#79 Hod Ford, Shortstop, 32 yrs, New York (N) Giants Friday, 10/20/1929 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hod Ford
7/23/1897 32 USA,CT,NEW HAVEN 5"10 175
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Prone 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,342,857 1929 $ 810,000 (2 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 116 Days (1148 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 116 Days (1148 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 1 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 4 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @PIT | W 11-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @PIT | L 1-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/26 | PHI | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | PHI | W 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/28 | CIN | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @BSN | W 6-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/30 | BSN | L 0-20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/1 | @STL | L 1-14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | BRO | L 6-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @CHC | L 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 576 | 145 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 56 | 26 | 60 | .252 | .302 | .319 | .622 | .500 | .068 |
Projected | 154 | 576 | 145 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 56 | 26 | 60 | .252 | .302 | .319 | .622 | .500 | .068 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 154 | 623 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 184 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 52.5 | 3.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 169 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .284 | .356 | .379 | .735 |
vs. RHP | 407 | 97 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .238 | .279 | .295 | .574 |
Close/Late | 47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .277 | .375 | .362 | .737 |
Scoring Position | 116 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .295 | .328 | .622 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 288 | 76 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 33 | .264 | .303 | .319 | .622 |
Road | 76 | 288 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 27 | .240 | .301 | .319 | .620 |
March/April | 18 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | .353 | .366 | .529 | .896 |
May | 26 | 98 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | .306 | .337 | .367 | .704 |
June | 27 | 100 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | .230 | .294 | .310 | .604 |
July | 26 | 100 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | .200 | .231 | .270 | .501 |
August | 28 | 107 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 | .252 | .316 | .280 | .597 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 103 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | .204 | .288 | .233 | .521 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1923 | 51 | 98 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .336 | .286 | .622 | NYN |
1924 | 86 | 131 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .400 | .374 | .774 | NYN |
1925 | 84 | 166 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .293 | .289 | .582 | NYN |
1926 | 154 | 523 | 159 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 72 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .364 | .402 | .765 | NYN |
1927 | 162 | 566 | 140 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 66 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .247 | .310 | .339 | .649 | NYN |
1928 | 151 | 536 | 172 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 72 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .386 | .425 | .811 | NYN |
1929 | 154 | 576 | 145 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .302 | .319 | .622 | NYN |
Total | 842 | 2596 | 721 | 123 | 25 | 15 | 289 | 307 | 158 | 93 | 14 | 166 | 3 | 4 | .278 | .340 | .362 | .701 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1919, A | 110 | 404 | 111 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 71 | 60 | 38 | 45 | 4 | 3 | .275 | .320 | .530 | .849 |
1920, A | 75 | 278 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 1 | .241 | .307 | .424 | .731 |
1920, AA | 61 | 220 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .227 | .301 | .459 | .760 |
1921, AA | 27 | 98 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .364 | .418 | .783 |
1921, AAA | 101 | 373 | 115 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 53 | 47 | 44 | 5 | 4 | .308 | .372 | .458 | .831 |
1922, AAA | 138 | 522 | 157 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 3 | 3 | .301 | .358 | .416 | .773 |
1923, AAA | 61 | 234 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .338 | .387 | .453 | .840 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 3.38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 62 | 62 | 681 | 52 | 65 | 752 | 19 | .975 | 539.0 | 12.56 | | | | |
Second Base | 10 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 54 | 2 | .963 | 88.0 | 5.52 | | | | |
Third Base | 19 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 58 | 5 | .914 | 169.0 | 3.09 | | | | |
Shortstop | 62 | 62 | 100 | 253 | 50 | 381 | 28 | .927 | 539.2 | 6.35 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1919... Injured on 6/4/1919 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 8/31/1920 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days... Injured on 7/24/1921 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week... Had first career hit on 6/19/1923, off John Donaldson (CIN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1925, off Frank Wickware (CHC)... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 4/21/1928... 1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/2/1929 with a Broken Nose, out for one week... 10/20/1929: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $810,000 per year, for 2 years.
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