Whitey Ford
MLB debut July 1, 1950 for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance May 21, 1967 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Win–loss record 236–106 Earned run average 2.75 Strikeouts 1,956 Teams New York Yankees (1950, 1953–1967) Career highlights and awards 10× All-Star (1954–1956, 1958, 1959, 1960–1961², 1964) 6× World Series champion (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962) Cy Young Award (1961) World Series MVP (1961) New York Yankees #16 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1974 Vote 77.81% (second ballot) Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his entire 16-year career with the New York Yankees. He was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.