peter thomas ward (july 26, 1937 – march 16, 2022) was a canadian-born professional baseball player. he appeared in 973 games over nine seasons in major league baseball for the baltimore orioles (1962), chicago white sox (1963–1969) and new york yankees (1970). he finished in the top 10 in the al's most valuable player poll in both 1963 (ninth) and 1964 (sixth).