Whitey Ford wins Game 4 of 1950 World Series
In fact, Ford harnessed those “nerves of steel” to toss 33 consecutive scoreless innings in World Series play, another signature “Chairman” mark. Ford also had seven complete games in the Classic and was part of six Yankees championship teams. Overall in World Series play, Ford was 10-8 with a 2.71 ERA. No pitcher has ever won more games in the World Series.
Ford was elected to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1974.
Thomas Lawrence was the 2009 publications intern at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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