3B Luke Soward #3
Age: 72 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/15/2005
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3B LUKE SOWARD #3 - AGE: 72 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 4 3 4 4
Power 1 1 1 1
Eye 3 3 3 3
Avoid K's 7 6 7 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 2
Errors: - 8 6
Arm: 1 8 7
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 6 Right Field: 1
3rd Base: 6
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Never a dull moment with Luke.
Personality Class: Prankster
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:03/08/1933
Born in:Sydney, NSW
Nationality:Australian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 96 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 103 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 5th Pick in Round 3
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CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 Canterbury - SBC 22 28 31 7 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 .226 .250 .258 .508 28 27 -0.2
1956 Canterbury - SBC 23 92 210 55 10 2 0 21 32 24 1 2 37 5 3 .262 .338 .329 .666 74 68 0.3
1957 Canterbury - SBC 24 115 420 137 24 3 2 56 55 18 3 2 27 11 5 .326 .357 .412 .769 100 109 2.5
1958 North Sydney - SBC 25 121 483 162 20 5 6 49 67 31 4 6 39 17 4 .335 .376 .435 .811 116 125 4.3
1959 North Sydney - SBC 26 121 446 151 22 3 6 56 57 27 3 2 32 11 8 .339 .379 .442 .820 115 125 2.2
1960 North Sydney - SBC 27 117 407 143 25 2 5 68 56 29 2 4 21 9 1 .351 .394 .459 .853 128 138 3.7
1961 North Sydney - SBC 28 108 364 108 14 0 1 26 35 21 2 0 23 6 6 .297 .339 .343 .682 83 86 0.4
1962 North Sydney - SBC 29 101 351 111 10 1 2 27 37 17 1 4 23 5 3 .316 .346 .368 .713 90 96 0.9
1963 North Sydney - SBC 30 69 245 67 8 1 3 26 30 17 0 4 23 4 3 .273 .316 .351 .667 74 78 0.5
1964 North Sydney - SBC 31 108 399 124 17 0 6 33 43 15 1 2 39 10 4 .311 .336 .398 .734 96 102 1.9
1965 North Sydney - SBC 32 125 501 153 24 1 4 45 65 36 1 3 32 7 6 .305 .351 .381 .732 96 105 2.5
1966 North Sydney - SBC 33 111 351 109 19 2 1 30 48 14 0 3 30 8 4 .311 .334 .385 .719 92 97 1.3
1967 North Sydney - SBC 34 42 162 49 7 1 1 16 16 10 0 4 18 2 1 .302 .335 .377 .712 89 92 0.4
1968 North Sydney - SBC 35 83 84 26 2 0 1 9 10 3 2 0 5 0 0 .310 .348 .369 .717 95 104 0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 Total - 20 40 187 57 7 4 2 34 36 12 1 2 11 35 8 .305 .347 .417 .764 100 100 0.3
1953 Belmore - AA 20 82 343 104 11 2 4 58 53 27 7 4 82 7 7 .303 .362 .382 .744 95 100 1.5
1954 Belmore - AA 21 43 182 62 9 5 4 44 32 20 2 2 38 5 1 .341 .408 .511 .919 141 140 2.4
1954 Bankstown - AAA 21 44 197 55 5 2 4 21 31 10 1 0 49 2 2 .279 .317 .386 .703 69 68 0.1
1955 Bankstown - AAA 22 60 241 87 12 2 3 37 39 19 2 4 53 7 8 .361 .406 .465 .871 114 122 1.6
Total SBC 1341 4454 1402 203 21 38 463 554 263 20 36 354 95 48 .315 .353 .395 .748 99 105
Total RES 104 438 142 17 4 7 58 70 29 3 4 102 9 10 .324 .367 .429 .796 94 98
Total YL 125 525 166 20 7 8 102 85 47 9 6 120 12 8 .316 .378 .427 .805 111 114
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 Canterbury - SBC 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1957 Canterbury - SBC 24 6 24 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .308 .333 .641 67 74 0.5
1959 North Sydney - SBC 26 7 28 7 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .300 .357 .657 72 78 -0.7
1960 North Sydney - SBC 27 12 41 13 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 3 0 0 .317 .356 .317 .673 82 90 0.1
1961 North Sydney - SBC 28 12 38 13 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 3 0 1 .342 .405 .342 .747 102 111 0.0
1968 North Sydney - SBC 35 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 190 0.0
Total SBC 41 135 41 2 0 1 6 9 11 0 1 8 1 1 .304 .354 .341 .694 86 94
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Belmore - AA 2B 82 82 136 176 48 315 3 .990 691.2 4.06 +3.9 1.040
1953 Belmore - AA 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 5.0 1.80 -0.5 .000
1953 Belmore - AA SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.034
1953 Belmore - AA CF 4 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 5.0 7.20 +0.5 1.265
1953 Belmore - AA RF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 +0.0 1.017
1954 Bankstown - AAA 2B 33 33 58 88 22 149 3 .980 269.0 4.88 +2.7 1.057
1954 Belmore - AA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Bankstown - AAA 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 +0.1 1.088
1954 Bankstown - AAA SS 13 11 14 33 10 48 1 .979 91.0 4.65 +1.1 1.053
1954 Belmore - AA SS 43 43 58 121 29 180 1 .994 384.1 4.19 +5.4 1.085
1954 Bankstown - AAA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .980
1954 Bankstown - AAA RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 1.031
1955 Canterbury - IND 2B 3 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.054
1955 Bankstown - AAA 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.057
1955 Canterbury - IND 3B 16 1 4 12 3 18 2 .889 47.0 3.06 -0.7 .921
1955 Bankstown - AAA 3B 8 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 18.1 1.96 -0.8 .738
1955 Canterbury - IND SS 2 1 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 15.0 5.40 +0.1 1.021
1955 Bankstown - AAA SS 32 29 46 78 20 124 0 1.000 240.2 4.64 +2.9 1.068
1955 Canterbury - IND CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Bankstown - AAA CF 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.1 2.70 +0.5 1.277
1955 Canterbury - IND RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.046
1955 Bankstown - AAA RF 32 31 49 2 1 51 0 1.000 245.0 1.87 +1.7 1.060
1956 Canterbury - IND 2B 6 0 2 11 3 13 0 1.000 16.0 7.31 +0.1 1.037
1956 Canterbury - IND 3B 13 8 5 18 0 24 1 .958 84.2 2.44 -0.5 .966
1956 Canterbury - IND SS 51 42 58 112 22 172 2 .988 382.1 4.00 +2.3 1.037
1956 Canterbury - IND CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .995
1956 Canterbury - IND RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 1.025
1957 Canterbury - IND 2B 36 29 58 94 26 154 2 .987 271.1 5.04 -0.6 .987
1957 Canterbury - IND 3B 7 1 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 24.2 1.82 +0.1 1.041
1957 Canterbury - IND SS 71 69 90 181 52 276 5 .982 577.2 4.22 +1.3 1.013
1957 Canterbury - IND CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Canterbury - IND RF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 +0.1 1.034
1958 North Sydney - IND 2B 118 114 213 342 98 563 8 .986 960.2 5.20 +5.4 1.031
1958 North Sydney - IND 3B 11 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 19.1 1.40 +0.0 1.033
1958 North Sydney - IND SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 1.018
1958 North Sydney - IND CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 North Sydney - IND 2B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.0 1.045
1959 North Sydney - IND 3B 13 13 8 34 1 43 1 .977 107.0 3.53 -0.4 .980
1959 North Sydney - IND SS 12 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 22.1 2.82 -0.5 .847
1959 North Sydney - IND LF 94 92 147 2 0 158 9 .943 778.2 1.72 -3.0 .972
1959 North Sydney - IND RF 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 0.0 .000
1960 North Sydney - IND 2B 7 0 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 17.1 5.19 +0.1 1.034
1960 North Sydney - IND 3B 7 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 13.0 6.23 +0.1 1.030
1960 North Sydney - IND SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 +0.0 1.007
1960 North Sydney - IND LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 North Sydney - IND CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 North Sydney - IND RF 102 101 153 5 1 163 5 .969 825.2 1.72 +3.9 1.036
1961 North Sydney - IND 2B 41 35 63 81 22 147 3 .980 301.2 4.30 -1.0 .979
1961 North Sydney - IND 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 North Sydney - IND SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 North Sydney - IND CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 North Sydney - IND RF 57 56 88 3 1 93 2 .978 458.1 1.79 +1.5 1.023
1962 North Sydney - IND 2B 5 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.0 1.028
1962 North Sydney - IND 3B 42 39 17 62 6 84 5 .940 334.1 2.13 +0.5 1.011
1962 North Sydney - IND SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.017
1962 North Sydney - IND LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 North Sydney - IND RF 45 45 71 4 0 78 3 .962 383.1 1.76 -1.0 .981
1963 North Sydney - IND 2B 5 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.6 1.562
1963 North Sydney - IND 3B 63 63 46 114 6 167 7 .958 517.1 2.78 +3.1 1.039
1964 North Sydney - IND 2B 3 0 3 2 2 5 0 1.000 5.1 8.44 -0.5 .000
1964 North Sydney - IND 3B 102 102 73 197 16 277 7 .975 894.2 2.72 +2.5 1.019
1965 North Sydney - IND 3B 123 123 72 214 19 295 9 .969 1058.0 2.43 +3.6 1.026
1966 North Sydney - IND 2B 3 3 8 7 1 15 0 1.000 26.0 5.19 +0.8 1.130
1966 North Sydney - IND 3B 75 63 43 116 9 165 6 .964 560.2 2.55 +1.2 1.015
1966 North Sydney - IND SS 13 13 15 44 10 61 2 .967 114.2 4.63 -1.8 .932
1966 North Sydney - IND LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 North Sydney - IND RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 North Sydney - IND 2B 30 29 75 80 28 157 2 .987 257.0 5.43 -0.7 .982
1967 North Sydney - IND 3B 6 6 5 10 2 15 0 1.000 52.0 2.60 +0.3 1.047
1967 North Sydney - IND SS 4 3 5 10 2 16 1 .938 27.1 4.94 -0.9 .807
1968 North Sydney - IND 2B 13 0 6 15 5 21 0 1.000 33.2 5.61 +1.0 1.174
1968 North Sydney - IND 3B 10 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 18.1 0.49 -0.5 .513
1968 North Sydney - IND SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.020
1968 North Sydney - IND LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 North Sydney - IND RF 8 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 22.1 2.01 -0.6 .854
TOTAL 2B 388 325 638 907 257 1566 21 .987 2892.2 4.81 +11.8 1.025
TOTAL 3B 502 419 278 797 62 1116 41 .963 3766.0 2.57 +8.1 1.015
TOTAL SS 258 211 294 594 147 901 13 .986 1892.2 4.22 +10.1 1.030
TOTAL LF 99 92 147 2 0 158 9 .943 789.1 1.70 -3.0 .972
TOTAL CF 17 0 11 0 0 12 1 .917 36.2 2.70 +1.0 1.176
TOTAL RF 270 233 375 15 3 400 10 .975 1985.1 1.77 +5.6 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
07/01/1953 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 21st overall pick) by the Canterbury Bulldogs.
10/01/1953 Named the #27 prospect in the SBC
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 2 (4).
01/25/1954 Wins the YL YL Player of the Week Award.
01/31/1954 Injured (concussion), out for 1-2 weeks.
10/01/1954 Named the #51 prospect in the SBC
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
01/01/1955 Wins the YL YL Batter of the Month Award.
12/07/1955 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 3 (3).
02/23/1956 Injured (strained quadriceps), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/03/1956 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,880 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
05/07/1957 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,262 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
01/29/1958 Goes 5-5 against the Western Suburbs Magpies, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
05/08/1958 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,586 through automatic renewal.
05/28/1958 Was traded by the Canterbury Bulldogs to the North Sydney Bears, along with SP Darcey Lewington, MR Scott Hillman, MR Finlay Siddorn, in exchange for C Ietepere Boyle, RF J.T. Burroughs, SP Marten Gardner, SS Luke Spalding.
12/15/1958 Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award.
12/26/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
03/06/1959 Injured (knee tendinitis), day-to-day for one week.
05/06/1959 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,500 through arbitration.
12/22/1959 Goes 5-5 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
12/28/1959 Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
01/08/1960 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Canterbury Bulldogs, with 4 RBI and 1 runs scored.
01/08/1960 Goes 5-5 against the Canterbury Bulldogs, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 1 R.
05/06/1960 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $32,550 through arbitration.
11/26/1960 Goes 0-3 against the Western Suburbs Magpies, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
04/19/1961 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $45,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
03/19/1962 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $205,000 with the North Sydney Bears organization.
03/28/1962 Wins the 1961 Grand Final with the North Sydney Bears.
11/11/1962 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
11/18/1962 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
12/01/1962 Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
01/18/1963 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
01/04/1964 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 3 months.
10/14/1964 Injured (intercostal strain), out for 3 weeks.
12/14/1964 Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
10/26/1965 Injured (sore hamstring), day-to-day for 1 day.
12/25/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (4).
02/17/1966 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $80,000 with the North Sydney Bears organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (4).
02/10/1967 Injured (bruised back), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/21/1967 Injured (ruptured tendon (foot)), out for 5 months.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (4).
01/25/1968 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $25,000 with the North Sydney Bears organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 3 (4).
04/23/1969 Became a free agent.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 3 (4).
01/01/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1965 501 6
Year H Rank
1958 162 5
1965 153 9
Year 3B Rank
1958 5 5
Year SF Rank
1958 6 5
Year AVG Rank
1957 .326 8
1958 .335 6
1959 .339 7
1960 .351 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1960 7.48 10
Year WAR Rank
1958 4.1 10
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