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	26-12 / in Starts: 25-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (21-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
P GonzÃ¡lez	1
E Howard	1

Most Driven In By
B Richardson	2
T Tresh	1
T Kubek	1
M Mantle	1

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 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	395	1	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	GS-11	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	9	2.40	0.020	4.84	0.02%	0.57	P
2	396	6 (4)	Apr 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.65	-0.065	.98	-0.06%	-1.01	P
3	397	8 (1)	Apr 26	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.10	-0.041	2.11	-0.05%	-0.33	P
May		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
4	398	9	May 1	NYY		WSA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	.68	-0.050	1.43	-0.06%	-0.51	P
5	399	13 (3)	May 5	NYY		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.34	-0.025	.69	-0.03%	-0.41	P
6	400	18 (4)	May 9	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	.44	0.021	1.25	0.04%	0.28	P
7	401	22 (3)	May 13	NYY	@	DET	T,1-1	CG(6)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	1.14	-0.042	3.44	-0.08%	-0.46	P
8	402	27 (4)	May 17 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	9	.31	0.031	.90	0.05%	0.10	P
9	403	30 (2)	May 22	NYY		LAA	W,4-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	9	.42	-0.011	1.10	-0.02%	-0.10	P
10	404	34 (3)	May 26	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.238	.530	9	.92	0.031	2.50	0.05%	0.56	P
11	405	37 (2)	May 30	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.240	.526	9	.70	-0.023	1.77	-0.04%	-0.73	P
Jun		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
12	406	41 (3)	Jun 3	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.250	.563	9	.68	0.007	1.33	0.01%	0.38	P
13	407	45 (3)	Jun 7	NYY	@	LAA	W,9-3	GS-8	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.343	.241	.584	9	.72	0.084	1.59	0.11%	0.67	P
14	408	51 (5)	Jun 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.342	.250	.592	9	1.09	-0.039	4.11	-0.09%	-0.27	P
15	409	56 (4)	Jun 16 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.325	.235	.560	9	1.10	-0.053	4.29	-0.13%	-0.48	P
16	410	59 (2)	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.302	.216	.519	9	1.82	-0.193	9.35	-0.59%	-1.29	P
17	411	64 (4)	Jun 24	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.302	.216	.519	9						P
18	412	67 (2)	Jun 27	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.302	.216	.519	9						P
Jul		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
19	413	72 (4)	Jul 1	NYY		KCA	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.311	.211	.522	9	.64	0.003	2.60	0.01%	-0.01	P
20	414	77 (4)	Jul 5	NYY		MIN	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.304	.205	.509	9	1.04	-0.026	4.81	-0.07%	-0.22	P
21	415	79 (1)	Jul 10	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-1	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.306	.195	.501	9	.29	-0.009	1.12	-0.02%	-0.17	P
22	416	84 (4)	Jul 15	NYY		BAL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.288	.182	.470	9	.50	-0.036	3.68	-0.16%	-0.89	P
23	417	89 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.283	.178	.461	9	1.09	-0.027	5.59	-0.08%	-0.22	P
24	418	94 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.283	.178	.461	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
25	419	104 (9)	Aug 4	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.273	.170	.443	9	.93	-0.046	5.41	-0.16%	-0.37	P
26	420	108 (3)	Aug 8	NYY		BAL	L,5-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.273	.170	.443	9						P
27	421	115 (6)	Aug 14	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.273	.170	.443	9						P
28	422	118 (2)	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.273	.170	.443	9						P
29	423	121 (2)	Aug 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.268	.167	.435	9	.65	-0.016	2.94	-0.04%	-0.14	P
30	424	126 (4)	Aug 25	NYY		WSA	W,4-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.259	.160	.419	9	.86	-0.043	2.38	-0.07%	-0.31	P
31	425	130 (3)	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,6-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.262	.154	.416	9	.49	0.014	1.61	0.03%	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
32	426	135 (4)	Sep 4	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.258	.151	.409	9	1.59	-0.053	5.66	-0.11%	-0.54	P
33	427	138 (2)	Sep 7	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.258	.151	.409	4						P
34	428	140 (1)	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.250	.145	.395	9	1.03	-0.050	9.32	-0.27%	-0.37	P
35	429	144 (3)	Sep 13	NYY		MIN	W,5-2	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.262	.161	.422	9	.55	0.021	4.40	0.10%	0.25	P
36	430	148 (3)	Sep 18	NYY		KCA	W,6-0	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.275	.155	.431	9	.52	0.038	6.24	0.27%	0.26	P
37	431	152 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.131	.264	.148	.411	9	.44	-0.034	5.93	-0.28%	-0.40	P
38	432	157 (4)	Sep 27	NYY	@	WSA	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.257	.143	.400	9	1.23	-0.061	3.51	-0.10%	-0.43	P
39	433	162 (4)	Oct 2	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.244	.134	.378	9	.41	-0.041	2.89	-0.17%	-0.73	P
							26-12		85	67	5	8	1	0	0	2	10	0	23	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.244	.134	.378		.84	-0.714	3.31	-1.99%	-7.26

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