1937
Born July 26, 1937
Montreal, QC, CAN
Pete Ward Notable
Pete Ward played for three clubs across nine seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1962 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1970. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1963 to 1969.
Across 973 games he batted .254, with 776 hits and 345 runs. He finished with 98 home runs, 136 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He played 562 games at third base, with 1,182 assists and 97 errors. He turned 87 double plays. He also played 185 games in the outfield and 113 games at first base.
He was born in Montreal, QC, CAN on July 26, 1937, and died on March 16, 2022. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year | 1 | 1963 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | BAL | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1963 | CHW | 157 | 600 | 80 | 177 | 34 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 52 | 77 | 7 | .295 |
| 1964 | CHW | 144 | 539 | 61 | 152 | 28 | 3 | 23 | 94 | 56 | 76 | 1 | .282 |
| 1965 | CHW | 138 | 507 | 62 | 125 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 56 | 83 | 2 | .247 |
| 1966 | CHW | 84 | 251 | 22 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 49 | 3 | .219 |
| 1967 | CHW | 146 | 467 | 49 | 109 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 109 | 3 | .233 |
| 1968 | CHW | 125 | 399 | 43 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 50 | 76 | 85 | 4 | .216 |
| 1969 | CHW | 105 | 199 | 22 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 0 | .246 |
| 1970 | NYY | 66 | 77 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .260 |
| Career | — | 973 | 3060 | 345 | 776 | 136 | 17 | 98 | 427 | 371 | 539 | 20 | .254 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died March 16, 2022
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