Whitey Ford

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Whitey Ford
Whitey Ford 1953 Bowman.jpg
Pitcher
Born: October 21, 1928
New York City , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Strikes: Left Throws: Left
Debut in Major League Baseball
July 1,  1950  with the  New York Yankees
Last MLB assignment
May 21,  1967  with the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Win - Loss    236-106
Earned Run Average    2.75
Strikeouts    1.956
Teams

Awards

member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     1974
Quota    77.81%

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928 in New York City , New York ) is a retired American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of pitcher . His nicknames as a player were The Chairman of the Board or Slick .

biography

Whitey Ford was born in New York and drafted as a pitcher by the New York Yankees in 1947 . On July 1, 1950, he made his Major League debut against the Boston Red Sox as a substitute thrower. On July 17th he celebrated his first victory as a pitcher, which was followed by eight more successes in the next few games. In its first year, Ford was also used in the World Series . In the fourth game, he threw 8 2/3 innings and secured the Yankees the title. Ford then spent the next two years in the military.

In 1953 he returned to the Yankees and continued his great athletic career. Ford was named All Star eight times in his career and won the Cy Young Award in 1961 . To date he is the left-handed Yankees with the most wins as a pitcher (236). Roger Clemens celebrated his 300th win as a Yankee, but won only 77 games for the New Yorkers. Red Ruffing , who tops this right-handed list of Yankees, won 231 of his 237 wins for the Bronx team.

Ford, who was given the name Whitey because of his blonde, almost white hair , was a brilliant pitcher who always caused great difficulties for batsmen with his deliberate game and his large throwing repertoire.

By the end of his career, the Yankees had won 11 American League titles and the World Series six times with Ford . In the World Series of 1960, 1961 and 1962 he did not allow any points from the opponent in 33 consecutive innings and improved the record of Babe Ruth , which this had set with 29 2/3 innings in his time in Boston.

In his first year Ford wore the shirt number 19, after his return from the military the number 16. This number has not been awarded by the Yankees since 1974, in the same year Ford was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame with his teammate Mickey Mantle . On August 2, 1987, the Yankees erected a plaque for him in Monument Park at the Yankee Stadium with the words: One of the greatest pitchers ever to step on a mound .

At the MLB All-Star Game 2008 he threw the ceremonial first pitch together with Yogi Berra , Rich Gossage and Reggie Jackson .

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