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Louisiana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">August 14, 1917, for the New York Yankees</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 7, 1928, for the Cleveland Indians</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.268</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">50</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">446</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wardaa01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15999696#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (<a href="/wiki/1917_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1917 Major League Baseball season">1917</a>–<a href="/wiki/1926_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1926 Major League Baseball season">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1927_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1927 Major League Baseball season">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> (<a href="/wiki/1928_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1928 Major League Baseball season">1928</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Aaron Lee Ward</b> (August 28, 1896 – January 30, 1961) was an American <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (1917–1926), <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (1927), and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> (1928). A former player at <a href="/wiki/Ouachita_Baptist_University" title="Ouachita Baptist University">Ouachita Baptist University</a>, Ward spent ten seasons as a reliable utility infielder for the Yankees under <a href="/wiki/Bill_Donovan" title="Bill Donovan">Bill Donovan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miller_Huggins" title="Miller Huggins">Miller Huggins</a>, going to three straight <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/1921_World_Series" title="1921 World Series">1921</a> (where he made a crucial error in Game 7 and sealed the game for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> getting thrown out at <a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">third base</a> in Game 8), <a href="/wiki/1922_World_Series" title="1922 World Series">1922</a> and <a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a> (where he would get ten hits). Ward also was on the roster for the <a href="/wiki/1926_World_Series" title="1926 World Series">1926 World Series</a>, but did not play in a game for the team, having become a bench player in favor of <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lazzeri" title="Tony Lazzeri">Tony Lazzeri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Koenig" title="Mark Koenig">Mark Koenig</a>. Ward got the first hit for the Yankees on April 18, 1923, the opening of <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> off <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ehmke" title="Howard Ehmke">Howard Ehmke</a>. After several attempts in previous seasons, the Yankees traded Ward to the White Sox in December 1926, where he only lasted a season. The Indians claimed Ward off of waivers in March 1928 before releasing him in June 1928. </p><p>The son of an <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> politician, Ward also served in the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas State Legislature">Arkansas State Legislature</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Reading_clerk" class="mw-redirect" title="Reading clerk">reading clerk</a> during the offseason. He also owned and managed the Class D <a href="/wiki/New_Iberia_Cardinals" title="New Iberia Cardinals">New Iberia Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Evangeline_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangeline League">Evangeline League</a> from October 1945–February 1947. His son, Gene Ward, would also work in <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ward_(baseball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minors_and_signing_with_the_Yankees_(1915–1917)"><span id="Minors_and_signing_with_the_Yankees_.281915.E2.80.931917.29"></span>Minors and signing with the Yankees (1915–1917)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ward_(baseball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minors and signing with the Yankees (1915–1917)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ward played in 1916 for the <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Rebels" title="Montgomery Rebels">Montgomery Rebels</a> of the <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League_(1904%E2%80%931963)" title="South Atlantic League (1904–1963)">South Atlantic League</a>. At Montgomery, Ward played in 93 games, hitting a .268 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average" title="Batting average">batting average</a> and a .916 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Travelers" title="Little Rock Travelers">Little Rock Travelers</a> sent Ward to Montgomery after some scouts thought the infielder had promise.<sup id="cite_ref-1917sell_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1917sell-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward left the Montgomery team on June 26 to report to <a href="/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock, Arkansas</a> to join the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_National_Guard" title="Arkansas National Guard">Arkansas National Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Montgomery team folded during the 1916 season and the <a href="/wiki/Rock_Island_Islanders" title="Rock Island Islanders">Rock Island Islanders</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Indiana%E2%80%93Iowa_League" title="Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League">Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League</a> (Three–I League) picked up Ward for the rest of his 1916 season, where he hit .314 and had a .949 fielding percentage. Late in the season, he played a few games for the Travelers before heading for his home in <a href="/wiki/Booneville,_Arkansas" title="Booneville, Arkansas">Booneville, Arkansas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1917sell_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1917sell-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 1917, he was supposed to play for the Travelers. When he arrived in Little Rock to report for <a href="/wiki/Spring_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="Spring Training">Spring Training</a>, he was told that the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Sea_Gulls" class="mw-redirect" title="Charleston Sea Gulls">Charleston Sea Gulls</a> of the South Atlantic League acquired his contract. Ward told the staff goodbye and took some of his bats he had left in the previous season at the stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-1917sell_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1917sell-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> acquired his contract for $1,250 in July 1917 after Ward hit a .295 batting average with the Sea Gulls.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward made his major league debut on August 14 as a replacement for <a href="/wiki/Roger_Peckinpaugh" title="Roger Peckinpaugh">Roger Peckinpaugh</a>, who injured his arm. In his first game, he faced the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Walter Johnson</a>, getting his first career hit in his second at bat.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hughie_Jennings" title="Hughie Jennings">Hughie Jennings</a>, the manager of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> thought that Ward was impressive in the short time period he played for the Yankees and that Ward would remain with the team.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_playing_days_with_the_Yankees_(1918–1921)"><span id="Early_playing_days_with_the_Yankees_.281918.E2.80.931921.29"></span>Early playing days with the Yankees (1918–1921)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ward_(baseball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early playing days with the Yankees (1918–1921)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 1918, <a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)" title="Ensign (rank)">Ensign</a> W.P. Hahn of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>'s aviation division visited the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> to discuss interest in joining the branch of military with players of the Yankees and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wally_Pipp" title="Wally Pipp">Wally Pipp</a> had joined the branch a week earlier and began working at their division in <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston, Massachusetts</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Tris Speaker</a> of the Indians, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lamar" title="Bill Lamar">Bill Lamar</a> and Ward of the Yankees were all recruited for the naval aviation division.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was Pipp's suggestion that Ward and Lamar join the miltiary and that neither would have to report before September 1, 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to low playing time from <a href="/wiki/Miller_Huggins" title="Miller Huggins">Miller Huggins</a>, Ward left the team and reported to <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Maneuver_Training_Center" title="Robinson Maneuver Training Center">Camp Pike</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="North Little Rock, Arkansas">North Little Rock, Arkansas</a> for training, but was discharged from the military by the end of November 1918 along with Pipp.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ward signed his 1919 contract to remain with the Yankees for the season and Huggins praised the young infielder, saying that the sure-fielding infielder would learn to hit better with continued experience in the majors. With the beginning of Spring Training in <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> nearing, Huggins had to deal with concerns that <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Frank Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Jones_(pitcher)" title="Johnny Jones (pitcher)">Johnny Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Del_Pratt" title="Del Pratt">Del Pratt</a> would not be on the 1919 team. Baker was considering retirement, Jones was still in military service, and Pratt was considering staying in the steel industry instead of continuing his career in baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At a barnstorming game in <a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville, South Carolina</a> on April 7, 1920, Ward collided with <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Ward" title="Chuck Ward">Chuck Ward</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Robins" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Robins">Brooklyn Robins</a>, sliding into second base on a retreat. Aaron Ward spiked Chuck Ward's right hand in multiple places, while Aaron Ward injured his right knee on the slide. Ward left South Carolina for <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> to have the leg looked at and was hopeful that his infielder would be able to play games between the two teams at <a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward's first full season came in 1920 with the retirement of Baker, however. Ward got full playing time as a <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a> for the Yankees, becoming one of the regular clutch hitters on the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before reporting to Spring Training in 1921, Ward went into a holdout until the Yankees raised his pay, returning his 1921 contract unsigned to the club.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of several players to have holdouts during the winter of 1921, Ward got a second contract that had higher amounts than the first offer. This one was also sent back unsigned with a letter explaining his reasoning to the franchise. A third contract came in the mail to his liking in late February, which he signed and returned by mail to the Yankees. He announced he would be attending Spring Training in <a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, Louisiana</a> in March.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward moved to <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second base</a> for the 1921 season and learned the position. His power rate went down in 1921. Ward had hit 11 home runs by the end of the 1920 season and by September 16, 1921, had only hit four. Ward's batting average also went to .321, a higher rate than the 1920 season. Writers considered Ward one of the best young infielders in the sport.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ward, a reliable defender, had a bad play in Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/1921_World_Series" title="1921 World Series">1921 World Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> that cost the Yankees game. On a groundball from <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Rawlings" title="Johnny Rawlings">Johnny Rawlings</a> with two out in the 7th inning, Ward bobbled it and his throw to Wally Pipp at first base was late, resulting in Rawlings being safe. <a href="/wiki/Frank_Snyder" title="Frank Snyder">Frank Snyder</a> hit the next pitch from <a href="/wiki/Carl_Mays" title="Carl Mays">Carl Mays</a> into the outfield for a double. Rawlings scored on the play.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 8, Frank Baker hit a liner in the ground that Rawlings corralled at second base. With Ward running from first, Rawlings threw to <a href="/wiki/George_Kelly_(baseball)" title="George Kelly (baseball)">George Kelly</a> at <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a>, retiring Baker. Kelly threw the ball to third base and <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Frisch" title="Frankie Frisch">Frankie Frisch</a>. Frisch tagged Ward out to end the game and World Series while the infielder was sliding into third.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_player_for_the_Yankees_(1922–1926)"><span id="Regular_player_for_the_Yankees_.281922.E2.80.931926.29"></span>Regular player for the Yankees (1922–1926)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ward_(baseball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Regular player for the Yankees (1922–1926)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ward held out in the beginning of the 1922 season for a higher paycheck as well. On March 7, 1922, he signed his Yankee contract for $7,500 (1922 <a href="/wiki/USD" class="mw-redirect" title="USD">USD</a>) and began to report to <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a> for Spring Training.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward was one of 17 players during the <a href="/wiki/1922_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1922 Major League Baseball season">1922 Major League Baseball season</a> to play in all 154 games.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward hit two home runs during the <a href="/wiki/1922_World_Series" title="1922 World Series">1922 World Series</a>, a rematch of the previous year's teams, and in Game 4, Ward attempted to glove a ball by <a href="/wiki/Irish_Meusel" title="Irish Meusel">Irish Meusel</a> in the heavy rain, but was unable to due to the poor conditions of the field.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next season, 1923, Ward did not do a holdout and sent in his contract early.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> opened on April 18, 1923 and with 74,200 in attendance to see the Yankees face the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, Ward got the first hit recorded by a Yankees player in the new facility off <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ehmke" title="Howard Ehmke">Howard Ehmke</a>. <a href="/wiki/Everett_Scott" title="Everett Scott">Everett Scott</a>, the Yankees captain, gave up a sacrifice to move Ward to second, but Ward got caught between second and third base in a rundown on a grounder by pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Shawkey" title="Bob Shawkey">Bob Shawkey</a>. Ward held in the rundown long enough for Shawkey to reach second base.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward had the best production in the <a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923 World Series</a>, a third consecutive matchup between the Yankees and Giants, getting ten hits in the series. In the winning Game 6 for the Yankees, Ward got on a <a href="/wiki/Walk_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walk (baseball)">walk</a> and scored on a double by <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Witt" title="Whitey Witt">Whitey Witt</a> in the third inning.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 1924, the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> offered to trade <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">Eddie Collins</a> to the Yankees for Aaron Ward. However, Yankees management, led by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Barrow" title="Ed Barrow">Ed Barrow</a>, refused to trade Ward for the infielder. Instead, the Yankees offered <a href="/wiki/Everett_Scott" title="Everett Scott">Everett Scott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_McNally" title="Mike McNally">Mike McNally</a> to the in deal for the infielder.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ed Barrow told the press on his way to Boston with <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Ruppert" title="Jacob Ruppert">Jacob Ruppert</a> to an American League meeting that Ward, along with <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dugan" title="Joe Dugan">Joe Dugan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sad_Sam_Jones" title="Sad Sam Jones">Sad Sam Jones</a>, were untouchable and that if the White Sox wanted a pitcher, they would need to send the Yankees a pitcher. They were offered <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Robertson" title="Charlie Robertson">Charlie Robertson</a>, but wanted <a href="/wiki/Ted_Blankenship" title="Ted Blankenship">Ted Blankenship</a> in 1923. In 1924, Barrow stated that he would take Robertson.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 26, 1924, Ward's 567 game straight playing streak dating to July 11, 1920 ended when he suffered an injury the game before. At the time, it was the longest streak behind teammate Everett Scott, who had been in 1,168 consecutive games as of that day.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During that time period, Ward had a .280 batting average in 2,073 at bats, hitting 34 home runs and stealing 26 bases. Scott and Ward also played together for 346 consecutive games.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Huggins announced in Boston in late June that Ward would return when the Yankees arrived in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a> to play the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Athletics</a>. Ward's lack of presence caused the Yankees to struggle defensively, and sportswriters felt this return would amend things.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, rushing back to the majors before he was ready caused his numbers to struggle, along with the team, as they missed out on a fourth consecutive American League pennant.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ward's playing time fell off during the 1926 season as his playing time went to rookies <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lazzeri" title="Tony Lazzeri">Tony Lazzeri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Koenig" title="Mark Koenig">Mark Koenig</a>, both new infielders. Despite the lost playing time in Spring Training, Ward remained confident that Huggins would give him a second chance to earn his place over the young rookies.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chicago White Sox made another attempt to acquire Ward at the beginning of the 1926 regular season. Ward had been struggling with the Yankees in Spring Training and their game on April 22 did not go well for Ward during their victory over the Red Sox. Miller Huggins asked Ed Barrow to acquire outfielders <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gulley" title="Tom Gulley">Tom Gulley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Barrett_(outfielder)" title="Bill Barrett (outfielder)">Bill Barrett</a> from the White Sox in return for Ward, along with a young catcher. Gulley would likely be sent to the <a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Saints_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="St. Paul Saints (1901–1960)">St. Paul Saints</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1902%E2%80%931997)" title="American Association (1902–1997)">American Association</a>, a farm team for the Yankees. Ward would become the shortstop for the White Sox, replacing former teammate Everett Scott. Ward felt that his best position was shortstop because he felt uncomfortable at second base.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reports broke on May 6 that Huggins and current White Sox manager, Eddie Collins, had a handshake deal for a trade with Ward and Gulley changing teams. The Yankees wanted a left-handed pinch hitter on his bench and Collins wanted some insurance for Scott.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the deal fell through with Tony Lazzeri struggling during mid-May with his defense.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late July 1926, Ward got a chance to play for the Yankees when Huggins benched Koenig due to lack of performance. With Koenig making errors in the field and not hiting, Ward got a chance to spark the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in the <a href="/wiki/1926_World_Series" title="1926 World Series">1926 World Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, Ward did not play in a single game over Koenig. Sportswriters felt that Ward would have been better than Koenig and though not a guarantee he would help the win the World Series, be an improvement over the rookie.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Career_after_the_Yankees_(1927–1947)"><span id="Career_after_the_Yankees_.281927.E2.80.931947.29"></span>Career after the Yankees (1927–1947)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ward_(baseball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Career after the Yankees (1927–1947)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ray_Schalk" title="Ray Schalk">Ray Schalk</a>, the new manager of the White Sox for the 1927 season wanted a new infielder to replace Eddie Collins and one of his offers was to acquire Ward form the Yankees or <a href="/wiki/Frank_O%27Rourke_(baseball)" title="Frank O'Rourke (baseball)">Frank O'Rourke</a> from the TIgers.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Yankees traded Ward to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> on January 13, 1927 in a straight, no cash deal for <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Grabowski" title="Johnny Grabowski">Johnny Grabowski</a> and <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Morehart" title="Ray Morehart">Ray Morehart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After spending the 1927 season with the White Sox, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> claimed Ward off waivers on March 4, 1928 prior to <a href="/wiki/Spring_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="Spring Training">Spring Training</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, Louisiana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward would not see out the 1928 season with the Indians, as the team released him on June 10.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1902%E2%80%931997)" title="American Association (1902–1997)">American Association</a> signed Ward to a contract on June 30.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 15, 1929, the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas State Legislature">Arkansas State Legislature</a> elected Ward as a <a href="/wiki/Reading_clerk" class="mw-redirect" title="Reading clerk">reading clerk</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas State Senate">Arkansas State Senate</a>, a position Ward previously held in 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also signed with the <a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Travelers" title="Little Rock Travelers">Little Rock Travelers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association" title="Southern Association">Southern Association</a> in March 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ward returned to the baseball ranks in April 1946 with the revival of the Class D <a href="/wiki/Evangeline_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangeline League">Evangeline League</a>. Ward, now a resident of <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a>, bought the team for $3,000 with a $750 forfeiture fee to ensure payment of players in October 1945. Ward and his wife, Sadie, would move to <a href="/wiki/New_Iberia,_Louisiana" title="New Iberia, Louisiana">New Iberia</a> to help with the operation of the team.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Now the manager and owner of the <a href="/wiki/New_Iberia_Cardinals" title="New Iberia Cardinals">New Iberia Cardinals</a>, Ward introduced a resolution that teams in the league would have 18 players on the roster for the first 20 days of the season rather than the standard 15.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on February 27, 1947 a group of four businessmen purchased the team from Ward for $10,000. Ward, who removed himself from the franchise in any capacity, stated that they had an agreement to play in New Orleans during the 1947 season and that the new ownership would honor the contract.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After selling the New Iberia franchise, Ward became a scout for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-geneward1_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geneward1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ward_(baseball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ward's father, Thomas, was a superintendent for a boys industrial school for children in the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas" title="Fort Smith, Arkansas">Fort Smith, Arkansas</a> area, a local politician and a member of the <a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan">Ku Klux Klan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ward and his wife, Sadie (née LeBlanc), had only one child, Gene Ward, born in 1927 in New Orleans. Gene Ward helped his father operate the New Iberia Cardinals, doing various roles, including concessions and front office work. After Aaron Ward sold the franchise, Gene moved to work at a hotel. He would spend the 1947 season working with the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Barons" title="Birmingham Barons">Birmingham Barons</a> of the Southern Association as a traveling secretary, recommended by League President <a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Hurth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charlie Hurth (page does not exist)">Charlie Hurth</a> while the team was in New Orleans.<sup id="cite_ref-geneward1_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geneward1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1947, Gene Ward became the business manager of the Class C <a href="/wiki/Natchez_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Natchez Indians">Natchez Indians</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cotton_States_League" title="Cotton States League">Cotton States League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1958, Aaron and Gene Ward were both operating a tire retreading station in New Orleans.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After dealing with a long illness, Ward died at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">United States Department of Veterans Affairs</a> hospital in New Orleans on January 30, 1961. He was 64 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His funeral was held the next day in New Orleans.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ward_(baseball)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a> movie <i><a href="/wiki/Jack_Reacher_(film)" title="Jack Reacher (film)">Jack Reacher</a></i>, the title character uses the alias "Aaron Ward" when investigating at an Ohio gun range. <a 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