Gary Ward Notable

b. December 6, 1953 · Minnesota Twins 1979–1983, Texas Rangers 1984–1986, New York Yankees 1987–1989, Detroit Tigers 1989–1990

Gary Ward played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1979 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1990.

Across 1,287 games he batted .276, with 1,236 hits and 594 runs. He finished with 130 home runs, 196 doubles and 83 stolen bases.

He played 1,094 games in the outfield, with 2,436 putouts and 41 errors.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1983 and 1985. He hit for the cycle in 1980.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on December 6, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1983, 1985
Player of the Week	3	1982, 1984, 1985
Player of the Month	1	1984

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1979	MIN	10	14	2	4	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	.286
1980	MIN	13	41	11	19	6	2	1	10	3	6	0	.463
1981	MIN	85	295	42	78	7	6	3	29	28	48	5	.264
1982	MIN	152	570	85	165	33	7	28	91	37	105	13	.289
1983	MIN	157	623	76	173	34	5	19	88	44	98	8	.278
1984	TEX	155	602	97	171	21	7	21	79	55	95	7	.284
1985	TEX	154	593	77	170	28	7	15	70	39	97	26	.287
1986	TEX	105	380	54	120	15	2	5	51	31	72	12	.316
1987	NYY	146	529	65	131	22	1	16	78	33	101	9	.248
1988	NYY	91	231	26	52	8	0	4	24	24	41	0	.225
1989	DET/NYY	113	292	27	74	11	2	9	30	24	59	1	.253
1990	DET	106	309	32	79	11	2	9	46	30	50	2	.256
Career	—	1287	4479	594	1236	196	41	130	597	351	775	83	.276

On this day & linked events

1953

Born December 6, 1953

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1979

Major-league debut: Gary Ward

Gary Ward made a major-league debut on September 3, 1979.

1980

Gary Ward Hits for the Cycle, 1980

Gary Ward hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 18, 1980.

1990

Final major-league game: Gary Ward

Gary Ward played a final major-league game on October 3, 1990.

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