John Ward (pitcher)
| John Ward | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 1862 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: August 2, 1899 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1885, for the Providence Grays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 19, 1885, for the Providence Grays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.50 |
| Innings pitched | 8 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
John T. Ward (1862 – August 2, 1899) was an American baseball pitcher.
Born in 1862 at East St. Louis, Illinois, Ward was a stockyard worker and played for the independent Bellville Nationals, where he had a "splendid record" at pitcher.[1][2] He played one game in Major League Baseball for the 1885 Providence Grays on September 19 of that year.[3] Ward's appearance resulted from a sore arm to the scheduled Providence pitcher, Dupee Shaw. The game was played in St. Louis, and Ward, a local man, was given a trial. Ward pitched a complete game, giving up seven runs (only two of which were earned), 10 hits, one base on balls, and 13 bases. When he struck out two batters in the fifth inning, a contingent in the crowd from East St. Louis applauded vigorously. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat described his pitching as "very steady" and noted that his pitching was "better than the support", as the team gave up five unearned runs.[4]
Ward returned to the Nationals in 1886.[5] By 1895, although retired by that time, he was still known locally as "the old favorite pitcher of the old Nationals."[6]
Ward later worked for several years as the head office man at Cassidy Brothers, a livestock company in Kansas City, Missouri. He was married to Nellie Sullivan, and they had one child. He contracted consumption and died from that disease in 1899 at age 37 at his father-in-law's home in East St. Louis.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 82. ISBN 9780786468904.
- ^ "Untitled". The Semi-Weekly Advocate. March 13, 1885. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Ward". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ^ "St. Louis Leagues, 7; Providence 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 20, 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Base Ball". The Semi-Weekly Advocate. April 23, 1886. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Base Ball". The Semi-Weekly Advocate. October 18, 1895. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Of Interest to Stockmen". Kansas City Journal. August 3, 1899. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ward". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 3, 1899. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Side Notes". St. Louis-Globe-Democrat. August 3, 1899. p. 9.
