Horace Ford
Horace Hills Ford
Born: July 23, 1897
New Haven, CT USA
Deceased: 1977
Winchester, MA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
College: Tufts University
Career: 1919-1933
Minor League Statistics
Horace Ford compiled a career batting average of .263 with 16 home runs and 494 RBI in his 1447-game career with the Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1919 season and last took the field during the 1933 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | NL | Boston Braves | 10 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .214 | .290 | .286 | .576 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | Boston Braves | 88 | 287 | 257 | 16 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 25 | .241 | .296 | .339 | .635 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | Boston Braves | 152 | 614 | 555 | 50 | 155 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 49 | .279 | .328 | .360 | .688 | 200 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | Boston Braves | 143 | 574 | 515 | 58 | 140 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 36 | .272 | .317 | .363 | .680 | 187 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Boston Braves | 111 | 425 | 380 | 27 | 103 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 30 | .271 | .326 | .366 | .692 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 576 | 530 | 58 | 144 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 40 | .272 | .308 | .358 | .667 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 66 | 247 | 216 | 32 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 15 | .273 | .357 | .338 | .695 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 57 | 223 | 197 | 14 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .279 | .336 | .320 | .656 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 115 | 456 | 409 | 45 | 112 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | .274 | .331 | .330 | .661 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 571 | 506 | 49 | 122 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 31 | .241 | .308 | .291 | .599 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 590 | 529 | 68 | 146 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 25 | .276 | .329 | .342 | .671 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 132 | 471 | 424 | 36 | 98 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 28 | .231 | .272 | .309 | .581 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 193 | 175 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .229 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Boston Braves | 40 | 106 | 95 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .274 | .324 | .368 | .692 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Boston Braves | 5 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .067 | .222 | .067 | .289 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1446 | 5385 | 4833 | 484 | 1269 | 200 | 55 | 16 | 494 | 21 | 28 | 351 | 354 | .263 | .316 | .337 | .652 | 1627 | 4 | 24 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | |
| 1919 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 3 | .946 | 4.375 | |
| 1920 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.250 | |
| 1920 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 219 | 10 | 21 | .972 | 5.780 | |
| 1920 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 65 | 9 | 3 | .912 | 5.167 | |
| 1921 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 417 | 20 | 48 | .973 | 6.000 | |
| 1921 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | 109 | 6 | 17 | .972 | 6.212 | |
| 1922 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 94 | 3 | 13 | .982 | 5.786 | |
| 1922 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 115 | 0 | 0.0 | 267 | 387 | 32 | 58 | .953 | 5.687 | |
| 1923 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 95 | 0 | 0.0 | 213 | 300 | 16 | 61 | .970 | 5.400 | |
| 1923 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 52 | 6 | 6 | .938 | 4.789 | |
| 1924 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 337 | 543 | 27 | 96 | .970 | 6.069 | |
| 1925 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | SS | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 126 | 185 | 11 | 33 | .966 | 4.712 | |
| 1926 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 152 | 190 | 13 | 57 | .963 | 6.000 | |
| 1927 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.333 | |
| 1927 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 323 | 27 | 75 | .952 | 5.202 | |
| 1928 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 355 | 508 | 25 | 128 | .972 | 5.792 | |
| 1929 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 94 | 152 | 5 | 30 | .980 | 5.857 | |
| 1929 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 239 | 368 | 30 | 86 | .953 | 5.620 | |
| 1930 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 152 | 217 | 6 | 45 | .984 | 5.591 | |
| 1930 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 139 | 198 | 9 | 45 | .974 | 4.554 | |
| 1931 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.333 | |
| 1931 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1931 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 73 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 162 | 13 | 41 | .954 | 3.685 | |
| 1932 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 7 | .984 | 3.000 | |
| 1932 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 3.000 | |
| 1932 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 8 | .987 | 4.625 | |
| 1933 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.000 | |
| Totals | 1444 | 0 | 0.0 | 3187 | 4664 | 273 | 895 | .966 | 5.437 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
