Pete Ward
baseball player (1937–2022)
Peter Thomas Ward (July 26, 1937 – March 16, 2022) was a Canadian professional baseball player. He appeared in 973 games over nine seasons in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (1962), Chicago White Sox (1963–1969) and New York Yankees (1970).[1] He finished in the Top 10 in the AL's Most Valuable Player poll in both 1963 (ninth) and 1964 (sixth).[2]
| Pete Ward | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Third baseman / Left Fielder / First baseman / Coach | |||
| Born: July 26, 1937 Montreal, Quebec | |||
| Died: March 16, 2022 (aged 84) | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 21, 1962, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1970, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .254 | ||
| Home runs | 98 | ||
| Runs batted in | 427 | ||
| Teams | |||
| As player
As coach | |||
| Member of the Canadian | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
| Induction | 1991 | ||
References
change- ↑ Deitsch, Richard (31 July 2000). "Pete Ward, Almost On SI's Cover JUNE 7, 1965". Vault. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ Information at Baseball Reference
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