Yankees Legend Whitey Ford Dies At 91

Legendary Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford passed away Friday, according to a statement issued by the New York Yankees. "The Chairman of the Board was one of the best lefties to ever toe the rubber," the Yankees said on Twitter. "He will be deeply missed."

Ford spent 16 years as a Yankee and won six World Series over that span. He was a ten-time all-star who finished with 236 wins and a Cy Young in 1961. The Chairman was the Yankees game one World Series pitcher in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964. It was during that 1961 Cy Young Award season when he threw 14 scoreless innings and won World Series MVP.

“Guess how my spouse greeted me,” Ford said to the media after breaking Babe Ruth’s World Series scoreless innings streak during the 1961 series. “‘Why haven’t you asked me to join you in Cincinnati?’ she wanted to know. Never mentioned anything about the ball game. Just like a wife, huh?” Ford joked to the New York media.