Whitey Ford Minor League Statistics & History

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Whitey Ford

Edward Charles Ford (The Chairman of the Board or Slick)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: October 21, 1928 in New York, New York, US
High School: Aviation Tech HS (New York, NY)

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1947	18	Butler	MATL	C	NYY	13	4	.765	3.84	24				157.0	151	86	67	58					1.331	8.7	3.3
1948	19	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	16	8	.667	2.58	30				216.0	182	83	62	113					1.366	7.6	4.7
1949	20	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	16	5	.762	1.61	26	19			168.0	118	38	30	54					1.024	6.3	2.9
1950	21	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	6	3	.667	3.22	12	12	8	2	95.0	81	39	34	48	80	2	5	5	1.358	7.7	4.5	7.6	1.67
4 Seasons						51	20	.718	2.73	92	31	8	2	636.0	532	246	193	273	80	2	5	5	1.266	7.5	3.9	1.1	0.29

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1947	18	Butler	MATL	C	NYY	36		53		10	1					.189		.208		11
1948	19	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	30		72		13	1					.181		.194		14
1949	20	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	27		58		6	1					.103		.121		7
1950	21	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	12	38	32	2	3	0	2	0	4	8	.094	.194	.094	.288	3	0	0	2
4 Seasons						105	221	215	2	32	3	2	0	4	8	.149	.164	.163	.327	35	0	0	2

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1947	18	Butler	MATL	C	NYY	P	24							0.00
1948	19	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	P	30							0.00
1949	20	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	P	26							0.00
1950	21	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	P	12	16	5	10	1	1	.938	1.25
4 Seasons							92	16	5	10	1	1	.938	0.16

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1947	18	Butler Yankees	Middle Atlantic League	C	NYY
1948	19	Norfolk Tars	Piedmont League	B	NYY
1949	20	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	A	NYY
1950	21	Kansas City Blues	American Association	AAA	NYY
1950	21	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1950-07-01	1950-10-01
1951	22	Military Service
1952	23	Military Service
1953	24	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1953-04-19	1953-09-27
1954	25	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1954-04-13	1954-09-20
1955	26	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1955-04-13	1955-09-23
1956	27	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1956-04-20	1956-09-26
1957	28	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1957-04-16	1957-09-25
1958	29	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1958-04-18	1958-09-26
1959	30	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1959-04-15	1959-09-25
1960	31	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1960-04-22	1960-10-02
1961	32	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1961-04-11	1961-09-29
1962	33	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1962-04-10	1962-09-29
1963	34	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1963-04-11	1963-09-28
1964	35	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1964-04-16	1964-10-02
1965	36	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1965-04-14	1965-10-03
1966	37	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1966-04-12	1966-08-17
1967	38	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1967-04-14	1967-05-21

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