(born 1928), US baseball player; born Edward Charles Ford. A New York Yankee 1950 and 1953–67, he had a career win percentage of .690, one of the highest among 20th-century pitchers. Baseball Hall of Fame (1974).
Definition of Ford, Whitey in US English:
Ford, Whitey
proper nounfôrd
(born 1928), US baseball player; born Edward Charles Ford. A New York Yankee 1950 and 1953–67, he had a career win percentage of .690, one of the highest among 20th-century pitchers. Baseball Hall of Fame (1974).