My Biggest Thrill in Baseball by Whitey Ford
"That came in 1950 when I was called up from Kansas City and won nine straight games for the Yanks. I'll never forget one of those games. It was in Detroit, late in the season, and we were tied with them for first place. DiMaggio hit a homer off Dizzy Trout in the early innings, and we held that lead until Wertz and Priddy hit doubles in the eighth inning to tie it at 1-1. In the ninth, we got six runs and won 7-1 to go into first place and stay there for the pennant."
-1955 Bowman No. 59
"Ed is a crafty little pitcher. He got off to a bad start in 1954 but recovered nicely to wind up the season with a 16-8 record and an earned run average of 2.82. He struck out 125 men in 211 innings pitched.
A local boy who made good, Whitey worked his way up through the Yankee farm system starting with Butler in 1947 and joining the Yankees in 1950 after beginning the season with Kansas City. He had a 9-1 record for the Yanks for the remainder of the year and helped them to a pennant. 1951 and 1952 were spent in military service."
-1955 Red Man No. AL-3
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