Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame ace for mighty Yankees, died at 91

[ASFN Admin]

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 '60s, died Thursday night. The team said Friday the Hall of Famer died at his Long Island home in Lake Success, New York, while watching the Yankees in a playoff game. Ford had suffered from the effects of Alzheimer's disease in recent years.

Continue reading...