Warren Spahn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Warren Spahn

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1921

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States

Date of Death: 24-Nov-2003

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, United States

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Warren Spahn

  • Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played his entire 21-year baseball career in the National League.
  • He won 20 games or more in 13 seasons, including a 23–7 record when he was age 42.
  • Spahn was the 1957 Cy Young Award winner, and was the runner-up three times, all during the period when one award was given, covering both leagues.
  • He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, with 83% of the total vote.
  • (His eligibility was delayed, under the rules of the time, by two years of token minor league play.) Spahn won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history, and more than any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era.
  • He is acknowledged as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball history.
  • The Warren Spahn Award, given to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named after him. Regarded as a "thinking man's" pitcher who liked to outwit batters, Spahn once described his approach on the mound: "Hitting is timing.
  • Pitching is upsetting timing."

Read more at Wikipedia