Gene Ford (pitcher, born 1912)

Gene Ford
Relief pitcher
Born: (1912-06-23)June 23, 1912
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Died: September 7, 1970(1970-09-07) (aged 58)
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 1936, for the Boston Bees
Last MLB appearance
August 27, 1938, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 0–0
Earned run average 9.56
Strikeouts 2
Walks 12
Innings pitched 14.0
Teams

Eugene Matthew Ford (June 23, 1912 – September 7, 1970) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Bees and Chicago White Sox in parts of two seasons spanning 1936–1938. Listed at 6' 2", 195 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Ford attended University of Iowa. Following his graduation, he pitched in the Minor Leagues with the Peoria Tractors in 1935 and for the Columbia Senators in 1936.

Ford died in 1970 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, at the age of 58.

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