#20 Lew Ford, Leftfield, 26 yrs, Baltimore Orioles - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#20 Lew Ford, Leftfield, 26 yrs, Baltimore Orioles
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Lew Ford

8/12/1976
26
USA,TX,Beaumont
6"0
200

Leftfield
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R

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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2003 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 109 Days (281 total Days)
80 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 109 Days (281 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	7	3	4	9
Versus LHP	8	7	3	5	9
Versus RHP	6	7	3	4	9
Talent	7	7	4	5	8

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Fielding Ratings
LF : 8 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 8 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 8 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 7

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
5/31	BOS	W 10-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#8
6/1	BOS	L 0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
6/2	@TOR	W 18-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	#7
6/3	@TOR	W 6-0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
6/4	@NYY	W 5-3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
6/5	@NYY	L 2-3	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#8
6/6	@NYY	W 12-6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	#7
6/7	@ATL	L 6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
6/8	@ATL	L 1-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
6/9	@ATL	L 3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	31	71	20	4	0	0	9	9	13	7	.282	.407	.338	.745	.745	.056
Projected	80	183	51	10	0	0	23	23	33	18	.282	.407	.338	.745	.745	.056

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	18	87	2	0	0	4	1	0	24	4	2	0	100.0	10.3	4.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	14	7	1	0	0	4	4	7	1	0	0	0	.500	.667	.571	1.238
vs. RHP	57	13	3	0	0	5	5	6	6	0	1	2	.228	.323	.281	.604
Close/Late	9	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.556	1.000
Scoring Position	14	5	1	0	0	8	0	6	3	0	1	2	.357	.565	.429	.994
Pinch Hitting	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	13	26	6	1	0	0	3	4	8	4	.231	.412	.269	.681
Road	18	45	14	3	0	0	6	5	5	3	.311	.396	.378	.774
This Week	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Last Week	7	22	5	1	0	0	3	4	5	0	.227	.370	.273	.643
March/April	10	18	8	2	0	0	5	5	7	3	.444	.593	.556	1.148
May	12	31	7	1	0	0	1	1	3	4	.226	.314	.258	.572
June	9	22	5	1	0	0	3	3	3	0	.227	.320	.273	.593

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2001	24	78	17	6	0	0	7	10	8	1	0	10	2	0	.218	.299	.295	.594	CHC
2002	16	67	11	2	0	1	3	9	9	0	0	15	1	0	.164	.263	.239	.502	BAL
2003	31	71	20	4	0	0	9	9	13	2	0	7	2	0	.282	.407	.338	.745	BAL
Total	71	216	48	12	0	1	19	28	30	3	0	32	5	0	.222	.325	.292	.617

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1999, AA	136	532	134	28	1	24	75	92	60	50	12	3	.252	.316	.444	.760
2000, AA	136	563	150	26	2	23	71	90	60	47	15	3	.266	.327	.442	.769
2001, AAA	136	476	128	21	1	13	61	67	64	71	8	1	.269	.347	.399	.746

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2003

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	8	6	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	53.0	1.02
Centerfield	6	5	10	0	0	10	0	1.000	44.0	2.05
Rightfield	11	7	11	1	0	12	0	1.000	69.2	1.55

Player History

Had first career hit on 4/21/1985, off Rick Sutcliffe (CHC)...
Earned first career win on 5/1/1985...
Hit first career homerun on 9/7/1986, off Tom Candiotti (PIT)...
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $714,286 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Atlanta to Los Angeles on 6/24/1987 (Going to LAD: P Zane Smith, P Paul Assenmacher, 2B Julio Franco. Going to ATL: P Ramon Martinez, P Paul Abbott, P Shawn Hillegas, P Chris Hammon
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2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,335,714 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Los Angeles to New York (Y) on 4/11/1988 (Going to LAD: LF Reggie Sanders. Going to NYY: P Zane Smith)...
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,335,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/3/1990 to a 4-year deal worth $3,420,000 per year...
Injured on 8/21/1990 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Montreal on 6/4/1992, striking out 8...
9/9/1993: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $3,540,000 per year, for 3 years.
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (C) on 2/17/1999 to a 1-year deal worth $510,000 per year...
Injured on 4/8/2001 with a Bruised Hand, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit on 9/1/2001, off Curt Leskanic (LAD)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/2002, off Mark Redman (TOR)...

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