Whitey Ford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 178lb (178cm, 80kg)

Born: October 21, 1928 in New York, NY us

Died: October 8, 2020 in Lake Success, NY

Buried: Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, NY

High School: Aviation Career & Technical Education HS (Long Island City, NY)

Debut: July 1, 1950 (Age 21-253d, 10,718th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: May 21, 1967 (Age 38-212d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. (Voted by BBWAA on 284/365 ballots)
View Whitey Ford's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Edward Charles Ford

Nicknames: The Chairman of the Board or Slick

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

57.1

236

106

ERA

2.75

498

438

3170.1

1956

WHIP

1.215

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-7 / in Starts: 12-0
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	34 (20-10-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Johnson	3
J Collins	0
B Brown	0

Most Driven In By
P Rizzuto	1
G Woodling	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	69 (68)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-13	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.014	1.10	-0.04%	-0.49	P
2	2	75 (5)	Jul 6	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.08	0.019	4.51	0.05%	0.14	P
3	3	83 (7)	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.09	-0.090	4.41	-0.22%	-0.83	P
4	4	91 (7)	Jul 26	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.56	-0.030	2.68	-0.09%	-0.40	P
5	5	96 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	97	Aug 1	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.68	-0.018	6.45	-0.10%	-0.27	P
7	7	103 (5)	Aug 8	NYY		BOS	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
8	8	105 (1)	Aug 10	NYY		PHA	L,3-5	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	1.26	-0.033	6.33	-0.10%	-0.26	P
9	9	110 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.91	0.007	3.61	0.02%	-0.29	P
10	10	116 (5)	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.30	-0.015	5.96	-0.04%	-0.08	P
11	11	120 (3)	Aug 25	NYY		SLB	W,10-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	9	.27	-0.027	1.45	-0.09%	-0.48	P
12	12	125 (4)	Aug 30 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9	1.92	0.019	19.84	0.12%	0.06	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	132 (6)	Sep 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9						P
14	14	135 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	9	.75	-0.078	6.48	-0.40%	-0.91	P
15	15	138 (2)	Sep 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	9						P
16	16	141 (2)	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.72	0.003	32.34	0.03%	0.02	P
17	17	145 (3)	Sep 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.129	.229	.129	.358	9	.25	-0.021	3.30	-0.17%	-1.60	P
18	18	149 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.256	.171	.428	9	.71	0.026	5.64	0.13%	0.57	P
19	19	152 (2)	Sep 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.275	.194	.469	5	.40	0.010	1.96	0.03%	0.13	P
20	20	155 (2)	Oct 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.275	.194	.469	9						P
							13-7		44	36	2	7	0	0	0	3	4	0	6	0	4		0	1	0	0	.194	.275	.194	.469		.90	-0.242	7.79	-0.88%	-4.68

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