Whitey Ford: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1974

Born: October 21, 1928

1947: Signed with New York Yankees

Debut: July 1, 1950 (Yankees)

1950: Began his career 9-0

1950: Yankees win World Series

1950: TSN Rookie of the Year

1951-2: Korean War

1953: Yankees win World Series

1955: Back-to-Back one hitters

1956: Six consecutive strikeouts (tied AL record)

1956: 19-6, 2.47 ERA, 18 CG, 2 SHO, 225.2 IP

1956: Yankees win World Series

1957: Yankees win Pennant

1958: 14-7, 2.01 ERA, 15 CG, 7 SHO, 219.1 IP, 1.076 WHIP

1958: Six consecutive strikeouts

1958: Became only man with four consecutive Game 1 postseason starts

1958: Yankees win World Series

1960: Yankees win Pennant

1961: New manager Ralph Houk changed Casey Stengel’s policy of only pitching Ford against good teams. Ford got regular starts for the first time.

1961: 243 consecutive innings without a stolen base

1961: 25-4, 3.21 ERA, .862 win %, 11 CG, 3 SHO, 283 IP, 209 strkeouts

1961: Cy Young Award

1961: Broke World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings (eventually 33.2 IP)

1961: World Series MVP

1961-2: Yankees win World Series

1963: 24-7, .774 win %, 2.74 ERA, 13 CG, 3 SHO, 269.1 IP, 189 strikeouts

1963-4: Yankees win Pennant

1966: Became all-time Yankees wins leader

1967: Retired

1974: Yanks retired #16

1977: Broadcast first game in Toronto Blue Jays history

1987: Gets plaque in Monument Park

1998: Everlast releases Whitey Ford Sings the Blues.

1999: All Century Team nominee

Accomplishments:

6x World Champion

10x All-Star

1961 Cy Young Award

1961 World Series MVP

1961 Babe Ruth Award

1950 TSN Rookie of the Year

World Series record 33.2 consecutive scoreless IP

236-106 record

.690 win percentage

2.75 ERA

498 games-438 starts-156 CG

45 SHO

Eight 1-0 wins

3170.1 IP

1086 walks

1956 Strikeouts

1.215 WHIP

Led league in wins: 3x

Led league win %: 3x

ERA Champ: 2x

Led league in GS: 2x

Led league in CG (18): 1955

Led league in SHO: 2x

Led league in IP: 2x

Led league in WHIP (1.076): 1958

15+ Wins: 10x

20+ Wins: 2x

25 wins (1961)

Sub 3.00 ERA: 8x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 3x

10+ CG: 8x

15+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 11x

250+ IP: 4x

209 strikeouts (1961)

Postseason: 10-8, 2.71 ERA, 146 IP, 1.137 WHIP, 7 CG, 3 SHO, 22 games (11 World Series)