When he arrived, his nickname was changed to whitey after a new york yankees pitcher named him whitey ford because of his love of baseball. Edward charles whitey ford was elected o the national baseball hall of fame in 1974. He was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1974. The 12 wins was the most by a yankees rookie in 27 years, since stan bahnsens. Safe at home hall of famer whitey ford, a mainstay of the new york yankees dynasty of the 1950s and early 60s, was one of the greatest clutch pitchers of all time. Red ruffing, the previous yankees alltime wins recordholder, still leads all yankees righthanded pitchers, with 231 of his 273 career wins coming with the yankees. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Fay vincent, we would have played for nothing baseball stars of the 1950s and 1960s talk about the game they loved, 171. At the heart of baseball is great pitching, the most indispensable part of any team. Since his hall of fame election in 1974 following his 16year big league career, ford became the embodiment of the new york yankees team that was baseball. Whitey ford baseball hall of fame biographies youtube. After the summerlong roger marismickey mantle pursuit of babe ruths season home run record, the series proved anticlimactic as the yanks subdued the reds easily.
New york yankees home run almanac presents a monthbymonth tally of historic, important, unusual. My life in and around baseball whitey ford, dell publishing, 03011988, page 205 whitey ford quotes. Nov 30, 2010 edward whitey ford was the biggame pitcher on the great yankees teams of the 1950s and early 60s, earning him the moniker the chairman of the board. He was voted into the baseball hall of fame in 1974. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. It was released on september 8, 1998 via tommy boy records, a full eight years after his solo debut album forever everlasting and after he had a major heart attack. Whitey ford books list of books by author whitey ford.
Join facebook to connect with whitey ford and others you may know. In 1961, ralph terry became the first new york yankees pitcher to have at least fifteen wins and finish with a winning percentage above. Whitey ford the man they call the chairman of the board, whitey ford, racked up another strong season to add to his superlative career. Home of the future spartans whitey fordbixby youth. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week. Whitey ford engraved stats baseball whitey ford autographed and engraved career stats mlb baseball. Whitey s ice cream, an ice cream manufacturer and line of ice cream shops in the midwestern united states. A book for baseball fans of all ages, baseball history comes alive on every page, with biographies and great photographs of every member of the national baseball hall of fame. Whitey ford retired with a 236106 record with 1,956 strikeouts and a 2. Edward whitey ford won 70% of his decisions during the regular season. Edward charles whitey ford born october 21, 1928, nicknamed the chairman of the board, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16year major league baseball mlb career with the new york yankees. But he maintained the best record of any active pitcher and deserves allstar inclusion sports allstars 1963 baseball allstars. Since his hall of fame election in 1974 following his 16year big league career, ford became the embodiment of the new york yankees team that was baseball for the postwar generation. Whitey ford sings the blues is the second solo studio album by american recording artist everlast, and the first one following his departure from house of pain.
He married his wife, joan ford, in 1951 and they had two sons named eddie and thomas and a daughter named sally ann. Whitey ford was a yankee for his entire 16year career and was elected to baseballs hall of fame in 1974. Edward charles whitey ford born october 21, 1928 is an american former major league baseball pitcher who spent his entire 16year career with the new york yankees. I put a ball and a donation in the mail to whitey ford using the ttm. Whitey ford 1950 game by game pitching logs baseball almanac. At the heart of baseballs greatest dynasty was whitey ford, who won a higher. During his time on the yankees, he went to the fall classic a total of 11.
Edward charles whitey ford born october 21, 1928 is a former major league baseball pitcher who spent his entire 18year career with the new york yankees. Whitey ford autographed and engraved career stats mlb baseball. Great that famous sportswriter pepe lets whitey do the talking. Top whitey ford baseball cards, rookie cards, autographs. Whitey ford compiled a career record of 236 wins and 106 losses in his 500game career with the new york yankees. Find great deals on ebay for whitey ford baseball cards. Bixby youth basketball whitey ford, bixby, oklahoma. July 1, 1950 age 21253d, 8,294 th in mlb history vs. And though babe ruth did not invent the home run, he did indeed popularize it and make it seem less vulgar. Expand set name card nbr card description total qty low price. Whitey ford was an astoria native who, after signing with the yankees in 1947, became a cy young award winner, a sixtime world series champion, and one of the greatest pitchers in yankee history. At the heart of baseballs greatest dynasty was whitey ford, who won a higher percentage of his decisions than any other modern pitcher. Edward charles whitey ford born october 21, 1928, nicknamed the chairman of the.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Campers, motorhomes 2010 travel lite 890sbrx ultra pickup camper. Whitey ford 1961 game by game pitching logs baseball almanac. Richie ashburn 19271997, mlb player and broadcaster. Does this mean i wont get my ball back any time soon. The new york yankees were the first team to begin regularly wearing uniform numbers. The incredible story of the greatest miracle in baseball history don larsen. View whitey fords page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Official site with a career summary, faqs, biography, photographs, and quotations. Also known as whitey ford basketball, bixby youth basketball has grown over the years and provided a great opportunity for todays youth to enjoy one of the worlds greatest sports. Bixby youth basketball is part of indian nations basketball conference and is home to. I didnt cheat when i won the twentyfive games in 1961.
The 10 time allstar owned six rings for being on worlds championship squads in his 16 years with the bronx bombers. The new york yankees dont call themselves the bronx bombers for nothing. This whitey ford autograph is guaranteed authentic and includes a steiner sports certificate of authenticity and an accompanying tamperevident steiner hologram. I recommend going thru youtube for ford interviews before reading. He began playing during the july 1, 1950 season and last took the field during the may 21, 1967 campaign. Yankee legend whitey ford, the coolasacucumber hurler who was the bombers greatest money pitcher, fought back tears yesterday as 50,000 fans honored him and his generation of.
Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season full name. See all books authored by whitey ford, including whitey and mickey an autobiography of the yankee years a signet book, and slick, and more on. Johnny sain society for american baseball research. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. Whitey bulger 19292018, crime boss of organized crime group in the boston area in the 1970s and 1980s. Whitey ford baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. And i didnt cheat in 1963 when i won twentyfour games. Andy pettitte society for american baseball research. Whitey ford baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats. Ralph houk and charles dexter, ballplayers are human, too, 126.
Whitey fordbixby youth basketball home of the future spartans. He was a 176 winner in 64, with team highs in complete games 12, shutouts eight and era 2. Read about bizarre encounters w some very strict, sports scientists like bob feller and willie mays. Ford was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1973. View whitey ford s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. In later years whitey ford had it done five times, and mel stottlemyre went ford one better. But he saved some of his best pitching performances for the world. Whitey ford allstar stats the whitey ford allstar stats seen below include his allstar yearbyyear hitting stats, allstar fielding stats, and allstar pitching stats where applicable. Whitey ford simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I dont want anybody to get any ideas and take my cy young award away.
Jack zanger, major league baseball 1965 despite a series of ailments that would have sidetracked a lesser man, edward charles whitey ford of the new york yankees finished the 1964 season with a 176 record, including eight shutouts and a 2. Edward whitey ford was the biggame pitcher on the great yankees teams of the 1950s and early 60s, earning him the moniker the chairman of. Associated with he played alongside star outfielder mickey mantle on the yankees from 1953 to 1957. Whitey ford now greatest living yankee with the death of yogi berra on tuesday, the honor according to the paper of record passes to berras battery mate, ford, one of the. The 1961 world series matched the new york yankees 10953 against the cincinnati reds 9361, with the yankees winning in five games to earn their nineteenth championship in their last 39 seasons. This is a whitey ford autograph sample signed on a baseball, and authenticated by psadna. I was just perusing the steiner site and it says that whitey ford is a steiner exclusive. Slick whitey ford, 1988 hell, if i didnt drink drink or smoke, id win twenty games every year. The whitey ford world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats where applicable. Date box, opponent, w, l, sv, era, ip, so, h, er, r, hr, bb, ibb.
Ford started his career at bixby during the 195556 academicsports year teaching journalism and head coaching spartanette basketball. Wins above replacement data courtesy of baseball defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry the transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. In august 2000, this field overlooking the east river was named after the chairman of the board at a special yankee stadium ceremony. The chairman of the board a nickname given to him for confidence and intelligence on the mound was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1974. Whitey ford society for american baseball research. He was a 10time allstar and a six time world series champion. Ford remains the yankees record holder for most career wins. Whitey ford in the album title refers to the new york yankees pitcher. Whitey ford, byname of edward charles ford, also called chairman of the board, born oct.
Whitey bimstein 18971969, boxer and boxing trainer. Whitey ford stats by baseball almanac did you know that whitey ford holds the new york yankees franchise record for games won with 236. This is fords autobiography, written 20 years after his retirement from baseball. Youll get all the stories, all the stats, all the vitals, all the plaques, all you need to know about everyone in the hall, including the new class to be inducted in. Other yankee pitchers have had more career wins for example, roger clemens. Ford is the coauthor with mickey mantle of whitey and mickey lj 21577, which told about their antics together on and off the field. One of many keys to the yankees phenomenal success from the late 1940s to the mid1960s was a genius for resurrecting the careers of players thought to be finished. Bill wise, 1963 official baseball almanac whitey ford, the yankees lefthanded ace, didnt have the year he enjoyed in 61 when his 25 victories brought him the cy young award. Bixby youth basketball is part of indian nations basketball conference and is home to the best youth basketball in north east oklahoma. Other teams before 1929 tried putting numbers on their uniforms, but mostly on an experimental only basis, usually not lasting longer than a season or sometimes even past a few games. Whitey ford born 1928, major league baseball mlb pitcher. Youll get all the stories, all the stats, all the vitals, all the plaques, all you need to know about everyone in the hall, including the new class to be inducted in july 2020 consisting of derek jeter, marvin miller. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring.
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