# Colby Ward

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Colby Ward
|image=1988 Grand Slam - Colby Ward (cropped).webp
|width=200
|caption=Ward with the [Midland Angels](/source/Midland_Angels) {{circa}} 1988
|position=[Relief pitcher](/source/Relief_pitcher)
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1964|1|2}}
|birth_place=[Springville, Utah](/source/Springville%2C_Utah), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 27
|debutyear=1990
|debutteam=Cleveland Indians
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 27
|finalyear=1990
|finalteam=Cleveland Indians
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(baseball))
|stat1value=1–3
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=4.25
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=23
|teams=
* [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{mlby|1990}})
|highlights=
}}
'''Robert Colby Ward''' (born January 2, 1964) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. Ward [pitched](/source/Pitcher) for the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) of the [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB).

Ward batted right-handed and fielded and threw right-handed as well. He is 6'2 and weighed 185 lbs. He played his first MLB game on July 27, 1990, and played his last MLB game on September 27 of the same season.  He finished his MLB career with a 1-3 won-loss record.

Ward attended [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University). While at BYU, Ward set the school record for best win–loss record (31–10), as well as most pitching decisions (51). Both records still stand.{{as of?|date=October 2024}}

Ward was drafted by the [California Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels) in the 11th round of the [1986 Major League Baseball draft](/source/1986_Major_League_Baseball_draft).

==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=w/wardco02 |fangraphs= |cube= | brm=ward--004rob }}

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Category:Salem Angels players
Category:Anchorage Glacier Pilots players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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