Piggy Ward | |
Position: | Right fielder / Second baseman |
Bats: | Switch |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1867 |
Birth Place: | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 12 |
Debutyear: | 1883 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Quakers |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 30 |
Finalyear: | 1894 |
Finalteam: | Washington Senators |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .286 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 90 |
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Frank Gray "Piggy" Ward (April 16, 1867 – October 24, 1912) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1894. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, and Philadelphia Phillies.
Ward shares with Earl D. Averill the MLB record of the most consecutive plate appearances resulting in officially getting on base (through either a walk, a base hit or being hit by a pitch) in major league history. From June 16 to June 19 in 1893, Ward officially reached base a record 17 times in 17 consecutive plate appearances, getting 8 hits, drawing 8 walks and being hit by a pitch once.[1]
Ward also holds the record for the youngest non-pitcher to play in the National League, when he made his debut in 1883 aged 16 years, 1 month and 27 days in 1883.[2]