John Montgomery Ward
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John Montgomery Ward

MLB Player information
NameJohn Montgomery Ward
PositionInfielder/Pitcher
Date of BirthMarch 3, 1860
Place of birthBellefonte, Pennsylvania
Death dateMarch 4, 1925(age 65)
Death placeAugusta, Georgia
BatsLeft
ThrowsRight
MLB debutJuly 15, 1878 for the Providence Grays
Last MLB appearanceSeptember 29, 1894 for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average.275
Hits2104
RBI867
Teams
As Player: *Providence Grays (1878-1882) *New York Gothams/Giants (1883-1889, 1893-1894) *Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890) *Brooklyn Grooms (1891-1892) As Manager: *Providence Grays (1880) *New York Gothams/Giants (1884, 1893-1894) *Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890) *Brooklyn Grooms (1891-1892)
Hall of Fame date1964

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John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 � March 4, 1925), known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball star pitcher, shortstop and manager. Ward was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania. He led the formation of the first professional sports players union and a new baseball league, the Players' League.

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Huffington Post (blog)---John Montgomery Ward-, a Hall of Fame pitcher with the New York Giants, and his cohorts chafed under the collusion of National League owners. ... - Date : Sun, 30 May 2010 14:17:26 GMT+00:00
Roy Halladay Spins Majors' Second Perfect Game This Season - FanHouse Tweet this news
FanHouse--The first two perfect games (see full list here) came five days apart in 1880, by Lee Richmond of Worcester on June 12 and -John Montgomery Ward- of ... - Date : Sun, 30 May 2010 01:32:26 GMT+00:00
Football: Double Whitedale victory - Shetland News Tweet this news
Shetland News--Captain -John Montgomery- came close for the visitors when his overhead effort dipped just over the crossbar. A dangerous cross from the right met a Whalsay ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 18:21:04 GMT+00:00
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Achievements
Preceded by
Tommy Bond
National League ERA Champion
1878
Succeeded by
Tommy Bond
Preceded by
Tommy Bond
National League Strikeout Champion
1879
Succeeded by
Larry Corcoran
Preceded by
Tommy Bond
National League Wins Champion
1879
Succeeded by
Jim McCormick
Preceded by
Lee Richmond
Perfect game pitcher
June 17, 1880
Succeeded by
Cy Young
Preceded by
Lee Richmond
No-hitter pitcher
June 17, 1880
Succeeded by
Larry Corcoran
Preceded by
Ed Andrews
Billy Hamilton
National League Stolen Base Champion
1887
1892
Succeeded by
Dummy Hoy
Tom Brown
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bill McGunnigle
Brooklyn Grooms Manager
1891-1892
Succeeded by
Dave Foutz
Preceded by
Pat Powers
New York Giants Manager
1893-1894
Succeeded by
George Davis


Providence Grays 1879 National League Champions

Lew Brown * Jack Farrell * Emil Gross * Bill Hague * Paul Hines * Bobby Mathews * Mike McGeary * Jim O'Rourke * Joe Start * John Montgomery Ward * George Wright * Tom York
Manager George Wright

New York Giants 1888 National League Champions

Roger Connor * Ed Crane * Buck Ewing * Elmer Foster * George Gore * Gil Hatfield * Tim Keefe * Pat Murphy * Jim O'Rourke * Danny Richardson * Mike Slattery * Mike Tiernan * Cannonball Titcomb * John Montgomery Ward * Mickey Welch * Art Whitney
Manager Jim Mutrie

New York Giants 1889 National League Champions

William Brown * Roger Connor * Ed Crane * Buck Ewing * George Gore * Gil Hatfield * Tim Keefe * Hank O'Day * Jim O'Rourke * Danny Richardson * Mike Tiernan * John Montgomery Ward * Mickey Welch * Art Whitney
Manager Jim Mutrie

Major League Baseball pitchers who have pitched a perfect game

Lee Richmond * John Montgomery Ward * Cy Young * Addie Joss * Charlie Robertson * Don Larsen * Jim Bunning * Sandy Koufax * Catfish Hunter * Len Barker * Mike Witt * Tom Browning * Dennis Martínez * Kenny Rogers * David Wells * David Cone * Randy Johnson * Mark Buehrle * Dallas Braden * Roy Halladay

Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers managers

Brooklyn Atlantics (1884)Taylor
Brooklyn Grays (1885 �1887)Hackett * Byrne
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888 �1890)McGunnigle
Brooklyn Grooms (1891 �1895)Ward * Foutz
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896 �1898)Foutz * Barnie * Ebbets * Griffin
Brooklyn Superbas (1899 �1910)Hanlon * Donovan * Lumley * Dahlen
Brooklyn Dodgers (1911 �1913)Dahlen
Brooklyn Robins (1914 �1931)Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers (1932 �1957)Carey * Stengel * Grimes * Durocher * Sukeforth * Shotton * Durocher * Blades * Shotton * Dressen * Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers (1958 �present)Alston * Lasorda * Russell * Hoffman * Johnson * Tracy * Little * Torre

New York/San Francisco Giants managers

New York Gothams (1883 �1885)Clapp * Price * Ward
New York Giants (1885 �1957)Mutrie * Powers * Ward * Davis * Doyle * Watkins * Irwin * Joyce * Anson * Day * Hoey * Ewing * Davis * Fogel * Smith * McGraw * Terry * Ott * Durocher * Rigney
San Francisco Giants (1958 �present)Rigney * Sheehan * Dark * Franks * King * Fox * Westrum * Rigney * Altobelli * Bristol * Robinson * Ozark * Davenport * Craig * Baker * Alou * Bochy

Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1964

BBWAA VoteLuke Appling (84%)
Veterans CommitteeRed Faber * Burleigh Grimes * Miller Huggins * Tim Keefe * Heinie Manush * John Montgomery Ward
J. G. Taylor Spink AwardRing Lardner

Shortstops in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Aparicio * Appling * Bancroft * Banks * Boudreau * Cronin * Davis * Jackson * Jennings * Lloyd * Maranville * Reese * Ripken * Rizzuto * Sewell * Smith * Tinker * Vaughan * Wagner * Wallace * Ward * Wells * Yount



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