Early Wynn: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1972

Born: January 6, 1920

1936: Suffered injury on punt return; Wynn turned to baseball

1937: Signed with Washington Senators

Debut: September 13, 1939 (Senators)

1948: Traded to the Indians

1954: Indians win Pennant

1957: Traded to the White Sox

1958: Became first pitcher to lead league in strikeouts in consecutive years for two teams

1959: White Sox win Pennant

1959: Won Cy Young Award

1963: Signed by Indians

1963: Earned 300^th win

1963: Retired

1964-66: Indians pitching coach

1967: Became Twins pitching coach

1972: Elected to Hall of Fame (76% of vote)

1977-83: Broadcaster

1999: Died

1999: All-Century Team

Accomplishments:

8x All Star

1959 Cy Young Award

300-244

3.54 ERA

691 games-612 starts

290 CG

49 SHO

4564 IP

2334 Strikeouts

1.329 WHIP

15+ wins: 12x

20+ wins: 5x

Led league in wins: 2x

Sub 3 ERA: 5x

Led league 3.20 ERA (1950)

Led league GS: 5x

10+ CG: 17x

15+ CG: 9x

20+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 14x

250+ IP: 8x

Led league IP: 3x

Led league in saves (4): 1960

Led league in strikeouts: 2x

Lead league in WHIP (1.250): 1950

Postseason: 1-2, 4.95 ERA, 20 IP, 15 strikeouts, 1.450 WHIP, 4 GS (2 World Series)