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	5-17 / in Starts: 2-7
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	5 (2-1-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	11 (5-3-1)

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	472	1	Apr 12	NYY		DET	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.067	2.04	-0.09%	-0.41	P
2	473	6 (4)	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.19	-0.090	2.08	-0.10%	-0.60	P
3	474	12 (5)	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.071	.51	-0.03%	-0.78	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
4	475	15 (2)	May 1 (1)	NYY		KCA	L,0-1	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	.81	-0.039	.45	-0.01%	-0.28	P
5	476	20 (4)	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	-0.092	.38	-0.02%	-0.90	P
6	477	25 (4)	May 13	NYY	@	KCA	W,4-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.29	-0.007	.12	0.00%	-0.09	P
7	478	35 (9)	May 24	NYY		CAL	L,2-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
8	479	66 (30)	Jun 25	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
9	480	73 (6)	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.031	.03	0.00%	-0.22	P
10	481	78 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	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	.69	-0.016	.03	0.00%	-0.13	P
11	482	83 (4)	Jul 9	NYY		WSA	L,0-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
12	483	85 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,2-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
13	484	88 (2)	Jul 16	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-5	7-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9	.56	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
14	485	93 (4)	Jul 21	NYY		KCA	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9						P
15	486	95 (1)	Jul 23	NYY		CAL	L,6-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9						P
16	487	102 (6)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9						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
17	488	105 (2)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CAL	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9						P
18	489	108 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9						P
19	490	110 (1)	Aug 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	4	.75	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
20	491	114 (3)	Aug 10	NYY		BAL	L,4-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	9						P
21	492	116 (1)	Aug 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	9						P
22	493	122 (5)	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	9						P
							5-17		19	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053		.84	-0.409	.83	-0.25%	-3.44

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