Pete Ward
| Pete Ward | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman / Left Fielder / First baseman | |
| Born: July 26, 1937 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Died: March 16, 2022 (aged 84) Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| 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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Canadian | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1991 |
Peter Thomas Ward (July 26, 1937 – March 16, 2022) was a Canadian-born professional baseball player who appeared in 973 games over nine seasons in Major League Baseball as a third baseman, outfielder and first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles (1962), Chicago White Sox (1963–1969) and New York Yankees (1970).
Ward was the runner-up for the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award (to pitcher and teammate Gary Peters) in 1963, but was named that season's AL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. He finished in the Top 10 in the AL's Most Valuable Player poll in both 1963 (ninth) and 1964 (sixth).