Warren Edward Spahn was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball.
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37 Facts About Warren Spahn
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Warren Spahn won the 1957 Cy Young Award and was a three-time runner-up during the period when only one award was given for both leagues.
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At the time of his retirement in 1965, Warren Spahn held the MLB record for career strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher.
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Warren Spahn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1973 with 82.
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The Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named in his honor.
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Warren Spahn finished his career in 1965 with the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants.
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Warren Spahn led the league in wins eight times and won at least 20 games an additional five times.
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Warren Spahn appeared in 14 All-Star Games, the most of any pitcher in the 20th century.
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Warren Spahn acquired the nickname "Hooks", not so much because of his pitching, but due to the prominent shape of his nose.
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Warren Spahn had once been hit in the face by a thrown ball that he was not expecting, and his broken nose settled into a hook-like shape.
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Warren Spahn was known for a very high leg kick in his delivery, as was his later Giants teammate Juan Marichal.
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Warren Spahn was a good hitter, hitting at least one home run in 17 straight seasons, and finishing with an NL career record for pitchers, with 35 home runs.
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Warren Spahn drove in 10 or more runs nine times, with a career-high 18 in 1951.
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Warren Spahn took the loss against the Batavia Clippers pitching out of the bullpen where he walked two batters and struck out none.
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In 1941 Warren Spahn broke out and won 19 games against 6 losses with a 1.
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Warren Spahn reached the major leagues in 1942 at the age of 20.
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Warren Spahn clashed with Braves manager Casey Stengel, who sent him to the minors after Spahn refused to throw at Brooklyn Dodger batter Pee Wee Reese in an exhibition game.
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Warren Spahn saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and at the Ludendorff Bridge as a combat engineer, and was awarded a battlefield commission.
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Warren Spahn returned to the major leagues in 1946 at the age of 25, having missed three full seasons.
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In 1951, Warren Spahn allowed the first career hit to Willie Mays, a home run.
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Warren Spahn pitched on two other Braves pennant winners, in 1948 and 1958.
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Warren Spahn led the NL in strikeouts for four consecutive seasons, from 1949 to 1952, which includes a single game high of 18 strike outs in a 15-inning appearance on June 14,1952.
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When Warren Spahn was pitching, Maglie observed that batters had to try to hit balls to the opposite field against Warren Spahn, as he was more likely to get them out if they tried to pull the ball.
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Warren Spahn threw his first no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 16,1960, when he was 39.
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Warren Spahn pitched his second no-hitter the following year on April 28,1961, against the Giants.
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Warren Spahn lost this distinction for a single day: September 25,1965, when 58-year-old Satchel Paige pitched three innings.
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Warren Spahn won four and lost 12 at which point the Mets put Warren Spahn on waivers.
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Warren Spahn was put on waivers on July 15,1965, and released on July 22,1965.
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Warren Spahn signed with the San Francisco Giants, with whom he appeared in his final major league game on October 1,1965, at the age of 44.
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Warren Spahn still holds the major league record for most career wins by a left-handed pitcher.
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Warren Spahn managed the Tulsa Oilers for five seasons, winning 372 games from 1967 to 1971.
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Warren Spahn coached for the Mexico City Tigers, and pitched a handful of games there.
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Warren Spahn was a pitching coach with the Cleveland Indians, in the minor leagues for the California Angels, and for six years, with Japan's Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
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Warren Spahn died of natural causes, at his home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
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Warren Spahn was selected for the all-time All-Star baseball team by Sports Illustrated magazine in 1991, as the left-handed pitcher.
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