Dave Ford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: December 29, 1956 in Cleveland, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (23rd) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lincoln West HS (Cleveland, OH).

High School: Lincoln West HS (Cleveland, OH)

Debut: September 2, 1978 (Age 21-247d, 14,083rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 8.1 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 9, 1981 (Age 24-254d)
vs. CLE 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: David Alan Ford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

4.02

154.2

WHIP

1.241

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Team Record in Appearances: 1-14 / in Starts: 0-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 10, Entered with runners on base: 9

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	37	6	Apr 19	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.60	3	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.026	.24	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
2	38	8	Apr 23(1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-18	4-6		3	2.1	9	7	7	1	1	0	0	18.90	2.90	17	5	10	4	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	15	1	2	0	0	1	0	.10	-0.047	.06	-0.02%	-5.56	4b 12- 0 out d4	6b 12- 1 out d10
3	39	13	Apr 28	BAL		CHW	L,6-8	2-7		4	4.2	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	11.25	2.48	20	4	9	1	0	6		1	1	0	1	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.47	-0.202	.25	-0.06%	-1.38	2t 1-- 2 out d3	7t 12- 1 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	40	24	May 10	BAL	@	TEX	L,3-7	2-7		11	5.0	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	7.62	2.22	19	7	5	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	2	0	0	.34	0.064	.30	0.03%	2.13	2b 1-- 1 out d5	7b 1-- 1 out d2
5	41	29	May 16	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-0	3-GF	W(1-0)	5	7.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	4.95	2.35	26	4	13	1	3	4		0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.27	0.119	.22	0.06%	3.38	3b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 7
6	42	38	May 24(2)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-5		7	4.0	6	3	3	3	0	1	0	5.25	3.31	20	6	5	0	3	6	35			0	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.235	1.29	-0.16%	-1.47	1b start tie	5b 1-3 0 out a1
7	43	44	May 31	BAL		DET	L,4-5	7-7		6	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.18	3.42	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.28	0.030	1.63	0.02%	0.21	7t -2- 0 out d1	7t 12- 1 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	44	47	Jun 4	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-12	GS-4	L(1-1)	3	3.1	8	7	3	2	0	0	0	5.53	3.54	21	3	8	0	2	8	22			0	0	0	19	1	0	1	0	0	1	.73	-0.315	.99	-0.26%	-4.72	1b start tie	4b 123 1 out d5
9	45	49	Jun 6	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-10	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.46	3.53	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b 1-3 2 out d10	8b end d10
10	46	54	Jun 11	BAL	@	SEA	L,2-8	2-7		4	4.2	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	5.23	3.27	20	3	9	1	2	6		1	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.016	.08	0.01%	-0.30	2b 1-- 2 out d6	7b 12- 1 out d8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	47	56	Aug 12(1)	BAL		KCR	L,0-10	7-7		61	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.67	3.26	5	2	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.066	.49	-0.06%	-1.85	7t --- 0 out d3	7t -2- 2 out d5
12	48	59	Aug 14	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.56	3.25	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.54	0.025	.79	0.02%	0.86	9t 12- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
13	49	61	Aug 16	BAL		CHW	L,7-8	9-10	L(1-2)	1	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.77	3.24	3	0	1	1	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	-0.611	3.49	-0.55%	-2.20	9t 12- 2 out tie	10t -2- 0 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	50	77	Sep 3	BAL		OAK	L,0-10	3-6		17	3.0	7	4	4	0	3	1	0	6.27	3.38	16	1	5	1	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	1	0	.10	-0.041	.18	-0.04%	-2.64	3t --- 2 out d5	6t --- 2 out d9
15	51	83	Sep 9	BAL		CLE	L,5-8	2-5		5	2.2	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	6.53	3.40	11	2	4	0	0	4		2	0	0	1	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	.49	-0.010	.98	-0.01%	-0.56	2t 1-3 1 out d3	5t -2- 0 out d5
							1-14		W-L:1-2	3.6	40.0	61	33	29	10	12	2	0	6.53	3.40	185	0.56		9%	9%	51	29	14	36%	0	2	0	170	12	2	2	5	2	2	.45	-1.247	.52	-1.00%	-13.20

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