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	26-13 / in Starts: 24-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	71 (30-28-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (33-20-9)

Most Driven In
B Hunter	2
B Cerv	2
P Rizzuto	1
H Bauer	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
I Noren	3
M Mantle	3
H Bauer	1
A Carey	1
Self	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	88	1	Apr 13	NYY		WSH	W,19-1	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.600	1.200	9	.55	0.036	1.36	0.05%	2.66	P
2	89	6 (4)	Apr 18	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.63	0.054	1.64	0.09%	-0.02	P
3	90	9 (2)	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.455	.909	9	.96	-0.005	3.12	-0.01%	0.33	P
4	91	13 (3)	Apr 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.455	.455	.909	9						P
May		Gtm	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
5	92	19 (5)	May 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-5	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.455	.955	9	.40	0.015	1.33	0.03%	0.27	P
6	93	23 (3)	May 10	NYY		CLE	L,6-9	4-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.538	.455	.993	9	2.41	0.032	10.95	0.09%	0.27	P
7	94	25 (1)	May 13	NYY		DET	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.385	.851	9	.71	-0.040	2.41	-0.08%	-0.64	P
8	95	29 (3)	May 17	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	9	.81	-0.061	3.37	-0.15%	-0.55	P
9	96	34 (4)	May 22 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	1.70	0.020	7.19	0.05%	-0.07	P
10	97	35	May 24	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9						P
11	98	39 (3)	May 27	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	.41	-0.043	1.87	-0.12%	-0.89	P
Jun		Gtm	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
12	99	45 (5)	Jun 1 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	1.12	-0.189	5.32	-0.54%	-2.46	P
13	100	50 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.207	.465	9	.78	-0.062	5.32	-0.25%	-0.64	P
14	101	54 (3)	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.194	.436	9	.42	-0.021	2.51	-0.08%	-0.31	P
15	102	58 (3)	Jun 12 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.182	.410	9	2.00	-0.065	13.07	-0.26%	-0.48	P
16	103	62 (3)	Jun 17	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.176	.440	9	1.71	-0.011	12.53	-0.05%	0.17	P
17	104	67 (4)	Jun 22	NYY		KCA	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.262	.162	.424	9	.66	-0.006	3.45	-0.02%	-0.57	P
18	105	72 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.289	.179	.468	9	.91	0.008	6.34	0.04%	0.30	P
Jul		Gtm	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
19	106	75 (2)	Jul 1	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.163	.265	.163	.428	9	.26	-0.006	1.30	-0.02%	-0.50	P
20	107	80 (4)	Jul 6	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.280	.163	.443	9	.99	0.041	5.53	0.14%	0.37	P
21	108	83 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.269	.156	.425	9	.47	-0.025	2.56	-0.08%	-0.41	P
22	109	88 (4)	Jul 16 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.255	.146	.400	9	1.12	-0.081	6.56	-0.28%	-0.69	P
23	110	92 (3)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.85	-0.024	7.77	-0.13%	-0.50	P
24	111	95 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,7-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.250	.151	.401	9	1.13	0.007	7.23	0.03%	-0.48	P
25	112	100 (4)	Jul 29	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.254	.214	.468	9	1.21	0.167	7.70	0.64%	0.33	P
Aug		Gtm	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
26	113	106 (5)	Aug 4	NYY		CLE	L,3-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.262	.211	.472	9	1.43	-0.019	11.61	-0.09%	-0.10	P
27	114	108 (1)	Aug 6	NYY		DET	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.262	.211	.472	9						P
28	115	111 (2)	Aug 9	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.250	.200	.450	9	1.23	-0.096	9.45	-0.44%	-0.75	P
29	116	114 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.254	.194	.447	9	.81	0.025	4.47	0.08%	0.06	P
30	117	120 (5)	Aug 19	NYY		BAL	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.243	.185	.428	9	.20	-0.017	1.56	-0.08%	-0.71	P
31	118	124 (3)	Aug 24	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.237	.179	.416	9	1.33	-0.077	10.84	-0.38%	-0.67	P
32	119	128 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.238	.183	.421	9	.41	0.002	5.26	0.01%	-0.55	P
Sept		Gtm	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
33	120	132 (3)	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.241	.189	.430	9	.99	-0.030	9.53	-0.17%	-0.54	P
34	121	134 (1)	Sep 4	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.238	.187	.425	9	.09	-0.002	.89	-0.01%	-0.48	P
35	122	137 (2)	Sep 7	NYY		KCA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.230	.179	.409	9	1.58	-0.132	17.22	-0.86%	-0.95	P
36	123	142 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.233	.185	.419	9	.85	-0.031	21.04	-0.46%	-0.28	P
37	124	145 (2)	Sep 16	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.247	.183	.430	9	1.03	0.003	14.17	0.03%	0.06	P
38	125	149 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	GS-8	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.258	.198	.455	9	.75	0.117	5.12	0.48%	1.12	P
39	126	152 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.258	.198	.455	9						P
							26-13		100	86	9	14	0	0	1	7	11	0	16	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	.163	.258	.198	.455		.90	-0.516	6.37	-2.82%	-8.30

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