{"product_id":"whitey-ford","title":"Whitey Ford","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Called the \"Chairman of the Board\" because of his remarkable control in big-money games, Eddie \"Whitey\" Ford still holds the record for World Series wins (10), and was Casey Stengel's ace during much of the Yankees' historic mid-century pennant streak. Off the mound, Whitey's carousing with Mickey Mantle was legendary, and he, in many ways, symbolizes the excesses and good fortunes of the Yankees during that era--living hard and winning often.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book delves into the life and baseball career of Whitey Ford, the Hall of Fame left-hander who helped the Yankees win 11 pennants and six world championships. After a childhood on the New York sandlots, he quickly worked his way through the Yankees farm system and, when called up in 1950, won nine straight in a pennant race and then won the final game of the World Series sweep of the Phillies. He would go on to pitch for 16 seasons--all of them with New York--and retire as the winningest pitcher in franchise history. His story is detailed here with a generous helping of play-by-play action and personal anecdotes. Seven appendices offer Ford's career statistics and compare him to other great pitchers, past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231727341912,"sku":"9780786425143","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786425143_8dbc96ab-6f85-4973-a8b1-eba51a66379f.jpg?v=1778542237","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/whitey-ford","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}