Posted on 10/09/2020 9:28:34 AM PDT by IndyTiger
Whitey Ford, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won more World Series games than any other pitcher, died on Friday, the New York Yankees announced. He was 91.
Ford had a career record of 236-106, setting the Yankees club records for victories. He was the Cy Young Award winner in 1961, and was a 10-time All-Star.
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Seaver, Brock, Gibson, and now Ford gone, all in a six week period. RIP.
Lost Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson and Whitey Ford in the same fortnight. That makes three. I guess Sandy Koufax is safe for a while longer.
RIP Whitey. The game sure ain’t what it used to be.
Oops, Seaver died six weeks ago. Maybe Koufax ought to look out.
I wish I didn’t put his baseball card on the spokes of my stingray.
RIP Whitey, a kindly class act, and that’s coming from an old Brooklyn Dodger fan.
I expect to see Whitey removed from the HoF because of his name. At the very least someone will try.
LOL...join the club!
Yogi, Whitey, and Mickey
So many greats gone....
At least we seasoned citizens got to see and appreciate them in their glory years.
That guy was just DOMINANT! He and Warren Spahn hooked up in the 1957 and 1958 Series. Wow, what a pair of lefties!
For the youngsters, no battery required:
“At least we seasoned citizens got to see and appreciate them in their glory years.”
So true... the era when it was about the game. A time gone forever.
I grew up in the Bay Area, my dad took me to quite a few Giants games at Candlestick. Willie Mays was my first sports hero. Seeing these greats pass on has been tough.
For me it was a J.C. Higgins bike from Sears!
“...the era when it was about the game....”
A much better time.
“I wish I didn’t put his baseball card on the spokes of my stingray.”
Time Warp statement of the week.
I was there too back in the day! Those names are all engraved in my mind and are as contemporary as if they were still with us and still playing. RIP
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