Pete Ward | |||
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Third baseman / Left Fielder / First baseman / Coach | |||
Born: Montreal, Quebec |
July 26, 1937 |||
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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 | |||
As player As coach |
As player
As coach
Peter Thomas Ward (born July 26, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional baseball player who played 9 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. The son of former National Hockey League forward Jimmy Ward, Pete attended Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon and played college baseball at Portland's Lewis & Clark College.
Ward was a coach of the Atlanta Braves, managed and coached in the Yankees' farm system, and managed the Portland Beavers. He is a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.