Whitey Ford New York Yankees Baseball Autographed HOF Plaque Postcard PSA SLAB

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You are bidding on an autographed HOF Plaque postcard signed by Whitey Ford, includes PSA COA .....
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Edward Charles
"
Whitey
"
Ford
(October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020),
[1]
[2]
nicknamed "
The Chairman of the Board
", was an American professional
baseball
pitcher
who played his entire 16-year
Major League Baseball
(MLB) career with the
New York Yankees
. He was a 10-time
All-Star
and 6-time
World Series
champion. In 1961, he won both the
Cy Young Award
and
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
. Ford led the
American League
(AL) in
wins
three times and in
earned run average
(ERA) twice. He is the Yankees franchise leader in career wins (236),
shutouts
(45),
innings pitched
(​
3,170
1
⁄
3
), and
games started
by a pitcher (438; tied with
Andy Pettitte
). Ford was inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
in
1974
.
[3]
Ford signed with the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947 and made his major league debut in 1950. Following a two-year sojourn to serve in the
United States Army
during the
Korean War
, Ford returned to the Yankees in 1953 and pitched for them until retiring in 1967. During his tenure with the team, Ford set numerous World Series pitching records, including consecutive scoreless innings (​
33
2
⁄
3
), wins (10), games started (22), innings pitched (146), and
strikeouts
(94). The Yankees
retired
his uniform number 16 in 1974 and dedicated a plaque in his honor in
Monument Park
in 1987. Ford served as the Yankees
pitching coach
in 1964 while still a player and from 1974 to 1975 after retiring. He also served as the team's
first base coach
in 1968.
In the wake of
Yogi Berra
's death in 2015,
George Vecsey
of
The New York Times
suggested that Ford was now "The Greatest Living Yankee".
[4]
Ford died on October 8, 2020, at the age of 91.
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Shipping and Packaging details: I ship everything with cardboard backing. Additionally, I slip all autographed photos inside sturdy photo-protective sleeves. Payment details: Typically, I ship paypal payments right away. PAYPAL is recommended. International shipping will be higher as all international orders go through the Global Shipping program.  How I obtained my autographs, and why I promise a FULL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: As a kid, from roughly the years 1965 to 1973, and later from 1974-the present, I have amassed an enormous collection of autographed sports and celebrity memorabilia. In most cases, using Jack Smalling's baseball address lists and other assorted address lists, I wrote to both active and retired baseball players, sending them letters, requests for signatures, and self-addressed-stamped envelopes. This is how I obtained thousands of autographs. I also obtained many autographs in person at area parks and hotels.In the 1980's and 1990's, I travelled the country doing shows (20 National Conventions) and would buy quantities of autographs through player signings. I have every reason to believe that all of the autographs I'm selling are absolutely authentic. I stand by every item I sell. Upon purchasing an item from me through eBay, you may return that item, in the condition in which I shipped it to you, within 14 days of receipt of that item if you are not satisfied with the item.   I am selling each item "as is", per the guarantee I've promised above. All the old time autograph dealers know me and the professional authenticators will vouch for my reputation as well. I do this on a part time basis, so sometimes emails take a day. I have worked hard for my feedback rating. The last thing I want to do is damage my credibility, so if you have legitimate concerns about any item you win from me on eBay, I'll make every effort to remedy the situation to your satisfaction. PLEASE NOTE: Most items come with certificates of authenticity from outside companies (JSA and PSA predominantly; they are the best). I have spent lots of money with third party authenticators and have had very few come back without passing. Sincerely, Joe Binder , Downers Grove, Illinois