Warren Spahn: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1973

Born: April 23, 1921

1940: Signed by Boston Bees (Braves)

Debut: April 19, 1942 (Braves)

1942: Casey Stengel sent Spahn back to the minors after the pitcher refused to throw at Pee Wee Reese.

1943-45: World War II service (awarded Purple Heart)

1944: Battle of the Bulge

1947: Pitching Title

1948: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain poem appears

1948: Braves win Pennant

1952: 18 strikeout game

1953: 23-7, 2.10, 1.058 WHIP

1953: Pitching Title

1953: TSN Pitcher of the Year

1957: Braves win World Series

1957: Won Cy Young Award

1957-8: TSN Pitcher of the Year

1958: Braves win Pennant

1960: No hit Phillies

1961: No hit Giants

1961: Lou Gehrig Award

1961: NL Pitching Title

1961: TSN Pitcher of the Year

1963: Dueled Juan Marichal for 16 innings (lost 1-0 on a Willie Mays home run)

1963: Appeared on TV Show: Combat

1964: Purchased by New York Mets

1965: Signed by San Francisco Giants

1965: Retired

1967-71: Managed Tulsa Oilers

1970s: Coached for Cleveland, the minors, and in Japan

1973: Elected to Hall of Fame (83.2%)

1999: All-Century Team

2003: Died

Accomplishments:

1957 World Champion

1957 Cy Young Award

1961: Lou Gehrig Award               

17x All Star

Two no-hitters

363-245 record

3.09 ERA

750 games-665 starts

382 CG

63 SHO

5243.2 IP

2583 Strikeouts

1.195 WHIP

Won 15+ Games: 16x

Won 20+ Games: 13x

Sub 3 ERA: 8x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 2x

10+ CG: 17x

20+ CG: 12x

25+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 17x

300+ IP: 2x

Led league in wins: 8x

Led league in win % (.667): 1958

Led league in ERA: 3x

Led league in GS: 2x

Led league in CG: 9x

Led league in SHO: 4x

Led league in IP: 4x

Led league in Strikeouts: 4x

Led league in WHIP: 4x

Postseason: 4-3 record, 3.05 ERA, 56 IP, 32 strikeouts, 1.071 WHIP (8 games-3 World Series)