For the manager of Cheltenham Town F.C., see John Ward (football manager) Founded in 1892, Cheltenham Town F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two, which has been primarily sponsored by the Nationwide bank chain for 8 seasons. ...

John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century professional baseball player, league official, labor organizer and manager. Ward was a pitcher for his first 7 seasons and then played 11 years as an outfielder, shortstop and second baseman. He also acted as player-manager and was a leader of the 1879 pennant winning Providence Grays, posting 47 victories as a 19 year old pitcher. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Providence Grays were a 19th century baseball team. ...

Later Ward played shortstop for the New York Giants, acting as team captain and manager in leading the team to National League pennants and World Series victories in 1888 and 1889. Ward together with Ned Hanlon formed the first baseball players union, successfully challenging the player reserve clause. He also was one of the leads in forming a new baseball league - the Players League - which lasted one year. Throughout his career, Ward played with many of the legendary 19th century ballplayers including Charles Radbourn, Roger Connor, Buck Ewing, James "Tip" O'Neill and Dave Orr. San Francisco Giants AAA Fresno Grizzlies AA Norwich Navigators A San Jose Giants Augusta GreenJackets Salem-Keizer Volcanoes R Arizona Giants Edit this box The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... This article refers to the American baseball league. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Events January-April January 8 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 - Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 - Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress Marie Vetsera commit a double suicide in... Ned Hanlon baseball card, 1897 Edward Hugh Ned Hanlon (August 22, 1857 - April 14, 1937) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player and manager. ... The reserve clause is a term formerly employed in North American professional sports contracts. ... The Players League was an attempt to establish a third major baseball league in 1890. ... Charles Radbourn on a 1887_1890 Goodwin & Company baseball card (Old Judge (N172)). Charles Gardner Radbourn (December 11, 1854 _ February 5, 1897), nicknamed Old Hoss, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball prior to the turn of the 20th century. ... Roger Connor baseball card, 1887 Roger Connor (July 1, 1857 - January 4, 1931) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. ... Buck Ewing William Buckingham Buck Ewing (October 17, 1859 - October 20, 1906) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player and manager, and is widely regarded as the best catcher of his era. ...

Ward retired from baseball at age 34 in order to enter the legal profession. As a successful lawyer he represented baseball players against the National League. Later he acted as president of the Boston Braves franchise and became an official in the short lived Federal League in 1914. One interesting fact of Ward's career was he pitched the second perfect game in baseball history, both occurring within a six day period. The next perfect game wouldn't happen for 84 years, when Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game on Father's Day in 1964. For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... Two major American professional sports teams have existed under the name Boston Braves, both of which still exist today but are no longer located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Federal League was an attempt to establish a third major league in baseball in the United States. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Since 1991, a perfect game has been defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a complete game victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposition player reaches first base. ... James Paul David Jim Bunning (born October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky) is an American politician who was a former pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. ... Fathers Day is a holiday to celebrate fatherhood and parenting by males, as Mothers Day celebrates motherhood and mothering. ...

Ward was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... See also: 1963 in sports, 1965 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - A.J. Foyt USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship - Great Britain 24...

External links

• Who Was Baseball's Most Interesting Character? Monte Ward by Mike Attiyeh (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/submit/Attiyeh_Mike2.stm)
• John Montgomery Ward's career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com  (http://www.baseball-reference.com//w/wardjo01.shtml)