Whitey Ford VideosHere are a few Whitey Ford videos. Whitey Ford signed with the New York Yankees in 1947. He played sixteen seasons with the Yanks. His career earned run average was a terrific 2.74. Whitey was the Cy Young Award winner in 1961. His 236 wins are still the most by a Yankee pitcher. Whitey holds the World Series record for starts with 22 and wins with ten. He also has the Series records in innings pitched, hits, walks and strike outs. In 1974, the New York Yankees retired Ford's number 16. Whitey Ford was named number 52 in 1999 on The Sporting News list of greatest players. He was elected to Baseball's Hall Of Fame in 1974.
How Whitey Ford Got Nicknamed "Slick"
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