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 Whitey Ford paced the American
League in victories three times, and
in ERA and shutouts twice. The 1961
Cy Young Award winner still holds
many World Series records, including
10 wins and 94 strikeouts, once
pitching 33 consecutive scoreless
innings in the Fall Classic...Book
Whitey Ford for Your Event
Whitey Ford never pitched in an
ultimate game, though the Yankees
played in seven during his career,
which seems odd since his manager
Casey Stengel often referred to him
as the "money pitcher."
In
1955 Whitey Ford started and won
Game One and was saved by Stengel
and used in Game Six, where he also
started and won ( a complete game
four-hitter). In '56 he was rocked
in Game One and came back on two
days rest to win Game Three. Though
he'd pitched just 12 innings in the
two games, Casey held him back for
the rest of the series as New York
won in seven. In 1957 Ford
out-dueled Warren Spahn to win Game
One, lost Game Five, and was done
for the series. In the seventh game
of that series, Stengel used three
starting pitchers in relief, but not
Whitey. In 1958 Spahn beat Ford in
Game One and Game Four, giving the
Braves a 3-1 lead. After Bob Turley
won Game Five, Whitey returned on
two days rest to start Game Six. He
gave up a run in the first, and
after loading the bases in the
second inning (Spahn having singled
off him), Whitey Ford was replaced.
The Yankees came back to win the
game in extra-innings but Ford was
done. Two years later in 1960, Ford
pitched shutouts in Game Three and
Game Six, setting up the famous
finale which New York lost. In 1962
under Ralph Houk, Ford started and
won Game One against the Giants.
Ralph Terry started Game Two, Bill
Stafford Game Three and Whitey
returned for Game Four. He pitched
six innings and left the game tied.
Seemingly set up to start Game
Seven, Ford was brought back on one
days rest to pitch Game Six, which
the Yanks needed to nail down the
title. He was obviously tired as he
was knocked out in less than five
innings, allowing nine hits and five
earned runs. The loss forced a Game
Seven, which Terry won.
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