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	12-10 / in Starts: 12-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1950	WS g4	Oct 7	NYY		PHI	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.022	6.36	-0.27%	-0.55	P
1953 Postseason			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
2	1953	WS g4	Oct 3	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	1953	WS g6	Oct 5	NYY		BRO	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.58	0.043	44.37	1.85%	0.59	P
1955 Postseason			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	1955	WS g1	Sep 28	NYY		BRO	W,6-5	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.69	0.019	36.08	0.78%	-0.01	P
5	1955	WS g6	Oct 3	NYY		BRO	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.14	-0.015	12.60	-0.76%	-0.65	P
1956 Postseason			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
6	1956	WS g1	Oct 3	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.009	17.78	-0.30%	-0.11	P
7	1956	WS g3	Oct 6	NYY		BRO	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.103	38.75	-2.37%	-0.87	P
1957 Postseason			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
8	1957	WS g1	Oct 2	NYY		MLN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.083	57.35	-2.40%	-0.83	P
9	1957	WS g5	Oct 7	NYY	@	MLN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.031	51.73	-1.41%	-0.24	P
1958 Postseason			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
10	1958	WS g1	Oct 1	NYY	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.94	-0.011	48.99	-0.42%	-0.18	P
11	1958	WS g4	Oct 5	NYY		MLN	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	.63	0.013	38.35	0.44%	0.15	P
12	1958	WS g6	Oct 8	NYY	@	MLN	W,4-3	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.85	-0.023	64.93	-0.97%	-0.21	P
1960 Postseason			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
13	1960	WS g3	Oct 8	NYY		PIT	W,10-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.07	-0.002	4.24	-0.05%	-0.87	P
14	1960	WS g6	Oct 12	NYY	@	PIT	W,12-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.71	0.088	53.94	4.38%	0.31	P
1961 Postseason			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
15	1961	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.061	41.47	-1.74%	-0.76	P
16	1961	WS g4	Oct 8	NYY	@	CIN	W,7-0	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.75	-0.060	45.73	-2.22%	-1.59	P
1962 Postseason			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
17	1962	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.76	-0.064	39.75	-2.07%	-0.57	P
18	1962	WS g4	Oct 8	NYY		SFG	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.85	-0.083	119.18	-3.49%	-0.67	P
19	1962	WS g6	Oct 15	NYY	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.28	-0.066	115.12	-3.26%	-0.54	P
1963 Postseason			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
20	1963	WS g1	Oct 2	NYY		LAD	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.18	-0.005	9.41	-0.16%	-0.09	P
21	1963	WS g4	Oct 6	NYY	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.96	-0.045	21.35	-0.56%	-0.27	P
1964 Postseason			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
22	1964	WS g1	Oct 7	NYY	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-6	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.69	0.111	35.90	3.76%	1.22	P
									57	49	4	4	0	0	0	3	7	0	14	0	1	0		1	0	0	.082	.196	.082	.278

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