Whitey Ford
| Full Name : | Edward Charles Ford |
| Public : | Whitey Ford |
| Nickname : | The Chairman of the Board |
| Country : | United States (USA)  |
| DOB : | October 21, 1928 (Age 81) |
| Place : | New York, New York |
| Height : | 5' 10" |
| Weight : | 181 lbs. |
| Sport : | Baseball - MLB |
| Team : | Retired |
| Level : | Professional |
| Status : | Hall of Fame |
| New York Yankees | |
| Pitcher | |
| Jersey # 16 | |
| Batted : Left | Threw : Left |
MLB Team :
New York Yankees (1950 - 1967)
Achievements :
6x World Series champion (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962)
1961 World Series MVP
8x MLB All-Star (1954 - 1956, 1958 - 1961, 1964)
1961 Cy Young Award
1961 Babe Ruth Award
Post Career Honors :
Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted in 1974
New York Yankees retired #16
#52 on TSN Baseball's 100 Greatest Players
Edward Charles Ford, or Whitey Ford, is a retired professional baseball player who spent his entire Major League career pitching for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). In his career, he had 10 World Series victories and helped the Yankees in six World Series championship victories.
Ford made his Major League debut on May 21, 1967 for the Yankees. He won his first nine decisions before losing a game as a reliever. That season he was named the AL Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News. After serving in the military in 1951 and 1952, Ford rejoined the Yankees in 1953 and became part of the Yankees' elite "Big Three" (became "Big Four") pitchers, with Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi and Eddie Lopat. Eventually Ford will become from the fourth pitcher in an elite pitching staff to the number 1 pitcher in a highly elite pitching staff.
Ford made his last Major League appearance in May 21,1967. He won 236 games for New York (career 236-106) which is still a franchise record. He has the fourth best career record for Win-Loss percentage. However, some of Ford's total statistics have been dampened by the fact that the Yankees manager Casey Stengel often reserved his ace left-hander for more formidable opponents during that era.
