Eyes fixed on the ground and thick arms hanging limp at his sides, he stepped from the mound and shuffled toward the shadowed dugout, looking for all the world like a dejected pitcher who had just ...

The New York Yankees announced Friday that Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford has died. He was 91 years old. Ford pitched for the Yankees for 16 seasons between 1950 and 1967, amassing 236 wins and an ...

“Righteous living” was Edward Charles Ford’s stock answer when people asked him the secret of his success. That, perhaps, plus a whistling fastball, a jug-handle curve, a slider, a change-up and a ...