WHITEY FORD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 283179

WHITEY FORD
Baseball signed by Hall of Famer and 1961 Cy Young Award winner Whitey Ford. Accompanied by an unsigned Topps card of Ford.
Baseball signed "Whitey Ford" in blue ink. 2½-inch diameter baseball. Rawlings Official American League baseball with Gene A. Budig facsimile signature. With letter of authenticity from James Spence Authentication and Heritage Auction Galleries. Lightly toned and stained, otherwise in fine condition. Accompanied by: Baseball card unsigned. 2½x3½. Topps card no. 160 with stats for 1950 to 1960 on verso. ©Topps Chewing Gum. Lightly toned and creased. Blue ink stains. Right edge is uneven. Otherwise in fine condition. Ford, born Edward Ford in 1928, was the "money pitcher" on the great Yankee teams of the 1950s and early 1960s, earning him the moniker "Chairman of the Board". The wily southpaw's lifetime record of 236-106 gives him the best winning percentage (.690) of any 20th Century pitcher. He 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, and once pitched 33 consecutive scoreless innings in the Fall Classic. Ford has the most career wins in the history of the New York Yankees with 236. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.




Baseball is encapsulated in shrink-wrap and was not evaluated outside encapsulation. "As is" purchase.