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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	NYY		BAL	L,1-4	GS	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 16	NYY		DET	L,2-7	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (6)	Apr 28	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	GS	24	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (2)	May 2	NYY	@	LAA	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	20 (3)	May 6	NYY	@	DET	W,10-3	GS	30	6.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
6	24 (3)	May 10	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 14	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	30 (2)	May 19 (1)	NYY		LAA	L,2-6	GS	24	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 24	NYY		WSA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	40 (5)	May 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	45 (4)	Jun 5	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	P
12	49 (3)	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 13	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	GS	22	5.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 18	NYY		WSA	W,10-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	26	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	81 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	82	Jul 11	NYY	@	LAA	W,3-2	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	87 (4)	Jul 15	NYY	@	KCA	L,10-11	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
22	90 (2)	Jul 20	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	GS	31	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
23	95 (4)	Jul 24	NYY		LAA	W,8-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	99 (3)	Jul 28 (1)	NYY		MIN	L,1-5	GS	26	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (4)	Aug 2	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	108 (3)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	L,5-8	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	113 (4)	Aug 10	NYY	@	LAA	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	118 (4)	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
29	122 (3)	Aug 20	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
30	127 (4)	Aug 24	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	132 (4)	Aug 28	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	137 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
33	142 (4)	Sep 6	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	147 (4)	Sep 11	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
35	152 (4)	Sep 15	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	154 (1)	Sep 20 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,5-4	GS	19	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
37	158 (3)	Sep 24	NYY		LAA	W,8-1	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	161 (2)	Sep 28	NYY		MIN	L,3-6	GS	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							38gm		269.1	20	38	5	63	3