Art Ditmar Started against Vern Law When I read that Ditmar was starting the first game against 20-game winner Law, I had to read it again. Ditmar instead of Whitey Ford? What a break for Yankees ...

Then, Whitey Ford, Johnny Kucks and Tom Sturdivant. Then, Whitey Ford, Art Ditmar and Duke Maas. Then, Whitey Ford, Bill Stafford and Ralph Terry. Then, Whitey Ford, Jim Bouton and Al Downing.

One of the major reasons the Yankees lost was because Stengel didn’t start Whitey Ford in the opener. He gave the start to Art Ditmar, calling him the Yankees most consistent pitcher that year ...

Whitey Ford, more than Yogi ... Ford represented my first self-taught lesson in art appreciation, in acquired tastes. I was eight years old when Ford pitched a four-hit shutout against the ...

But it’s that word artist that best describes Whitey Ford. He was one of the first to perfect the art of changing speeds and eye level on the hitters he faced. All he did was record outs.

Whitey Ford eloquently captured the spirit and essence ... Ford could disarm the toughest of situations with his charm and wit while master the art of winning ball games under intense pressure.

Whitey Ford, one of the most talented pitchers in baseball history, who helped lead the New York Yankees to a string of World Series wins in the 1950s and '60s, has died, the team announced Friday.

Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseball’s perennial champions in the 1950s and ...

Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseball’s perennial champions in the 1950s and ...