Hall of Famer and Yankee great Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford has died. Born October 21, 1928 in Manhattan, Ford signed with the Yankees as a free agent in 1947, and made his major league debut in 1950.
Ford, a lefty, amassed a 236–106 record, 2.75 ERA and 1,956 strikeouts in his 16 years with the Yankees.
Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, Ford was a 10 time All-star, 6 time World Series champion, 3 time AL wins leader, 2 time ERA leader, and was named both the Cy Young and World Series MVP in 1961.