Whitey Ford was born in New York City, New York in October 1928. He was a pitcher who batted and threw left handed. Ford made his MLB debut for the New York Yankees in 1950 and played for the Yankees in 1950 and from 1953 to 1967. During his career he had a win-loss record of 236-106 with 1,956 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.75. Whitey Ford was a 10 time MLB All-Star and a six time World Series champion. He won the Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP in 1961. He was a three time American League wins leader and a two time MLB ERA leader. Ford had his #16 retired by the New York Yankees and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.