| Daryle Lamar Ward...Four children;
daughter Jordan (10/16/93) and sons Jaylen (9/11/97), Josiah (7/23/01)
and Jaxon (9/18/03)...Is a 1993 graduate of Bethel Christian High
School in Riverside, CA...Attended Rancho Santiago College in
Santa Ana, CA...Is the son of former big leaguer Gary Ward, who
played for Minnesota, Texas, New York (AL) and Detroit.
2006 Highlights:
Acquired from the Nationals on Aug. 31. Had a two-run single in
his first at-bat as a Brave on Sept. 2. His 22 pinch-hits and
four pinch-hit homers led the Majors. Hit a three-run homer against
the Nationals on Sept. 18. While with the Nationals, he hit .308
with six homers and 19 RBIs.
2005 Highlights:
Spent full season with Pittsburgh...Established career highs in
runs scored...Made 109 appearances (101 starts) at firstbase and
committed six errors (five fielding/one throwing)...Hit .288 (49-for-170)
with 11 home runs in his first 50 games thru 6/7, but just .241
(57-for-237) with one homer in his last 83 contests...Was the
Opening Day starter at first base and went 0-for-3 vs. Milwaukee
on 4/4...Went hitless in first 14 at bats before taking Gary Glover
deep on 4/12 @Milwaukee...Collected fifth career triple on 4/20
@Cincinnati...Batted .357 (5-for-14) with two doubles, two home
runs and five RBI during four-game hitting streak from 4/25 thru
5/1...Had fifth career two-homer game on 5/1 vs. San Francisco...Had
20 putouts in 5/9 contest @San Francisco, falling two shy of the
major league record for putouts in a game by a first baseman...Tied
for sixth in the National League with eight home runs during the
month of May...Reached base safely in 14 straight games from 5/18
thru 6/3...Had 11 RBI over four-game stretch from 6/7-11...Hit
safely in 10 straight games from 6/14-23 (had one multi-hit contest
during the streak)...Made 33 consecutive starts at first base
from 6/3 thru 7/8...Snapped an 0-for-30 streak with a 2-for-2
performance on 7/21 vs. Colorado - also had gone 14 straight games
without an RBI before collecting one on 7/21...His home run off
Arizona's Brandon Webb which bounced into the Allegheny River
on 9/7 was his first since 6/7 and snapped a 208 atbat drought
without a long ball - it was also his first extra base hit since
7/31...Went 3-for-3 on 9/16 vs. Cincinnati (game two), but hit
just .162 (6-for-37) in his last 18 games...Went 4-for-22 (.182)
as a pinch hitter, going hitless in his last seven at bats off
the bench.
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