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Dan Ford   |   Major Leaguer   1975-1985

Full Name:  Darnell Glenn Ford
Born:  May 19,1952  in  Los Angeles, California
Height:  6-1  Weight:  185  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Fremont (Los Angeles,CA)
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Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle

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Drafted:  Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (18th overall) of 1970 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Oct 23,1974] - Traded by Athletics with Dennis Myers to Twins for Pat Bourque.  [Dec 4,1978] - Traded by Twins to Angels for Danny Goodwin and Ron Jackson.  [Jan 28,1982] - Traded by Angels to Orioles for Jeff Schneider and Doug DeCinces.  [Nov 7,1983] - Released by Orioles.  [Jan 23,1984] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Jan 23,1986] - Released by Orioles.  


 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1971BurlingtonMidw19OakA   107397751062141480          .267---.446-----
1972BurlingtonMidw20OakA   7224655871541861          .354---.667-----
1973TucsonPCL21OakAAA   1284658013621121470          .292---.480-----
1974TucsonPCL22OakAAA   115428621171191265          .273---.425-----
1975MinnesotaAL23MinMLB of1,2130440721232111559673079523010 .280.333.43476755%
1976MinnesotaAL24MinMLB of8,6,5145514871372472086176361181025612 .267.323.45778046%
1977MinnesotaAL25MinMLB of8,5,21444536612125711606441791031512 .267.338.42676459%
1978MinnesotaAL26MinMLB of3,4,61515927816236101182774888566315 .274.332.42475656%
1979CaliforniaAL27CalMLB of3142569100165265211018540863031317 .290.333.46479755%
1980CaliforniaAL28CalMLB of-dh4,3652262263110726011945211115 .279.339.42075954%
1981CaliforniaAL29CalMLB of397375531041411548222371535116 .277.327.44076750%
1982BaltimoreAL30BalMLB of3,7,5123421469921310435223714123.235.279.37165053%
1983BaltimoreAL31BalMLB of2103407631143049559229553136.280.328.44076853%
1984BaltimoreAL32BalMLB of-dh225917214015107130020.231.286.30859458%
1985BaltimoreAL33BalMLB dh6,128754142011017170000.187.256.25350960%
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)11534163598112321438121566613730372247193138121 .270.324.42775154%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)4221536272446682958276 .290---.486-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1979CaliforniaAL27CalCh41725102400000000.294.294.7061000--
1983BaltimoreAL31BalCh2501100000010000.200.200.400600--
 BaltimoreAL31BalWs51212001100150000.167.231.417648--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)113438203500160000.235.257.559816--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1975MinnesotaAL23MinMLBOF120246332522---.988--
1975MinnesotaAL23MinMLBDH3--------
 
1976MinnesotaAL24MinMLBOF139267692821---.968--
1976MinnesotaAL24MinMLBDH3--------
 
1977MinnesotaAL25MinMLBOF137205982222---.964--
1977MinnesotaAL25MinMLBDH3--------
 
1978MinnesotaAL26MinMLBOF149376693912---.977--
1978MinnesotaAL26MinMLBDH1--------
 
1979CaliforniaAL27CalMLBOF1413321083502---.977--
 
1980CaliforniaAL28CalMLBOF457535830---.940--
1980CaliforniaAL28CalMLBDH15--------
 
1981CaliforniaAL29CalMLBOF97188381990---.960--
 
1982BaltimoreAL30BalMLBOF119263672762---.975--
1982BaltimoreAL30BalMLBDH1--------
 
1983BaltimoreAL31BalMLBOF103218232230---.987--
 
1984BaltimoreAL32BalMLBOF153610370---1.000--
1984BaltimoreAL32BalMLBDH8--------
 
1985BaltimoreAL33BalMLBDH28--------
 


 Awards
[1979] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #26)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985450,000  299,10828
1986350,000  325,46638
 
Career:  $800,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Ford grew up in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a dangerous part of town and has come a long way since. He was a first round draft pick by the outfielder-rich Oakland Athletics and after putting up good numbers for 4 straight years in the minors, he was mercifully traded to the Minnesota Twins and after an injury to Lyman Bostock, he became the starting outfielder and was the Twins rookie of the year.

Ford was known as an aggressive outfielder who went after every ball, costing him many errors in the process. Dan remained with the Twins until 1978 when after having differences with manager Gene Mauch, he was traded to the Angels.

Ford never hit .300 nor did he hit more than 21 home runs or steal more than 17 bases but he was a cosntant performer who could help you in many different ways. His best season came in 1979 when he scored 100 runs and drove in another 101 with a .290 batting average for the Angels. After the strike-shortened season and after once again hooking up with manager Gene Mauch, Ford was again traded, this time to the Orioles where for the first time in his career, he struggled.

He would rebound in 1983, hitting .280 with 30 doubles but the next 2 years were spent in a part-time role and he retired after the 1985 season.

After his playing days, Ford became a scout with the Oakland Athletics but not for very long. He formed an intervention program that helped with tough kids from poor areas to help them adjust to life. At one point, he owned a batting school and he worked in real estate. After he retired from work altogether, he managed rental properties..

Ford earned the nickname 'Disco Dan' during his rookie year in Minnesota. He had some friends who owned a disco in Minnesota and he would frequent the club often prompting the owners to coin the nickname. T-shirts with 'Disco Dan' writtenon them became the rage in right field.

Notes: Grew up with Hall of Famer Eddie Murray...Hit the first home run in the new Yankee Stadium...Won World Series with the Orioles in 1983 going 2/12 with a homer that won game 3...His father played some semi-pro ball...Received an MVP vote in 1979...Hit for the Cycle 8-10-79...Had 3 home runs in game 7-20-83....had 5 hits once...Had 7 rbis in a game 4-26-78...Had great success against Mike Norris (11/26 3-hr)....Member of the World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles in 1983.
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