Whitey Ford
American baseball player (1928–2020)
Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (October 21, 1928[1] – October 8, 2020) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees. He was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1974.
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Edward Charles Ford October 21, 1928 New York City, New York, U.S. | |||
Died: October 8, 2020 Lake Success, New York, U.S. | (aged 91)|||
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debut | |||
July 1, 1950, for the New York Yankees | |||
Last appearance | |||
May 21, 1967, for the New York Yankees | |||
Career statistics | |||
Win-Loss record | 236-106 | ||
Earned run average | 2.75 | ||
Strikeouts | 1,956 | ||
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Induction | 1974 | ||
Vote | 77.81% |
Ford died on October 8, 2020, at his home in Lake Success, New York from dementia-related problems at the age of 91.[2]
References
change- ↑ Some sources, such as Retrosheet, claim a 1926 birth_date.
"Whitey Ford". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-10-22. - ↑ Goldstein, Richard (October 9, 2020). "Whitey Ford, Beloved Yankees Pitcher Who Confounded Batters, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Whitey Ford at Wikimedia Commons