1978
Born March 30, 1978
Ithaca, NY, USA
Josh Bard Notable
b. March 30, 1978 · Cleveland Indians 2002–2005, Boston Red Sox 2006, San Diego Padres 2006–2008, Washington Nationals 2009, Seattle Mariners 2010–2011
Josh Bard played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 2002 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2011.
Across 586 games he batted .254, with 452 hits and 162 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 109 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 527 games behind the plate, with 3,102 putouts and 28 errors. He turned 31 double plays.
He was born in Ithaca, NY, USA on March 30, 1978. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CLE | 24 | 90 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .222 |
| 2003 | CLE | 91 | 303 | 25 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 53 | 0 | .244 |
| 2004 | CLE | 7 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .421 |
| 2005 | CLE | 34 | 83 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .193 |
| 2006 | BOS/SDP | 100 | 249 | 30 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 42 | 1 | .333 |
| 2007 | SDP | 118 | 389 | 42 | 111 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 50 | 58 | 0 | .285 |
| 2008 | SDP | 57 | 178 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 0 | .202 |
| 2009 | WSN | 90 | 274 | 20 | 63 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 50 | 0 | .230 |
| 2010 | SEA | 39 | 112 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 0 | .214 |
| 2011 | SEA | 26 | 81 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .210 |
| Career | — | 586 | 1778 | 162 | 452 | 109 | 3 | 39 | 220 | 175 | 299 | 1 | .254 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Josh Bard
Josh Bard made a major-league debut on August 23, 2002.
2011
Final major-league game: Josh Bard
Josh Bard played a final major-league game on September 17, 2011.