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Originally Posted by ultracapper
When you think of the Yankees of 1920-1964, all the hitters stand out. Ford was one of the few pitchers in that long era of dominance that stood toe to toe with the Ruths, DiMaggios and Mantles.
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You are so right. I hadn't really thought about it but yes, when we talked about those great teams we never mentioned any pitchers, only those many great and very good hitters. Of course they had very good pitching. They were not going to win all those pennants with no pitching. I guess when your team is giving you more runs it makes it a little easier. They won plenty of one run games too. Ford was a great pitcher for sure. RIP Whitey.