Lorene Southard (10 August1946 - 19 February1978)( her death)( 1 child). Spahn went 17-12 with a 1.96 ERA average at Hartford that season while the Braves finished in seventh place. The secret, he said, is to exert no pressure with the pinkie or ring finger. Text of a poem written by Boston Post sports editor Gerald V. Hern that appeared in the newspaper Sept. 14, 1948, as Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain led the Braves to the NL pennant. He won his first game at the rather advanced athletic age of 25. He lost 245, and he had an earned run average of 3.09. It was working, so I threw it over and over, he told me. Wife: Lorene Southard (m. 10-Aug-1946, d. 1978, one child) Pitched a No-Hitter 16-Sep-1960 Pitched a No-Hitter 28-Apr-1961 Cy Young Award 1957 Baseball Hall of Fame 1973 . we hope Warren Spahn - Death - LiquiSearch More than a half century later, Mr. Spahn was asked at a news conference in his native Buffalo if he'd ever felt more pressure than pitching in the World Series. Date of Death: November 24, 2003. [31], List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders, List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders, List of Major League Baseball all-time leaders in home runs by pitchers, "Warren Spahn at the Baseball Hall of Fame", "It's time Lolich gets his name called for the Hall", "Warren Spahn Award at the Baseball Almanac", "Warren Spahn Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History", "Warren Spahn, 82, Dies; Left-Handed Craftsman of the Baseball Mound for 21 Seasons", "Rare feet: Opposing hurlers steal bases in the same game", "Spahn and Sain and Trade for Burdette: Never Trust Gimmicky Rhymes", "Giants fans have no reason to fear the Braves", "Milwaukee Braves vs San Francisco Giants July 2, 1963 Box Score", "Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Athletics September 25, 1965 Box Score", "Strong Minded Spahn Ignoring Sign Posts of Retirement? The screwball was working well, but nearly everything else was problematic: his delivery, his pitch placement, his hyperintensity. He couldnt get it to come back around to the appropriate position because of all the years of pronating from throwing the pitch., Just how a screwball causes injury was open to debate. The Red Sox' Lefty Grove had won his 300th game 20 years and 17 days earlier, on July 25, 1941. And followed, we hope, by two days of rain. In August, the Braves unveiled a statue honoring Spahn in the plaza outside Turner Field in Atlanta. Warren Spahn, who in a career spanning 21 seasons won 363 games, the major league record for a left-handed pitcher, died yesterday at his home in Broken Arrow, Okla. Spahn joked a long time later, "I'll never forgive myself. He was a poet and was very eloquent in his use of language. Warren proudly served in the USAF for nearly 24 years. I wanted Santiago, but the Angels had no games scheduled in the vicinity until later in the season. The successful screwball pitcher must overcome an awkward sensation that feels like tightening a pickle jar while simultaneously thrusting the wrist forward with extreme velocity. "Warren Spahn was a fighter and a winner," Torre said. Hurts your shoulder, Tim Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young winner, said as he grabbed his glove and walked off. He won the NL Player of the Month Award in August 1960 (60, 2.30 ERA, 32 SO) and August 1961 (60, 1.00 ERA, 26 SO), Spahn acquired the nickname "Hooks", not so much because of his pitching, but due to the prominent shape of his nose. Cause of death was not released. Bumgarner remained unconvinced. for the White Sox in 2012, finishing 10 games. Scioscia watched him make 255 consecutive starts without missing a turn and throw 20 complete games in a season.
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