Warren Spahn was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer. He was the ace of the Braves for many years well known for his windmill style windup and fastball. He also had a reputation as one of the best hitting pitchers of all time.
| Attributes | Values |
|---|
| rdfs:label
| |
| rdfs:comment
| - Warren Spahn was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer. He was the ace of the Braves for many years well known for his windmill style windup and fastball. He also had a reputation as one of the best hitting pitchers of all time.
- Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. Although never quite as dominating as some, he was both astonishingly consistent and durable. He won 20 games in 13 different seasons, and compiled a 23-7 record when he was aged 42. He won more games than any other left-handed pitcher, or any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era, and is acknowledged as one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball history. Spahn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 1973 in his first year of eligibility (His eligibility had been delayed, under the rules of the day, by 2 seasons of brief minor league service.) H
|
| sameAs
| |
| dcterms:subject
| |
| dbkwik:baseball/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
| |
| Number
| |
| throws
| |
| Name
| |
| finaldate
| |
| Birthdate
| |
| statyear
| |
| stat3label
| |
| debutteam
| |
| hofvote
| |
| Title
| |
| Highlights
| - * Won Cy Young Award in 1957
* Named The Sporting News NL Pitcher of the Year in 1953, 1957, 1958 and 1961
* Won Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1961
* 6th All-Time wins
* 7th All-Time Shutouts
* Braves Career Leader in Wins , Innings Pitched , and Shutouts .
* Jersey #21 retired by the Braves.
*Threw two no hitters
|
| bats
| |
| BGCOLOR
| |
| Deathdate
| |
| stat2value
| |
| Before
| |
| stat1label
| |
| Years
| - 1957(xsd:integer)
- 1961(xsd:integer)
- August 1960
- August 1961
|
| After
| |
| debutyear
| |
| stat2label
| |
| hofdate
| |
| stat3value
| |
| Position
| |
| stat1value
| |
| debutdate
| |
| TEXTCOLOR
| |
| Teams
| - Boston Braves
- New York Mets
- San Francisco Giants
|
| finalteam
| |
| finalyear
| |
| abstract
| - Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. Although never quite as dominating as some, he was both astonishingly consistent and durable. He won 20 games in 13 different seasons, and compiled a 23-7 record when he was aged 42. He won more games than any other left-handed pitcher, or any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era, and is acknowledged as one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball history. Spahn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 1973 in his first year of eligibility (His eligibility had been delayed, under the rules of the day, by 2 seasons of brief minor league service.) He received a surprisingly low 83% of the Hall of Fame vote - in view of his achievements. Several other pitchers have receover 90%. Spahn threw in the old windmill style, a big arm pump, swinging both hands behind his head, followed with an extremely high leg kick and a straight overhand delivery. He threw a variety of pitches but his fastball was his best pitch as he could throw it with varying velocities and great control. His pickoff move was described as one of the best in the major leagues. “The toughest pitcher of all for me to run against was Warren Spahn, a left hander. But would have been just as tough going righthanded. Spahn’s moves were so deceptive that I often found myself guessing." -Maury Wills (How to Steal a Pennant, 1976). Warren Spahn was also an excellent hitter for a pitcher. In 1958 he batted .333 with 2 HR and 15 RBI. Spahn holds the NL record for most homeruns by a pitcher with 35. He is second all time amongst pitchers in sacrifice flies with 14.
- Warren Spahn was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer. He was the ace of the Braves for many years well known for his windmill style windup and fastball. He also had a reputation as one of the best hitting pitchers of all time.
|
| is WP
of | |
| is Before
of | |
| is After
of | |
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)