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Whitey Ford, Yankees Hall of Famer, dead at 91
NY Post ^
| 9 October 2020
| Don Burke
Posted on 10/09/2020 9:28:33 AM PDT by oh8eleven
Whitey Ford, who pitched the Yankees to 11 American League pennants and six World Series championships in the 1950s and 60s and who still holds the highest winning percentage (.690) among all modern-day major league pitchers with at least 150 wins, died Thursday night at his Long Island home. He was 91.
Nicknamed “the Chairman of the Board” by teammate Elston Howard for his calm demeanor in pressure situations, Ford spent his entire 16-year career with the Yankees for whom he went 236-106. The Yankees signed the left-hander out of high school in 1947 for $7,000, outbidding the crosstown Giants and the Boston Red Sox.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 1; baseball; ford; mlb; whiteyford; yankees
Who was better than Whitey Ford - especially in Game 7 situations?
RIP ...
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posted on
10/09/2020 9:28:33 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
To: oh8eleven
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posted on
10/09/2020 9:32:22 AM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: oh8eleven
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posted on
10/09/2020 9:34:09 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Want Stalinazism More ? PLUGS-WHORE 2020 !)
To: oh8eleven
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posted on
10/09/2020 9:43:50 AM PDT
by
laplata
(The Left/ProgressivesSivad have diseased minds.)
To: oh8eleven
First Bob Gibson, then Whitey Ford...
Always seem to happen in threes.
I wonder who the third might be?
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posted on
10/09/2020 9:56:35 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: oh8eleven
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posted on
10/09/2020 10:09:24 AM PDT
by
Bishop_Malachi
(Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
To: oh8eleven; a little elbow grease
This one is for you, Thom.
To: grey_whiskers
Tom Seaver and Al Kaline this year too.
To: oh8eleven
Didn’t realize he was alive. Fare thee well Whitey.
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posted on
10/09/2020 10:47:06 AM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or tyranny)
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