amzing ford did not start game 1 of 1960 world series art ditmar did
amzing ford did not start game 1 of 1960 world series art ditmar did
You could put together a pretty good 25-man roster of players who have died in 2020:
Lineup (8)
C Hal W. Smith
1B Bob Watson
2B Frank Bolling
3B Tony Taylor (was primarily a 2B, but also played 3B)
SS Tony Fernandez
LF Lou Brock
CF Jimmy Wynn
RF Al Kaline
Bench (7)
C Don Pavletich
1B Bob Oliver
2B Glenn Beckert
2B Damaso Garcia
SS Eddie Kasko
OF Jay Johnstone
OF Claudell Washington
Rotation (5)
Tom Seaver
Bob Gibson
Whitey Ford
Johnny Antonelli
Mike McCormick
Bullpen (5)
Ron Perranoski
Don Larsen
Ed Farmer
Bob Lee
Adrian Devine
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Probable batting order:
Brock lf
Fernandez ss
Kaline rf
Wynn cf
Watson 1b
Bolling 2b
Taylor 3b
Smith c
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The remainder of the 40-man roster:
P Matt Keough
P Bart Johnson
P Dick Hyde
P Ed Sprague
P Bobby Locke
P Howie Judson
C Biff Pocoroba
C Ed FitzGerald
2B Horace Clarke
INF Ramon Aviles
3B Kim Batiste
OF Gil Coan
OF Lou Johnson
OF Carroll Hardy
OF/1B Angel Echevarria
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Casey Stengel manipulated his starting rotation in the regular season in part to be able to use Ford more against the Yankees primary challengers. He also limited the number of innings Ford pitched, which possibly was a smart move with a then young pitcher. When Ralph Houck replaced Stengel as Yankees manager prior to the 1961 season he had Ford pitch every fourth game as a regular rotation, giving Ford as many as 39 starts. Ford responded with his only 2 twenty win seasons, going 25-4 in 1961 and 24-7 in 1963.
I can understand why Stengel did what he did with Ford in the regular season. However I'm mystified by his use of Ford in the World Series. He sometimes started Ford on as little as two days rest, and in another Series didn't start Ford in game seven even though he had four days of rest. His holding back Ford from a start until game 3 in the 1960 World Series lead to his firing. Ford threw two shutouts against the Pirates in the Series, but by being held back until game 3 he was unable to make a third start in game seven.
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yes JIm Coates was bombed in game 7,,wound up on reds could have been on Klu's roster
Last edited by Big Klu; 10-12-2020 at 12:33 PM.
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Ford was the ace of those Yankee staffs of the 50's and 60's. A truly great and clutch pitcher. At one time he held the record for most wins in the World Series. Maybe he still does? Not many are left from that era. RIP Whitey Ford.
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In 1961 Ford threw 283 innings, yet had “only” 11 complete games.
He was 25-4.
The secret weapon was Luis Arroyo, the first “closer” I can remember from watching baseball.
Arroyo was 15-5, 2.19 ERA, threw 119 innings, and finished 54 games for the Yanks that year.
Last edited by Kc61; 10-20-2020 at 09:48 PM.
arroyo was a red player originally
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