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John Ward

Manager

John Montgomery Ward

751 Games

412-320 Record

0.563 Win%

7 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

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Born 3/3/1860
Bellefonte, PA, USA

Died 3/4/1925
Augusta, GA, USA

MLB Debut 1878-07-15

Final Game 1894-09-29

📊 Career Record

751 Games Managed

412 Wins

320 Losses

                        0.563
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

7 seasons

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John Ward — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1880	PRO	NL	32	18	13	0.581	2	Y
1884	NY1	NL	16	6	8	0.429	4	Y
1890	BRP	PL	133	76	56	0.576	2	Y
1891	BRO	NL	137	61	76	0.445	6	Y
1892	BRO	NL	158	95	59	0.617	2	Y
1893	NY1	NL	136	68	64	0.515	5	Y
1894	NY1	NL	139	88	44	0.667	2	Y

John Ward as a manager

In 751 games as a manager between 1880 and 1894, Ward went 412-320, a .563 mark. Ward ran the Providence Grays (1880), the New York Gothams (1884), the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890), the Brooklyn Grooms (1891-1892), and the New York Giants (1893-1894). By winning percentage, 1894 (88-44) tops the season table. At the other end, 1891 finished 61-76. The Rank column for the Brooklyn Grooms years shows 6th and 2nd. The first season in the table, 1880, ended 18-13; the last, 1894, ended 88-44.

The highest finish was 2nd, in 1880, 1890, 1892, and 1894. The Lg column places these seasons in the National League and Players' League. In 1880 and 1884, Ward took over a club already in progress that season. Ward was a player-manager in 1880, 1884, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, and 1894. Ward's birth date on file is March 3, 1860, in Bellefonte, PA, USA. Ward died on March 4, 1925. Ward also played in the majors, from 1878 to 1894, as the player page shows.

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