Edward C (Whitey) Ford was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, James Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Ford was a LHP with 16 seasons MLB experience pitching all with the New York Yankees (1950, 1953-1967). Ford missed the 1951-1952 seasons serving in the United States Army during the Korean War. For his MLB career he was 236-106 with a 2.75 ERA, 1956 K, 1.21 WHIP, 10 SV, 156 complete games, 45 shut outs in 3170.1 IP over 498 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1961 when he was 25-4 with a 3.21 ERA, 209 K, 1.18 WHIP, 11 complete games, 3 shut outs in 283.0 IP over 39 games, 1963 when he was 24-7 with a 2.74 ERA, 189 K, 1.10 WHIP, 1 SV, 13 complete games, 3 shut outs in 269.1 IP over 38 games and 1964 when he was 17-6 with a 2.13 ERA, 172 K, 1.10 WHIP, 1 SV, 12 complete games, 8 shut outs in 244.2 IP over 39 games.
Ford led the American League in wins in 1955 (18), 1961 and 1963. He led the AL in ERA in 1956 (2.47) and 1958 (2.01). He led the AL in shut outs in 1958 (7) and 1960 (4).
He was selected to 10 All Star games (1954-1956, 1958-1961, 1964). Ford won the American League Cy Young in 1961. He won the World Series Championship six times with the Yankees in 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1962.
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