#68 Russ Ford, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Washington Senators
Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
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| Russ Ford
4/25/1883
35
CAN,MB,BRANDON
5"11
175
Starting Pitcher
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,000,000
1919
6 Year(s), 140 Days (1172 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 140 Days (1172 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 8 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| Talent | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
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9
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 7/21 | @PHA | L 5-6 | * | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7/25 | @CLE | L 0-10 | * | 7.2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | L | | | | |
| 7/30 | NYA | W 6-0 | * | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/3 | BOS | L 2-5 | * | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 8/7 | @CHA | W 4-3 | * | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/11 | SLA | W 9-8 | * | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8/15 | PHA | L 0-3 | * | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 8/20 | NYA | W 5-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/24 | @BOS | L 1-2 | * | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8/29 | @CHA | L 2-6 | * | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 36 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 3.36 | 300.1 | 290 | 131 | 112 | 75 | 94 | 21 | 58.3 | 1 | 21 | 58.3 |
| Projected | 36 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 3.36 | 300.0 | 290 | 131 | 112 | 75 | 94 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.89 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 624 | 159 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 68 | 41 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 | .300 | .364 | .664 |
| vs. RHB | 523 | 131 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 63 | 34 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .296 | .319 | .615 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 19 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3.12 | 167.1 | 157 | 70 | 58 | 32 | 45 |
| Road | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3.65 | 133.0 | 133 | 61 | 54 | 43 | 49 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.61 | 58.2 | 46 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| May | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.26 | 66.1 | 66 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 29 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.32 | 59.2 | 61 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 16 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.45 | 60.2 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 13 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.11 | 55.0 | 58 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 18 |
| Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1912 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.17 | 11.2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | .378 | DET |
| 1913 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 8.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | .379 | DET |
| 1914 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.98 | 72.2 | 63 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0.98 | .286 | DET |
| 1915 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2.59 | 347.1 | 299 | 117 | 100 | 9 | 68 | 237 | 32 | 5 | 1.06 | .278 | DET |
| 1916 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 2.83 | 407.2 | 371 | 146 | 128 | 17 | 64 | 251 | 42 | 6 | 1.07 | .281 | DET,AL |
| 1917 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2.82 | 232.2 | 221 | 76 | 73 | 11 | 41 | 134 | 20 | 2 | 1.13 | .287 | DET |
| 1918 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 3.36 | 300.1 | 290 | 131 | 112 | 9 | 75 | 94 | 21 | 1 | 1.22 | .269 | DET |
| Total | 183 | 158 | 80 | 62 | 1 | 2.88 | 1380.2 | 1273 | 502 | 442 | 48 | 266 | 763 | 120 | 15 | 1.11 | .280 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1909, A | 31 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1.14 | 259.2 | 162 | 42 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 259 | 21 | 11 | 0.75 | .241 |
| 1910, A | 31 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1.07 | 261.2 | 155 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 36 | 253 | 21 | 9 | 0.73 | .224 |
| 1911, A | 31 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1.68 | 268.0 | 182 | 57 | 50 | 1 | 32 | 277 | 19 | 8 | 0.80 | .261 |
| 1912, A | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.13 | 79.2 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 80 | 5 | 3 | 0.83 | .264 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1912 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1913 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1914 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .053 | .100 | .053 | .153 | DET |
| 1915 | 41 | 117 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 6 | .179 | .193 | .197 | .390 | DET |
| 1916 | 47 | 144 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 71 | 7 | 4 | .188 | .208 | .215 | .423 | DET,AL |
| 1917 | 27 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 2 | .173 | .193 | .173 | .366 | DET |
| 1918 | 36 | 98 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .184 | .192 | .184 | .376 | DET |
| Total | 183 | 462 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 214 | 19 | 13 | .175 | .192 | .188 | .381 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 36 | 36 | 27 | 46 | 1 | 74 | 1 | .986 | 300.1 | 2.22 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Detroit in 1909...
Injured on 4/17/1909 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 5/17/1910 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days...
Injured on 4/7/1912 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 4/12/1913...
Had first career hit on 4/3/1914, off Andy Coakley (SLA)...
Injured on 5/2/1914 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
Injured on 6/20/1915 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week...
1/31/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1916 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1916, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA...
1/31/1917: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration...
9/20/1917: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 8/29/1918 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1915 - 2.59 - 7th
| WHIP
1915 - 1.06 - 3rd
1916 - 1.07 - 4th
| Wins
1915 - 22 - 5th
1916 - 24 - 2nd
| Losses
1916 - 21 - 2nd
| IP
1915 - 347.1 - 8th
1916 - 407.2 - 1st
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K's
1915 - 237 - 9th
1916 - 251 - 7th
| CG
1915 - 32 - 6th
1916 - 42 - 1st
| SHO
1915 - 5 - 3rd
1916 - 6 - 1st
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