Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn Spahn in 1952 Pitcher Born: (1921-04-23)April 23, 1921 Buffalo, New York Died: November 24, 2003(2003-11-24) (aged 82) Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Batted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut April 19, 1942 for the Boston Braves Last MLB appearance October 1, 1965 for the San Francisco Giants Career statistics Win–loss record 363–245 Earned run average 3.09 Strikeouts 2,583 Teams Boston / Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946–1964) New York Mets (1965) San Francisco Giants (1965) Career highlights and awards 17× All-Star (1947, 1949–1954, 1956–1959², 1961–1963) World Series champion (1957) Cy Young Award (1957) Pitched two no-hitters Atlanta Braves #21 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1973 Vote 82.89% Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in the National League. He won 20 games or more in 13 seasons, including a 23–7 record when he was age 42. Spahn was the 1957 Cy Young Award winner, and was the runner-up three times, all during the period when just one award was given. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, with 83% of the total vote. (His eligibility was delayed, under the rules of the time, by two years of token minor league play.) Spahn won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history, and more than any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era. He is acknowledged as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball history. The Warren Spahn Award, given to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named after him. Regarded as a "thinking man's" pitcher who liked to outwit batters, Spahn once described his approach on the mound: "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."