John Montgomery Ward

John Montgomery Ward
John Montgomery Ward, c. 1877-1894
Shortstop / Second baseman / Pitcher
Born: (1860-03-03)March 3, 1860
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: March 4, 1925(1925-03-04) (aged 65)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 15, 1878, for the Providence Grays
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1894, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.275
Home runs26
Runs batted in867
Stolen bases540
Win–loss record164–103
Earned run average2.10
Strikeouts920
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1964
Election methodVeterans Committee

John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925), known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, third baseman, manager, executive, union organizer, owner and author.[1][2] Ward, of English descent,[3] was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania.[4] He led the formation of the first professional sports players union and a new baseball league, the Players' League.

  1. ^ "John Montgomery Ward's managerial statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  2. ^ "John Montgomery Ward's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  3. ^ "The Ward clan was of English stock, descended from mid-1600s Connecticut settlers" https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-montgomery-ward/ sabr.org Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. ^ "Simply Baseball Notebook: Legends". z.lee28.tripod.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-17.

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