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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	NYY		MIN	L,0-6	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 17	NYY		KCA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 21	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	11 (4)	Apr 26	NYY	@	DET	W,13-11	GS	32	6.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
5	14 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	18 (3)	May 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	22 (3)	May 9	NYY	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
8	26 (3)	May 14 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GS	30	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
9	32 (5)	May 21 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
10	36 (3)	May 25	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
11	39 (2)	May 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (3)	Jun 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	48 (4)	Jun 6	NYY		MIN	W,7-2	GS	27	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
14	53 (4)	Jun 10	NYY		KCA	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
15	58 (4)	Jun 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-5	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 18	NYY	@	DET	W,9-0	GS	28	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 22	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	70 (3)	Jun 26	NYY	@	LAA	W,8-6	GS	34	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
19	73 (2)	Jun 30	NYY		WSA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	76 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	81 (4)	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	88 (6)	Jul 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	92 (3)	Jul 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-8	GS	27	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	95 (2)	Jul 25 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
25	100 (4)	Jul 29	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	103 (2)	Aug 2 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	108 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,7-6	GS	38	10.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
28	113 (4)	Aug 10	NYY		LAA	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	118 (4)	Aug 15	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	122 (3)	Aug 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	37	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	126 (3)	Aug 23	NYY	@	LAA	W,8-6	GS	23	4.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
32	130 (3)	Aug 27	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-7	GS	22	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	134 (3)	Sep 1	NYY		DET	W,1-0	GS	18	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	140 (5)	Sep 6	NYY		WSA	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	144 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	149 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
37	153 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-1	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	157 (3)	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	161 (3)	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							39gm		283.0	12	45	5	62	5