Player
Preston Ward
Player Info
- Full Name
- Preston Meyer
- Born
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July 24, 1927
Columbia, MO, USA - Died
- June 2, 2013
- Size
- 6'4" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- April 20, 1948
- Final Game
- August 18, 1959
- Career
- 12 years
Teams
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1948
- Chicago Cubs 1950-1953
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1953-1956
- Cleveland Guardians 1956-1958
- Kansas City Athletics 1958-1959
Career Batting
744
G
.253
AVG
522
H
50
HR
262
RBI
.707
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 109 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .248 |
| 1958 | Cleveland Indians | 48 | 148 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | .338 |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics | 81 | 268 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .254 |
| 1957 | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| 1956 | Cleveland Indians | 87 | 150 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .253 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 179 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .212 |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 117 | 360 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 37 | .269 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 100 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .230 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 281 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | .210 |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 80 | 285 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | .253 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 146 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .260 |