Aaron Ward Notable

b. August 28, 1896 · New York Yankees 1917–1926, Chicago White Sox 1927, Cleveland Indians 1928

Aaron Ward played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1917 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1928.

Across 1,059 games he batted .268, with 966 hits and 457 runs. He finished with 50 home runs, 158 doubles, 54 triples and 36 stolen bases.

He played 809 games at second base, with 2,546 assists and 134 errors. He turned 378 double plays. He also played 172 games at third base.

He was born in Booneville, AR, USA on August 28, 1896, and died on January 30, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1917	NYY	8	26	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	.115
1918	NYY	20	32	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	7	1	.125
1919	NYY	27	34	5	7	2	0	0	2	5	6	0	.206
1920	NYY	127	496	62	127	18	7	11	55	33	84	7	.256
1921	NYY	153	556	77	170	30	10	5	75	42	68	6	.306
1922	NYY	154	558	69	149	19	5	7	68	45	64	6	.267
1923	NYY	152	567	79	161	26	11	10	82	56	65	8	.284
1924	NYY	120	400	42	101	13	10	8	66	40	45	1	.253
1925	NYY	125	439	41	108	22	3	4	38	49	49	1	.246
1926	NYY	22	31	5	10	2	0	0	3	2	6	0	.323
1927	CHW	145	463	75	125	25	8	5	56	63	56	6	.270
1928	CLE	6	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.111
Career	—	1059	3611	457	966	158	54	50	447	339	457	36	.268

On this day & linked events

1896

Born August 28, 1896

Booneville, AR, USA

1961

Died January 30, 1961

1917

Major-league debut: Aaron Ward

Aaron Ward made a major-league debut on August 14, 1917.

1928

Final major-league game: Aaron Ward

Aaron Ward played a final major-league game on June 7, 1928.

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