Aaron Ward (baseball)
| Aaron Lee Ward | |
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 Aaron Ward getting tagged out at 3rd during the first game at Yankee Stadium. |
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| Second base | |
| Born: August 28, 1896 Booneville, Arkansas |
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| Died: January 30, 1961 (aged 64) New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 14, 1917 for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 7, 1928 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 50 |
| Runs batted in | 446 |
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Aaron Lee Ward (August 28, 1896 – January 30, 1961) born in Booneville, Arkansas, was an infielder for the New York Yankees (1917–26), Chicago White Sox (1927) and Cleveland Indians (1928).
[edit] Career
He helped the Yankees win the 1921-22 and 1926 American League Pennants and 1923 World Series. Ward is famous for collecting the 1st hit by a member of the Yankees in Yankee Stadium.
On January 13, 1927, he was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Grabowski and Ray Morehart. On March 4, 1928, he was selected off waivers by the Indians from the White Sox.
In 12 seasons he played in 1,059 Games and had 3,611 At Bats, 457 Runs, 966 Hits, 158 Doubles, 54 Triples, 50 Home Runs, 447 RBI, 36 Stolen Bases, 339 Walks, .268 Batting Average, .335 On-base percentage, .383 Slugging Percentage, 1,382 Total Bases and 152 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 64. He is buried in St. Louis #3 Cemetery.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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