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Pete Ward
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Birthdate: 7/26/1939
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 200 lbs.
Place of Birth: Montreal, PQ, CAN
Bats / Throws: L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Pete Ward was a third baseman for the Chicago White Sox during the 1960's. Playing at third baseman, Ward had excellent range but lacked consistent throwing skills. In 1963, he led AL third basemen with 38 errors but won numerous games by hitting .295, 22 HR's and 84 RBI's and finished second in the league with 298 total bases. His best season was 1964 he hit 23 homers, including three grand slams, along with 94 RBI's. From then on, Pete Ward had recurring neck spasms and later a back injury caused him to become a part-time player. In 1967 he did managed to hit 18 HR's even though his playing time was limited because of his injuries. Pete Ward's career stats: .254 BA in 973 games, 98 HR's and 427 RBI's. baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
9 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1962 BAL (AL) 8 21 1 3 2 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .280 SLG
1963 CHW (AL) 157 600 80 177 34 6 22 84 52 77 7 6 1 5 4 6 .295 .353 SLG
1964 CHW (AL) 144 539 61 152 28 3 23 94 56 76 1 1 11 2 3 7 .282 .348 SLG
1965 CHW (AL) 138 507 62 125 25 3 10 57 56 83 2 4 11 6 2 3 .247 .327 SLG
1966 CHW (AL) 84 251 22 55 7 1 3 28 24 49 3 1 0 3 1 5 .219 .290 SLG
1967 CHW (AL) 146 467 49 109 16 2 18 62 61 109 3 2 9 11 0 3 .233 .334 SLG
1968 CHW (AL) 125 399 43 86 15 0 15 50 76 85 4 3 8 10 1 1 .216 .354 SLG
1969 CHW (AL) 105 199 22 49 7 0 6 32 33 38 0 0 1 3 1 2 .246 .359 SLG
1970 NYY (AL) 66 77 5 20 2 2 1 18 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .333 SLG
9 years   973 3060 345 776 136 17 98 427 371 539 20 17 41 40 12 28 .254 .339 .SLG



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