Posted by davids | Posted in Vintage Sports Memorabilia | Posted on 07-02-2010
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What yankee pitcher holds the world record for number of games won and games lost?
Whitey Ford FULL NAME: Edward Charles (The Chairman) Ford BORN: October 21, 1928 New York, New York CAREER SUMMARY Height: 5'10 "Weight: 178 Throws: Left Position: Pitcher His debut season with the Yankees (1950) won 9 games and lost only 1. He was known to be very confident in his own abilities. He led the AL in victories thrice. He won 236 career games and lost 106 for a winning percentage of .690, which puts him third on the all-time list. He broke Babe's record Ruth of 29 consecutive innings scoreless acute when he threw 32 scoreless innings. It has eight records in the World Series pitchers: wins (10), losses (8), games pitched (22), games started (22), innings pitched (146), hits (132), walks (34), most series starring the pitcher (11) and strikeouts (94). He is also ranked second in shutouts with 3, and fourth in complete games with 7. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974. Yankees retired his number (# 16). Edward "Whitey" Ford was born 10 days before Halloween in 1928. The best costume for him would have grown during the a pitcher of Hall of Fame, a team that eventually became very good. As the backbone of the famous New York Yankees' dynasty teams the years 1950 and 1960 recordset Whitey Ford after burning with every pitch. In 1946, after a bidding war emerged between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants, New York Yankees gladly snatched the rights to Ford, with a strong signing bonus of $ 7,000. After four years of climbing the ladder in the Yankee farm system, Ford earned a place in the big league bullpen in 1953 (Whitey missed the 1951 and 1952 seasons was drafted into military service for the Korean War). It did not take long to throw its way into the starting rotation, where he finished the season with an impressive record of 9-1 and 2.81 ERA. He finished his rookie season on a high note, winning the decisive fourth game of the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher becoming more young to win a World Series game. Over the course of his career of 15 years, Whitey Ford compiled a 236-106 record, winning the second lowest percentage in history the game in .690. In 1953, Ford's career took a break of two years when he was drafted for military service to serve in the Korean War. When he returned in 1955, was a model of consistency, the publication of a large number of innings pitched and continues to win a high percentage of their games. In 1961, Ford ended the season with a record of 25-4, two victories in the World Series and the Cy Young. It has numerous recordings, many of which came in the most important times in Series II. He is the leader of the World Series with 94 strikeouts and holds the record for all time with 10 victories. Ironically, he also is the leader with 8 losses in the World Series games. In 1964, Whitey Ford was named the Yankees' pitcher / coach, and after battling arm problems, he retired from play in 1967. It remains the only pitcher in Yankees history to have his number retired by the organization. In 1974, Ford received the honor baseball's greatest to be included in the Hall of Fame. Whitey Ford now can be found in spring training diamond training some of today's Yankee prospects launchers. http://www.ultimateyankees.com/whiteyfordphotos.htm
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