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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYY		WSH	W,19-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 18	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-13	GS	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (5)	May 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-5	GS	14	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	23 (3)	May 10	NYY		CLE	L,6-9		13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	25 (1)	May 13	NYY		DET	W,5-2	GS	24	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 17	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 22 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,7-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35	May 24	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	39 (3)	May 27	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	45 (5)	Jun 1 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	50 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	54 (3)	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	GS	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	58 (3)	Jun 12 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7		22	5.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 17	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
17	67 (4)	Jun 22	NYY		KCA	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	72 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	75 (2)	Jul 1	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	80 (4)	Jul 6	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	83 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-6	GS	18	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	88 (4)	Jul 16 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	92 (3)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS	9	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
24	95 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,7-3	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	100 (4)	Jul 29	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (5)	Aug 4	NYY		CLE	L,3-6	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	108 (1)	Aug 6	NYY		DET	L,5-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	111 (2)	Aug 9	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	114 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	31	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	120 (5)	Aug 19	NYY		BAL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	124 (3)	Aug 24	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	128 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	132 (3)	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
34	134 (1)	Sep 4	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	137 (2)	Sep 7	NYY		KCA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	142 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
37	145 (2)	Sep 16	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	GS	35	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
38	149 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	152 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	GF	9	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							39gm		253.2	10	41	1	52	1