Piggy Ward
| Piggy Ward | |||
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| Right fielder/Second baseman | |||
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Born: April 16, 1867 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: October 24, 1912 (aged 45) Altoona, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 12, 1883, for the Philadelphia Quakers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1894, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 221 | ||
| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Runs scored | 172 | ||
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Frank Gray "Piggy" Ward (April 16, 1867 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania – October 24, 1912 in Altoona, Pennsylvania and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1883 to 1894. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, and Philadelphia Phillies.
Ward shares with Earl D. Averill the MLB record of the most consecutive plate appearances resulting in officially getting on base (through either a walk, a base hit or being hit by a pitch) in major league history. From June 16 to June 19 in 1893, Ward officially reached base a record 17 times in 17 consecutive plate appearances, getting 8 hits, drawing 8 walks and being hit by a pitch once.[1]
Ward also holds the record for the youngest non-pitcher to play in the National League, when he made his debut in 1883 aged 16 years, 1 month and 27 days in 1883.[2]
References
- ↑ "Record: 17 Consecutive Plate Appearances Reaching Base". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Oldest & Youngest Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)