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11/24/2003 Archived Entry: "Warren Spahn, RIP"
Warren Spahn, RIP
Warren Spahn, the winningest left-hander in baseball history and a leader of the dominant Milwaukee Braves teams of the late 1950s, died at his home Monday. He was 82.The Hall of Famer baffled batters with his high leg kick and teamed with Johnny Sain in the famous "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain" tandem.
Spahn helped pitch the Braves to National League pennants in 1948, 1957 and 1958. The Braves played seven-game World Series against the New York Yankees in the latter two years, winning the first one and losing the second.
A workhorse who pitched until he was 46, Spahn won 20 games 13 times, matching Christy Mathewson for the most in NL history. Spahn was a 14-time All-Star who pitched 21 seasons in a career interrupted by World War II.
Update: B3 reader Night Owl provides a link to Spahn's incredible career stats, including a stellar 363 career wins. Thanks!
Replies: 2 people speak up
Warren was my boyhood hero, and I always called out to be him in our pretend ball games, even though I was a righty and played 3rd. RIP, my hero.
Posted by jim dunn @ 11/24/2003 11:43 PM NY
You might want to add that he won 363 games in his career. Here are his other impressive stats
Posted by Night Owl @ 11/25/2003 01:29 PM NY
