Name | Team | Age |
Pete Ward | Retired (1971, Age 33) | Died (2000, Age 63) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 1, Pick 8 (1959) |
CF | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Dom DiMaggio League | 0 | 12 years (71 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 11/14/1937 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
1 | 2 | 6 |
Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (3B) |
(97.2 %) | (96.3 %) | (0.1 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1959 | DET | 116 | 490 | 58 | 132 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 93 | 13 | 7 | 7 | .704 | .325 | .380 | .269 |
1960 | DET | 119 | 471 | 45 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 100 | 26 | 13 | 7 | .586 | .267 | .318 | .206 |
1961 | DET | 72 | 247 | 25 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .665 | .305 | .360 | .243 |
1962 | DET | 109 | 345 | 55 | 88 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 26 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .724 | .307 | .417 | .255 |
1963 | DET | 78 | 270 | 37 | 78 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 20 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .829 | .337 | .493 | .289 |
1964 | DET | 120 | 406 | 51 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 37 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .707 | .320 | .387 | .259 |
1965 | DET | 96 | 250 | 44 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 20 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .828 | .336 | .492 | .284 |
1966 | DET-CHN | 107 | 233 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .625 | .277 | .348 | .210 |
1967 | CHN | 73 | 183 | 42 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1.057 | .412 | .645 | .350 |
1968 | CHN | 24 | 61 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .713 | .352 | .361 | .246 |
1969 | CHN | 84 | 80 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .829 | .367 | .463 | .300 |
1970 | CHN | 57 | 73 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .982 | .407 | .575 | .301 |
1971 | CHN | 64 | 69 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .994 | .429 | .565 | .362 |
Total | 1119 | 3178 | 437 | 830 | 136 | 29 | 99 | 403 | 285 | 599 | 111 | 37 | 31 | .737 | .322 | .416 | .261 |
Date | Transaction |
1971-11-01 | Pete Ward has retired from the Chicago Desolators |
1967-04-01 | The Chicago Desolators have renamed Kirby Wickenberg to Pete Ward. |
1966-04-13 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Red Wolves and the Chicago Desolators. The Chicago Desolators receive Kirby Wickenberg from the Detroit Red Wolves in exchange for Mike McDermont. |
1960-04-01 | The Detroit Red Wolves have renamed Bill Paulsen to Kirby Wickenberg. |
1959-04-12 | The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Bill Paulsen to the major league team. |