Pete Ward
[edit] Biography
Pete Ward (Peter Thomas Ward) was born on July 26, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1962 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .295 with 22 home runs and 84 RBI. Ward played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Pete Ward's best season was 1963, when he slugged 22 home runs, hit for a .295 average and knocked in 84 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .280
| .238
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 157
| 600
| 80
| 177
| 22
| 84
| .295
| .353
| .482
| 34
| 6
| 52
| 77
| 5
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 6
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 144
| 539
| 61
| 152
| 23
| 94
| .282
| .348
| .473
| 28
| 3
| 56
| 76
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 7
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 138
| 507
| 62
| 125
| 10
| 57
| .247
| .327
| .367
| 25
| 3
| 56
| 83
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 10
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 84
| 251
| 22
| 55
| 3
| 28
| .219
| .290
| .291
| 7
| 1
| 24
| 49
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 146
| 467
| 49
| 109
| 18
| 62
| .233
| .334
| .392
| 16
| 2
| 61
| 109
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 5
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 125
| 399
| 43
| 86
| 15
| 50
| .216
| .354
| .366
| 15
| 0
| 76
| 85
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 3
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 105
| 199
| 22
| 49
| 6
| 32
| .246
| .359
| .372
| 7
| 0
| 33
| 38
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 66
| 77
| 5
| 20
| 1
| 18
| .260
| .333
| .377
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 973
| 3060
| 345
| 776
| 98
| 427
| .254
| .339
| .405
| 136
| 17
| 371
| 539
| 40
| 12
| 20
| 41
| 39
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 51
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 35
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 154
| 154
| 1386.1
| 156
| 302
| 38
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 138
| 138
| 1225.2
| 126
| 309
| 19
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 134
| 131
| 1166.1
| 97
| 319
| 21
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 59
| 57
| 421.1
| 83
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 12
| 105.1
| 10
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 44
| 41
| 304.2
| 63
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 3
| 26.1
| 19
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 18
| 16
| 116.2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 89
| 85
| 694
| 107
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 22
| 13
| 105.2
| 7
| 33
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 73
| 71
| 572.1
| 88
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 20
| 14
| 121.2
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 39
| 35
| 308.2
| 295
| 19
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 31
| 27
| 228.2
| 238
| 18
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 8
| 6
| 39
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 23
| 19
| 136
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 77
| 73
| 604
| 59
| 151
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 17
| 13
| 97
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 67
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 25
| 20
| 159.2
| 167
| 12
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 45
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 17
| 136
| 15
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 13
| 10
| 82
| 83
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 562
| 538
| 4729.1
| 470
| 1182
| 97
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 56
| 46
| 357.1
| 71
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 113
| 95
| 805.1
| 802
| 57
| 4
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 139
| 130
| 1012
| 174
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 186
| 176
| 1369.1
| 239
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1958).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Hoyt Wilhelm, Dave Nicholson and Ron Hansen to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith (January 14, 1963).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Mickey Scott and cash (December 18, 1969).
- Released by New York Yankees (March 31, 1971).
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