| Pete Ward | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
| 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,[1] but was named that season's AL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News.[2] He finished in the Top 10 in the AL's Most Valuable Player poll in both 1963 (ninth) and 1964 (sixth).[3]
- ^ "Chisox Gary Peters Named As the AL's Best Rookie". news.google.com. Lawrence Journal-World. November 29, 1963. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Deitsch, Richard (July 31, 2000). "Pete Ward, Almost On SI's Cover JUNE 7, 1965". Vault. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Information at Baseball Reference