Midwest League Managers

Jay Ward

Two Midwest League seasons:

Manager, Wisconsin Rapids [Twins] (1972)
Manager, Cedar Rapids [Reds] (1985)

Playing Career

Drafted/Signed: Signed with the Yankees before the 1956 season.
Professional Career: 16 professional seasons, mainly at the Triple-A level, with one year in Japan. Appeared in 27 big league games with the Twins and the Reds.
- Ward's major league career.
Midwest League: Never played in the Midwest League.

Management style

It would be helpful to have more complete stats for Indy-league teams. When he was working in Organized Ball, Ward was a pretty conservative manager. His baserunners ran a bit less than usual, but their steal success rate was quite high.

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10jan08

Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
John Francis Ward
DOB: September 9, 1938			Brookfield, Missouri


2002*	Schaumburg	Northern (Indy)	Independent	57	---	---	---	---	---	23	34	.404
2001	Quebec	Northern- Eastern (Indy)	Independent	91	-	-	-	-	-	44	47	.484
2000	Quebec	Northern- Eastern (Indy)	Independent	85	-	-	-	-	-	48	37	.565
			Playoff Qualifier
1999	Quebec	Northern- Eastern (Indy)	Independent	86	-	-	-	-	-	43	43	.500
1998	Thunder Bay	Northern (Indy)	Independent	85	-	-	-	-	-	40	45	.471
1997	Thunder Bay	Northern (Indy)	Independent	84	-	-	-	-	-	36	48	.429
1996*	Thunder Bay	Northern (Indy)	Independent	57	-	-	-	-	-	23	34	.404
1993-95
1992	Montreal	National (ML)	Expos	Hitting Coach
1991	Montreal	National (ML)	Expos	Hitting Coach
1990	Montreal	National (ML)	Expos	Minor League Hitting Instructor
1989	Williamsport	Eastern (AA)	Mariners	140	19	32	169	.65	34	63	77	.450
1988	Salem	Carolina (A+)	Pirates	139	11	19	256	.74	12	73	66	.525
			Playoff Qualifier
1987	New York	American (ML)	Yankees	Hitting Coach
1986	Vermont	Eastern (AA)	Reds	140	30	27	180	.66	33	77	62	.554
			Playoff Qualifier; Playoff Champion
1985	Cedar Rapids	Midwest (A)	Reds	139	27	14	147	.68	26	78	61	.561
1984	Spartanburg	South Atlantic (A)	Phillies	140	11	25	243	.75	24	70	70	.500
1983	Bend	Northwest (A-)	Phillies	69	7	12	174	.73	8	32	37	.464
1973-82				Out of Baseball
1972	Wisconsin Rapids	Midwest (A)	Twins	126	48	21	133	.73	33	70	56	.556
1956-71				Playing Career
			Playoff Qualifier

Coach		3 Seasons
Minors		7 Seasons		893	153	150	1302	.71	170	463	429	.519
Coach		1 Season
Independents		7 Seasons		545	-	-	-	-	-	257	288	.472

Total		14 (18) Seasons		1438	153	150	1302	.71	170	720	717	.501

*Ward shared the manager's post on this team.
Some statistics are not currently available.

This page may be incomplete.
Key to the Manager Statistics
G	= games
CG	= complete games
IBB	= intentional walks
SBA	= stolen base attempts
SB%	= stolen base percentage
SH	= sacrifice hits (bunts)
W	= wins
L	= losses
PCT	= won/lost percent
A note about using stats to compare managers.
Sources My standard sources are described here. STATS All-Time Major League Handbook

1985 Midwest League Managers
Blackwell	Bucci	Dyer	Lachemann
Machemer	Mackanin	Mahlberg	Merritt
Nettles	Rende	Swisher	Ward

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Midwest League Managers

Jay Ward

Playing Career

Management style

John Francis Ward

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources