Early Wynn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Early Wynn

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1920

Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1999

Profession: journalist, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Early Wynn

  • Early Wynn Jr.
  • (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999), nicknamed "Gus", was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher.
  • He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox, during his 23-year MLB career.
  • Wynn was identified as one of the most intimidating pitchers in the game, having combined his powerful fastball with a hard attitude toward batters.
  • He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Wynn signed with the Senators at the age of 17, deciding to forego completing his high school education, in pursuit of a baseball career.
  • He spent a couple of seasons in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), achieving a brief MLB stint in 1939.
  • Wynn returned to the big leagues in 1941, pitching his first full MLB season in 1942.
  • Wynn missed all of 1945 and a portion of the 1946 season, while serving in the United States Army during the latter part of World War II. Wynn was a member of one of baseball's best pitching rotations, along with Bob Feller, Mike Garcia, and Bob Lemon, while with the Indians in the mid-1950s.
  • He won the 1959 Cy Young Award, beginning to rely more heavily on the knuckleball, as the velocity of his pitches declined.
  • Wynn retired following the 1963 season.
  • He finished with exactly 300 career wins, having spent the last several months of his career in pursuit of that win. Wynn served as a coach and broadcaster in the big leagues, after his retirement as a player.
  • In 1999, he was included on The Sporting News list of the 100 greatest players in baseball history.
  • Wynn died that year in an assisted living facility following heart-related problems and a stroke.

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