June 12, 1979 Cooperstown, NY
40th Anniversary Baseball Hall of Fame
Ed "Whitey" Ford "the Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees. He was a 10-time All-Star and 6-time World Series champion. In 1961, he won both the Cy Young Award and World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Ford led the American League (AL) in wins three times and in earned run average twice.
- Career win 236
- shutouts 45
- games started by a pitcher 438
- Yankees Monument Park and jersey #16 retired August 3, 1974
- Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
