Curt Ford

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Curt Ford

|image=Curtford1986.jpg

|position=Outfielder

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1960|10|11}}

|birth_place=Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 22

|debutyear=1985

|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 27

|finalyear=1990

|finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.245

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=7

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=89

|teams=

St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1985}}–{{mlby|1988}})
Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1990}})

}}

Curtis Glenn Ford (born October 11, 1960) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, from {{by|1985}} through {{by|1990}}.

Career

Ford attended Murrah High School then Jackson State University and played college baseball for the Jackson State Tigers. The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ford in the fourth round of the 1981 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Cardinals on June 22, 1985. He batted .308 in the 1987 World Series for the Cardinals versus the Minnesota Twins. After the 1988 season, the Cardinals traded Ford and Steve Lake to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson.{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1988-12-17/sports/26228365_1_phils-milt-thompson-trade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110946/http://articles.philly.com/1988-12-17/sports/26228365_1_phils-milt-thompson-trade|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=Phils Trade Thompson For 2 Cards|work=philly-archives|accessdate=March 26, 2015}} In his MLB career, Ford had seven home runs, 89 runs batted in, and a batting average of .245.

On May 12, 2010, Ford was announced as the new manager of the Springfield Sliders, a wood-bat collegiate baseball team in the Prospect League. The team plays at Lanphier Park in Springfield, Illinois. Ford took over duties from former manager Jack Clark.{{cite web|url=http://www.sj-r.com/sports/x1560855438/Sliders-hire-former-Cardinal-Ford-as-new-manager-Clark-moved-to-VP|title=Sliders move Clark to VP, hire former Cardinal Ford as manager|work=The State Journal|accessdate=March 26, 2015}}

Personal life

On March 25, 2015, Ford was punched at a St. Louis gas station by an attacker shouting racial slurs. The following day he said he may move away from the St. Louis area.{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-cardinals-player-punched-at-st-louis-county-gas-station/article_7b39822e-14da-56c5-b52c-4921ab5eda85.html|title=Former Cardinals player punched at St. Louis County gas station after racial slur|first=Christine|last=Byers|work=stltoday.com|date=March 26, 2015|accessdate=March 26, 2015}}