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William Brown Ford (October 14, 1915 – April 6, 1994) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game with the Boston Bees in 1936. His major league career, however, was not listed in the official baseball records until 2003, due to a record keeping error that credited his lone appearance to Boston Bees teammate Gene Ford. ==Life and career== Bill Ford was born October 14, 1915 in Buena Vista, Pennsylvania. He attended Penn State University, and played on their baseball team. He threw and batted right-handed, was in height and 200 pounds in weight. On September 27, 1936, the last day of the season, he made his Major League debut, appearing as the starting pitcher against the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Still only 20 years old, he was the 5th youngest player in Major League Baseball that season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill Ford )〕 After the Braves had taken a 1–0 lead after batting in the first, Ford failed to retire a single batter, walking all three batters he faced. He was relieved by Guy Bush, who allowed two of the runners he inherited to score – these runs were charged to Brown. Bush wound up pitching nine innings of relief, and won the game for the Braves 7–3.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=September 27, 1936 Boston Bees at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score )〕 Brown, meanwhile, never again played in a Major League game. For his Major League career, he is considered to have an earned run average (ERA) of infinity. Ford died April 6, 1994 in Glassport, Pennsylvania.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=William Brown "Bill" Ford )〕 He was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Ford (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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