The Baseball Hall of Fame Remembers Whitey Ford
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum mourns the passing of Class of 1974 member Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford. October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020.
The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (NL) was formed in Chicago, Illinois, by businessman and owner of the Chicago Base Ball Club (now known as the Chicago Cubs), William Hulbert, for the purpose of replacing the NA, which he believed to have been corrupt, mismanaged, full of rowdy, drunken ballplayers, and under the influence of the gambling community. One of the new rules put into place by the new league was that all teams had to be located in cities that had a population of 75,000 or more. The initial NL season began with eight teams, and they were asked to play seventy games between April 22 and October 21. The NL is considered to be the first "major league", although it has been argued that the NA can make that claim.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum mourns the passing of Class of 1974 member Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford. October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020.
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