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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS	25	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 19	NYY	@	KCA	L,2-8	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 25 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,3-2	GS	24	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (3)	May 1	NYY		BAL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	18 (3)	May 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS	22	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	22 (3)	May 9	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS	23	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 22	NYY		WSA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
10	40 (4)	May 27	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 31 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-1	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
13	55 (6)	Jun 13	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-0	GS	31	8.2	0	6	0	6	0	P
14	61 (5)	Jun 19	NYY		MIN	W,5-3	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	66 (4)	Jun 23	NYY		KCA	W,8-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	70 (3)	Jun 27	NYY		CAL	W,7-2	GS	27	7.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (4)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	79 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	85 (5)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-4	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	90 (4)	Jul 17	NYY		WSA	W,5-4	GS	21	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 22	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	100 (4)	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		DET	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	105 (4)	Jul 31	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	GS	15	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	110 (4)	Aug 5	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	112 (1)	Aug 7	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	114 (1)	Aug 10	NYY		MIN	L,3-7	GS	26	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
27	118 (3)	Aug 14	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	122 (3)	Aug 18	NYY		CAL	L,3-7	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	125 (2)	Aug 23	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	129 (3)	Aug 27	NYY	@	KCA	L,0-1	CG	33	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (5)	Sep 2	NYY	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	140 (4)	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	146 (5)	Sep 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
34	150 (3)	Sep 17	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	158 (3)	Sep 26	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	162 (3)	Oct 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-5	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		244.1	7	53	0	60	4