logo BOS 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143
 Apr 12 DH
DET @  team logo BOS 1 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .250 .182
 Apr 13 RF/LF
DET @  team logo BAL 2 5 5 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .294 .438
 Apr 14 RF
DET @  team logo BAL 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .381 .474
 Apr 15 RF
DET @  team logo BAL 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .440 .476
 Apr 17 RF
DET @  team logo NYY 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .448 .600
 Apr 18 RF
DET @  team logo NYY 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 .441 .586
 Apr 19 RF
DET   team logo BAL 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .406 .474 .625
 Apr 20 RF
DET   team logo BAL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .452 .583
 Apr 21 LF
DET   team logo BAL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .435 .550
 Apr 22 LF
DET   team logo BAL 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .392 .489
 Apr 24 DH
DET   team logo MIN 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .382 .458
 Apr 27 PH/DH
DET @  team logo MIL 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .368 .440
 Apr 28 LF
DET @  team logo MIL 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .361 .415
 Apr 29 RF
DET @  team logo MIL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .369 .421
 May 1 1B/PH
DET @  team logo MIN 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .373 .414
 May 2 RF
DET @  team logo MIN 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .352 .387
 May 3 LF
DET @  team logo MIN 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .338 .369
 May 4 DH
DET   team logo TOR 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 .321 .348
 May 6 DH
DET   team logo TOR 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .329 .370
 May 7 LF/PH/1B
DET   team logo MIL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .333 .373
 May 8 RF
DET   team logo MIL 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .322 .359
 May 9 RF
DET   team logo MIL 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 .308 .341
 May 11 DH
DET @  team logo TOR 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .301 .333
 May 13 PH/DH
DET @  team logo TOR 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .305 .349
 May 14 RF/LF
DET @  team logo TOR 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 .300 .341
 May 16 LF
DET   team logo TEX 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .294 .333
 May 17 PH/DH
DET   team logo TEX 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 .298 .337
 May 18 LF
DET   team logo CWS 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .306 .337
 May 19 RF/LF
DET   team logo CWS 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .255 .312 .343
 May 20 LF
DET   team logo CWS 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .304 .333
 May 21 LF
DET @  team logo KCR 1 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .308 .339
 May 22 RF/LF
DET @  team logo KCR 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .306 .336
 May 23 LF
DET @  team logo TEX 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 .305 .333
 May 24 RF/LF
DET @  team logo TEX 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .303 .339
 May 25 LF
DET @  team logo CWS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .301 .336
 May 26 LF
DET @  team logo CWS 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .307 .336
 May 27 LF
DET @  team logo CWS 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .312 .336
 May 29 RF/LF
DET   team logo KCR 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .318 .341
 May 30 LF
DET   team logo KCR 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .318 .362
 Jun 1 LF
DET   team logo SEA 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .316 .359
 Jun 2 LF
DET   team logo SEA 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .314 .352
 Jun 5 LF/PH
DET   team logo CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 .312 .349
 Jun 6 LF
DET   team logo CLE 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .313 .345
 Jun 7 LF
DET   team logo CLE 3 4 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .327 .375
 Jun 8 LF
DET @  team logo SEA 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .258 .322 .368
 Jun 8 (2) PH
DET @  team logo SEA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .326 .368
 Jun 24 LF
DET   team logo CAL 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .318 .358
 Jun 25 LF
DET   team logo OAK 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .313 .352
 Jun 26 LF
DET   team logo OAK 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .308 .345
 Jun 29 LF
DET   team logo KCR 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .243 .306 .343
 Jun 30 LF
DET   team logo KCR 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .300 .335
 Jul 1 LF/PH
DET   team logo KCR 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .304 .339
 Jul 2 LF
DET   team logo CWS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 .304 .339
 Jul 3 LF/PH
DET   team logo CWS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .308 .339
 Jul 4 LF/PH
DET   team logo CWS 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .311 .343
 Jul 8 LF
DET @  team logo KCR 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .313 .341
 Jul 13 PH
DET @  team logo TEX 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 .312 .339
 Jul 14 PH
DET @  team logo TEX 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .315 .339
 Jul 15 LF
DET @  team logo TEX 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .319 .348
 Jul 18 LF
DET @  team logo CWS 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .317 .351
 Jul 20 PH
DET   team logo TEX 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .316 .349
 Jul 21 LF
DET   team logo TEX 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .319 .368
 Jul 22 PH/DH
DET   team logo TEX 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 .318 .366
 Jul 27 LF
DET @  team logo BOS 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 .313 .360
 Jul 30 LF
DET   team logo NYY 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .317 .360
 Aug 1 LF
DET   team logo NYY 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .251 .320 .374
 Aug 2 LF
DET   team logo NYY 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .322 .380
 Aug 3 LF
DET   team logo BOS 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .319 .376
 Aug 4 LF
DET   team logo BOS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .318 .373
 Aug 5 LF
DET   team logo BOS 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 .317 .371
 Aug 7 LF
DET   team logo TOR 1 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .316 .382
 Aug 8 LF
DET   team logo TOR 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .320 .383
 Aug 11 LF
DET   team logo CLE 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .316 .378
 Aug 12 LF
DET   team logo CLE 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 .315 .376
 Aug 14 LF
DET @  team logo MIL 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .318 .378
 Aug 15 LF
DET @  team logo MIL 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 .317 .380
 Aug 17 LF
DET @  team logo CLE 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .253 .313 .376
 Aug 20 LF
DET @  team logo CAL 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .310 .371
 Aug 22 LF
DET @  team logo CAL 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .311 .373
 Aug 24 LF
DET @  team logo OAK 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .308 .369
 Aug 26 LF
DET @  team logo OAK 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .307 .375
 Aug 28 LF
DET   team logo SEA 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247 .306 .371
 Aug 29 LF
DET   team logo SEA 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .306 .369
 Aug 31 LF/PH
DET   team logo MIN 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .308 .371
 Sep 1 LF
DET   team logo MIN 2 3 5 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .316 .386
 Sep 2 LF
DET   team logo MIN 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .319 .391
 Sep 3 LF
DET @  team logo TOR 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .255 .318 .387
 Sep 5 LF
DET @  team logo TOR 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .321 .395
 Sep 7 LF
DET   team logo MIL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .258 .321 .394
 Sep 9 LF
DET   team logo MIL 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .322 .391
 Sep 12 LF
DET   team logo BAL 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .322 .389
 Sep 14 PH
DET @  team logo NYY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .324 .389
 Sep 16 LF
DET @  team logo NYY 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .324 .388
 Sep 18 DH
DET   team logo CAL 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .323 .386
 Sep 19 PH/DH
DET   team logo CAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .325 .386
 Sep 25 PH
DET @  team logo SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .325 .386
 Sep 26 PH/DH
DET @  team logo SEA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .327 .388
 Sep 27 DH
DET @  team logo BOS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 .327 .388
 Sep 28 LF
DET @  team logo MIN 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .323 .383
 Sep 29 PH
DET @  team logo MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .323 .383
 Sep 30 LF
DET @  team logo MIN 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 .323 .385
 Oct 1 LF
DET   team logo NYY 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 .320 .380
 Oct 2 LF/PH
DET   team logo NYY 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .319 .379
 Oct 3 LF
DET   team logo NYY 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 .322 .392