Name: Russell Ford
Position: Starting pitcher
Born: August 13, 1883 (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada)
Died: January 24, 1960 (Rockingham, NC)
Yankee Years: 1909-13
Primary number: N/A
Yankee statistics: 73-56, 2.54 ERA, 2.78 FIP, 129 GS, 1,112 2/3 IP, 553 K, 100 CG, 10 SHO, 80 ERA-, 88 FIP-, 25.5 rWAR, 17.1 fWAR
Biography
Pitchers are fragile. That's just one of the more disappointing truths of baseball. It's simply difficult to last a long time at the game's highest level putting such a toll on one's elbow and shoulder.