{"copyright":"Copyright 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P.  Use of any content on this page acknowledges agreement to the terms posted here http://gdx.mlb.com/components/copyright.txt","people":[{"id":114299,"fullName":"Whitey Ford","link":"/api/v1/people/114299","firstName":"Edward","lastName":"Ford","primaryNumber":"16","birthDate":"1928-10-21","currentAge":91,"birthCity":"New York","birthStateProvince":"NY","birthCountry":"USA","height":"5' 10\"","weight":180,"active":false,"primaryPosition":{"code":"1","name":"Pitcher","type":"Pitcher","abbreviation":"P"},"useName":"Whitey","useLastName":"Ford","middleName":"Charles","boxscoreName":"Ford","nickName":"Chairman Of The Board","gender":"M","isPlayer":true,"isVerified":true,"deathDate":"2020-10-08","deathCity":"Lake Success","deathStateProvince":"NY","deathCountry":"USA","lastPlayedDate":"1967-05-21","mlbDebutDate":"1950-07-01","batSide":{"code":"L","description":"Left"},"pitchHand":{"code":"L","description":"Left"},"nameFirstLast":"Whitey Ford","nameSlug":"whitey-ford-114299","firstLastName":"Whitey Ford","lastFirstName":"Ford, Whitey","lastInitName":"Ford, W","initLastName":"W Ford","fullFMLName":"Edward Charles Ford","fullLFMName":"Ford, Edward Charles","strikeZoneTop":3.301,"strikeZoneBottom":1.504}]}