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	34-5 / in Starts: 34-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 114 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	71 (37-22-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 114 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	71 (37-22-11)

Most Driven In
E Howard	3
B Cerv	2
B Skowron	2
C Boyer	1
M Mantle	1
H LÃ³pez	1
B Richardson	0

Most Driven In By
R Maris	4
T Kubek	3
M Mantle	1
Y Berra	1
B Richardson	1
E Howard	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	280	1	Apr 11	NYY		MIN	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.37	-0.019	2.95	-0.02%	-0.23	P
2	281	3 (1)	Apr 17	NYY		KCA	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.30	-0.025	.61	-0.03%	-1.02	P
3	282	6 (2)	Apr 21	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	9	1.04	-0.016	2.52	-0.02%	-0.54	P
4	283	11 (4)	Apr 26	NYY	@	DET	W,13-11	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	9	1.16	0.140	2.88	0.21%	2.28	P
5	284	14 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.429	.300	.729	9	.52	0.032	1.53	0.06%	0.24	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
6	285	18 (3)	May 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.438	.273	.710	9	.34	0.008	1.30	0.02%	0.16	P
7	286	22 (3)	May 9	NYY	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.368	.214	.583	9	1.55	-0.173	5.26	-0.35%	-2.08	P
8	287	26 (3)	May 14 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.318	.176	.495	9	.31	-0.024	1.17	-0.05%	-0.55	P
9	288	32 (5)	May 21 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.320	.200	.520	9	.90	0.059	2.14	0.08%	0.40	P
10	289	36 (3)	May 25	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.333	.190	.524	9	.22	0.013	.49	0.02%	0.07	P
11	290	39 (2)	May 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.345	.217	.562	9	.96	-0.023	2.58	-0.04%	-0.11	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	291	43 (3)	Jun 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.222	.556	9	.60	0.090	1.62	0.15%	0.52	P
13	292	48 (4)	Jun 6	NYY		MIN	W,7-2	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.378	.267	.645	9	.35	0.021	.98	0.04%	1.61	P
14	293	53 (4)	Jun 10	NYY		KCA	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.366	.294	.660	9	.84	-0.016	3.11	-0.04%	-0.35	P
15	294	58 (4)	Jun 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-5	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.356	.270	.626	9	.53	-0.041	2.97	-0.14%	-0.33	P
16	295	62 (3)	Jun 18	NYY	@	DET	W,9-0	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.347	.268	.615	9	.52	0.017	3.01	0.06%	-0.84	P
17	296	66 (3)	Jun 22	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-3	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.340	.250	.590	9	.60	0.053	2.82	0.15%	-0.14	P
18	297	70 (3)	Jun 26	NYY	@	LAA	W,8-6	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.333	.250	.583	9	1.31	-0.057	6.25	-0.17%	-0.37	P
19	298	73 (2)	Jun 30	NYY		WSA	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.317	.235	.552	9	1.01	-0.077	5.22	-0.24%	-0.68	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
20	299	76 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.297	.218	.515	9	.67	-0.062	5.87	-0.32%	-0.25	P
21	300	81 (4)	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.303	.228	.531	9	.60	0.016	3.39	0.06%	-0.04	P
22	301	88 (6)	Jul 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.300	.217	.517	9	.43	-0.030	2.65	-0.11%	-0.98	P
23	302	92 (3)	Jul 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.292	.210	.501	9	.51	-0.026	2.95	-0.09%	-0.33	P
24	303	95 (2)	Jul 25 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.284	.203	.487	9	.37	-0.018	2.06	-0.06%	-0.26	P
25	304	100 (4)	Jul 29	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.179	.273	.194	.467	9	1.13	0.060	7.34	0.23%	0.75	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	305	103 (2)	Aug 2 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.284	.211	.495	9	2.05	0.177	12.13	0.63%	1.19	P
27	306	108 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,7-6	GS-10	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.294	.205	.500	9	1.65	-0.012	9.79	-0.04%	-0.17	P
28	307	113 (4)	Aug 10	NYY		LAA	W,3-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.291	.203	.493	9	1.09	-0.037	5.80	-0.12%	-0.42	P
29	308	118 (4)	Aug 15	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.284	.197	.481	9	1.96	-0.106	10.14	-0.33%	-0.80	P
30	309	122 (3)	Aug 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.283	.200	.483	9	1.24	0.005	6.95	0.02%	0.26	P
31	310	126 (3)	Aug 23	NYY	@	LAA	W,8-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.280	.198	.477	9	1.03	-0.027	6.64	-0.11%	-0.26	P
32	311	130 (3)	Aug 27	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.284	.205	.489	9	.83	-0.024	4.85	-0.08%	-0.22	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	312	134 (3)	Sep 1	NYY		DET	W,1-0	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.281	.202	.484	9	.71	-0.017	10.06	-0.15%	-0.16	P
34	313	140 (5)	Sep 6	NYY		WSA	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.270	.193	.463	9	.17	-0.017	.18	-0.01%	-0.77	P
35	314	144 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.277	.202	.479	9	1.23	0.103	.16	0.01%	0.91	P
36	315	149 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,11-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.279	.198	.477	9	.44	0.008	.03	0.00%	-0.23	P
37	316	153 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.274	.194	.467	9	1.07	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
38	317	157 (3)	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.271	.191	.463	9	.78	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
39	318	161 (3)	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.266	.188	.454	9	1.05	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
							34-5		114	96	11	17	1	0	0	10	12	0	17	0	5	1	2	1	0	0	.177	.266	.188	.454		.83	-0.125	3.62	-0.81%	-4.42

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