Whitey Ford

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Whitey Ford was a Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees, renowned as one of the greatest postseason and World Series pitchers in baseball history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Famer
Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
pitcher
AllStarSelection 10-time All-Star
bats left
burialPlace Long Island
surface form: Long Island, New York
careerERA 2.75
careerStrikeouts 1956
careerWins 236
conflictParticipatedIn Korean War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
CyYoungAward 1961
dateOfBirth 1928-10-21
dateOfDeath 2020-10-08
familyName Ford
finalMLBGameDate 1967-05-21
finalMLBTeam New York Yankees
fullName Edward Charles Ford
givenName Edward
GoldGloveAward 1961
HallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: Baseball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 1974
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam New York Yankees
middleName Charles NERFINISHED
militaryService United States Army
MLBDebutDate 1950-07-01
MLBDebutTeam New York Yankees
nickname The Chairman of the Board
Whitey
notableFor World Series pitching records
postseason pitching excellence
numberRetiredBy New York Yankees
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York City
placeOfDeath Lake Success, New York
positionPlayed pitcher
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
teamRecord most career wins by a New York Yankees pitcher
throws left
uniformNumber 16
WorldSeriesChampion 1949–1964 Yankees dynasty era player
1950
1953
1956
1958
1961
1962
1963
1964
WorldSeriesMVP 1961

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Monument Park commemorates Whitey Ford
Mickey Mantle notableTeammate Whitey Ford