Born:(1860-03-03)March 3, 1860 Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: March 4, 1925(1925-03-04) (aged 65) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 15, 1878, for the Providence Grays
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1894, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average
.275
Home runs
26
Runs batted in
867
Stolen bases
540
Win–loss record
164–103
Earned run average
2.10
Strikeouts
920
Teams
As player
Providence Grays (1878–1882)
New York Gothams / Giants (1883–1889)
Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890)
Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1892)
New York Giants (1893–1894)
As manager
Providence Grays (1880)
New York Gothams (1884)
Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890)
Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1892)
New York Giants (1893–1894)
Career highlights and awards
NL wins leader (1879)
NL ERA leader (1878)
NL strikeout leader (1879)
2× NL stolen base leader (1887, 1892)
Pitched a perfect game on June 17, 1880
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1964
Election method
Veterans Committee
John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925), known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, third baseman, manager, executive, union organizer, owner and author.[1][2] Ward, of English descent,[3] was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania.[4] He led the formation of the first professional sports players union and a new baseball league, the Players' League.
^"John Montgomery Ward's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
^"The Ward clan was of English stock, descended from mid-1600s Connecticut settlers" https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-montgomery-ward/ sabr.org Retrieved 2020-10-16.
^"Simply Baseball Notebook: Legends". z.lee28.tripod.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
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