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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	NYY		BAL	W,7-6	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-3	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 21	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 25	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	GS	28	6.0	2	2	1	5	0	P
5	14 (2)	Apr 29 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	18 (3)	May 3	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	22 (3)	May 9	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
8	25 (2)	May 13 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
9	30 (4)	May 18	NYY		MIN	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
10	34 (3)	May 22	NYY		LAA	W,2-1	GS	24	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	45 (10)	Jun 2	NYY	@	LAA	L,1-6	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
12	49 (3)	Jun 8	NYY		BAL	W,1-0	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	58 (8)	Jun 17 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60 (1)	Jun 21	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	GS	31	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	W,2-0	GS	30	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	69 (3)	Jun 29	NYY		LAA	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	74 (4)	Jul 3	NYY		KCA	W,8-7	GS	22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	79 (4)	Jul 8	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-8	GS	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
19	80	Jul 12	NYY	@	LAA	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
20	85 (4)	Jul 16	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	GS	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	89 (3)	Jul 20	NYY		WSA	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
22	93 (3)	Jul 24	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	98 (4)	Jul 28	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	103 (4)	Aug 1 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	W,5-2	GS	38	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	106 (2)	Aug 5	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	22	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	111 (4)	Aug 10	NYY		DET	W,8-0	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	116 (4)	Aug 14	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
28	120 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	44	8.2	0	5	0	5	1	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 22	NYY	@	LAA	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	131 (5)	Aug 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	136 (4)	Aug 31	NYY		KCA	W,5-1	GS	32	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	141 (4)	Sep 4	NYY		LAA	L,6-7	GS	29	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	144 (2)	Sep 8	NYY		BOS	W,6-1	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	149 (4)	Sep 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	152 (2)	Sep 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	32	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
36	155 (2)	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	22	5.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
37	158 (2)	Sep 25	NYY		WSA	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	161 (2)	Sep 29	NYY		CHW	W,8-6	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		257.2	25	58	3	86	4