John Ward Perfect Game Box Score by Baseball Almanac

John Ward Perfect Game Box Score

On June 17, 1880 John Montgomery Ward of the Providence Grays pitched the second perfect game in Major League history — just five days after the first flawless game was tossed. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the box score of Monte Ward's masterpiece.

"John Ward excelled as both a star pitcher and top-flight shortstop during his 17-year major league career." - National Baseball Hall of Fame (website)

Hitting & Fielding Notes

Providence
NAME	POS	AB	R	H	PO	A	E
Paul Hines	cf	5	0	2	2	0	0
Joe Start	1b	5	1	1	14	0	0
Mike Dorgan	rf	5	0	2	0	0	0
Emil Gross	c	5	0	0	5	1	0
Jack Farrell	2b	4	3	3	0	2	0
John Ward	p	4	0	1	0	6	0
John Peters	ss	4	0	1	0	6	0
Tom York	lf	4	0	2	3	0	0
George Bradley	3b	4	1	1	1	4	0
Totals		40	5	13	27	19	0

Buffalo
NAME	POS	AB	R	H	PO	A	E
Bill Crowley	rf-c	3	0	0	4	0	2
Hardy Richardson	3b	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Rowe	c-rf	3	0	0	3	1	0
Oscar Walker	lf	3	0	0	3	0	1
Joe Hornung	2b	3	0	0	2	3	0
Denny Mack	ss	3	0	0	3	3	1
Dude Esterbrook	1b	3	0	0	10	0	0
Tom Poorman	cf	3	0	0	2	0	1
Pud Galvin	p	3	0	0	0	5	2
Totals		27	0	0	27	13	7

2B: Farrell.
3B: Start, York, Bradley.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Providence Grays	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	5	13	0
Buffalo Bisons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

Pitching Notes

Providence
Name	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
John Ward	9.0	0	0	0	2	0

Buffalo

Name

Pud Galvin

9.0

Passed Ball: Crowley.
Wild Pitch: Galvin.

Losing Pitcher: Galvin.
Winning Pitcher: Ward.

Game Notes

Attendance: Not in box score.
Length of Game: Not in box score.
Umpire: Daniels.

John Ward Perfect Game Box Score

Did you know that John Ward was not going to be relieved by his bullpen regardless of how good or bad he pitched on this particular date (or season for that matter)? Why not? Because he was the ONLY pitcher on the entire team all season long.

Nine players from the Providence Grays appeared in the box score. Two players (Mike McGeary & Sadie Houck) did not make it into the game and they were the only other two players on the 1880 Providence Grays roster.

The home team on June 17, 1880 was determined not by the location of the game itself, but rather by the toss of coin prior to the game — a common practice at the time.

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