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Whitey Ford
Quick facts for kidsWhitey Ford
	Ford in 2010
	Pitcher
	Born: Edward Charles Ford; October 21, 1928; New York City, New York, U.S.
	Died: October 8, 2020 (aged 91); Lake Success, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
debut
	July 1, 1950, for the New York Yankees
Last appearance
	May 21, 1967, for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	236-106
Earned run average	2.75
Strikeouts	1,956
Teams
	New York Yankees (1950-1967);
Career highlights and awards
	8× All-Star selection (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964); 6× World Series champion (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962); 1961 Cy Young Award; 1961 World Series MVP; 3× AL TSN Pitcher of the Year (1955, 1961, 1963); 1961 Babe Ruth Award; New York Yankees #16 retired;
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1974
Vote	77.81%

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees. He was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1974.

Ford died on October 8, 2020, at his home in Lake Success, New York from dementia-related problems at the age of 91.

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