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9 quotes by 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...
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I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

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Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to... Sooner or later you have to start pitching in pain.

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You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October.

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Army life was rough. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week.

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Hell, if I didn't drink drink or smoke, I'd win twenty games every year. It's easy when you don't drink or smoke or horse around.

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You would be amazed how many important outs you can get by working the count down to where the hitter is sure you're going to throw to his... →

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I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad.

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The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan.

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There's no easier pitch to hit than a splitter that doesn't do anything.

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