Neeman never advanced as Woods struck out and Amaro flew to right. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out." The pitch that extended his career was extending the game. The runner was left stranded when Herrera hit a fly ball to center. The Giants protested bitterly but futilely and went down 1-2-3. But ever the team player, the southpaw didnt care about that. Then he missed the next 18 days before returning on July 25 and losing to Burdette and the Cardinals, 3-1. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Warren Spahn Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com . But Spahn wasnt through playing. Spahn retired the next six Giants before walking Chuck Hiller on four straight pitches leading off the fourth. When I wasnt pitching, I would watch him, how he approached batters, how he went in and out, up and down. Yes, in the World Series Spahn lost his only start, in game two, and won game five with 5 innings of one-hit, seven-strikeout relief. He saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and at the Ludendorff Bridge (the famous bridge at Remagen) as a combat engineer, and was the only one of major league baseball's military who earned a battlefield commission. He smoked while chewing Beechnut gum Spahn kept adding sticks during a game, leaving him with a large chunk in his mouth that gave the erroneous impression he was chewing tobacco. Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan insists he never even went to the mound. Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves in his windup - BL-284-61 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library), Posed photograph of Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn pitching, circa 1954. He said, I know you pitch every fourth day, but try to take an extra day. I only got one. He had better breaking balls and many more types of breaking balls. In maybe his most memorable pitching performance, Spahn faced off with the Giants Juan Marichal on July 2, 1963, each hurler pitching shutout ball until Willie Mays hit a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to give San Francisco the 1-0 victory. Spahns moves were so deceptive that I often found myself guessing." He retired nine straight batters in innings 10-12. [12][13], In 1951, Spahn allowed the first career hit to Willie Mays, a home run. Had he played, it is possible that Spahn would have finished his career behind only Walter Johnson and Cy Young in all-time wins. But what Spahn did touch was unusual, to say the least. Warren Spahn pitched for half a season with the Mets in 1965 after he was sold to New York by the Milwaukee Braves in Nov. 1964. Coming into the top of the ninth inning, in a game that was barely two hours old, Spahn had only allowed two base runners - both of whom reached on walks. [3] He was a 17-time All-Star who won 20games or more in 13 seasons, including a 237 winloss record when he was age 42. Equally telling, he broke into the top 10 control artists, finishing seventh with 61 walks in 321 innings, or 1.71per game. He finished the season with a 54 record and 2.73 ERA. Spahns post-7/2/63 life was more complicated. In 1999, he ranked Number 21 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and . (on having played for manager Casey Stengel with the Braves and Mets, but not when Stengel was winning multiple World Series with the New York Yankees), Nolan Ryan | Sandy Koufax | Cy Young | Roger Clemens | Bob Gibson | Walter Johnson | Warren Spahn | Christy Mathewson | Lefty Grove Johnny Bench | Yogi Berra | Lou Gehrig | Mark McGwire | Jackie Robinson | Rogers Hornsby | Mike Schmidt | Brooks Robinson | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Ernie Banks | Honus Wagner Babe Ruth | Hank Aaron | TedWilliams | Willie Mays | Joe DiMaggio | Mickey Mantle | Ty Cobb | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Pete Rose | Stan Musial. Braves Career Leader in Wins (356), Innings Pitched (5046), and Shutouts (63). He led the league in wins eight times (194950, 1953, 19571961, each season with 20+ wins) and won at least 20 games an additional five times (1947, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1963). Yogi later told reporters, "I don't think we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest.". Then an off day Hed throw five fastballs, five screwballs, five curves, five changeups, Greg continues, and see what was working If he had trouble, it wasusually in the first or second inning. Entering the season, the strike zone had been expanded from knees to armpits all the way to knees to top of shoulder level. The Giants and Braves were playing night ball at San Franciscos typically breezy, chilly Candlestick Park, a pitchers paradise because balls dont carry as far in cold weather as they do when its humid. Though he won more than anyone in the 1960s, someone else was always chosen for the Cy Young Award. BL-5687-71a (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library) Under the curfew in effect, no inning could start after 12:50. Another pinch-hitter, Bobby Del Greco, fanned on three pitches for Spahn's fourth straight strikeout. Stengel later said that it was the worst managing mistake he had ever made. But there would be no easy outs, no pit stops that July night. "He's beyond comparison with any modern lefthander. As Spahn grew older, his pitching seemed to improve. Warren Spahn | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1973 (HOF) His baseball career was interrupted by his military service in the United States Army during World War II.[2]. And followed I was waiting for Willie Mays. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum), The heck with any strikeout records, he said to the Boston Globe after his 11-strikeout game. The last batter was pinch-hitter Joey Amalfitano, a pesky hitter who always bothered Spahn. He finished his career in 1965 with the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. But on the mound, the future Hall of Famer was a wonder to behold. The same situation occurred in the fifth inning when Spahn walked leadoff batter McCovey with four straight balls. A star on a pitching mound and a hero on the battlefields, Warren Spahn excelled in two far different uniforms. 2) (Box Score: 04-28-1961). Spahn was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973. A bargain-basement beauty, Spahn finally pushed his career salary over $1 million. For years he said that if he had one pitch hed like to take back, that was it.. Spahn, a crafty southpaw with a high leg kick, had been making quick work of the Phillies all evening. Register Pitching. The other selections were: outfielders Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays; shortstop Cal Ripken, third baseman Mike Schmidt, second baseman Jackie Robinson, first baseman Lou Gehrig, catcher Mickey Cochrane, right-handed pitcher Christy Mathewson, relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley, and manager Casey Stengel. . Privacy Statement/Your California Privacy Rights. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. And suddenly it was all over. After his belated first win at age 25, he became the winningest left-handed pitcher in history with 363 wins. The following year he threw another no-hitter, this time against the Giants on April 28, 1961 at 40 years old. Most will not remember Warren Spahn. Spahn played for Casey Stengel in his rookie year with the Boston Braves (4 games) in 1942 and in his the first half of his final season in 1965. In 1964, as the leagues oldest player, Spahns age began to show. He just kept busting them in on the hands of our guys and kept getting them out. Hubbell added, He ought to will his body to medical science., Of Marichal, who retired 16 straight late in the game, Dark said, He didnt throw many breaking pitches, thus tiring his arm, but just kept slipping across the fastball with a loose and fluid motion. The Braves handed Spahn two runs in the bottom of the fourth when Hank Aaron singled and scored on Alvin Dark's triple. If a guy gets wild or starts getting his pitches up, you know his arm might be tired, but that wasnt the case with Juan. Dark never asked a reliever to warm up. In 1999, Spahn was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame. Menke replaced the sore-legged Mathews in the fourth and got two hits and a stolen base before the game played out. It was a night not fit for man nor beast, let alone a 40-year-old pitcher who was nearing the end of what would be a Hall of Fame career. Pitching is upsetting timing."[6]. Then the writers converged. we hope Also, I pitched until I was 44. John Buzhardt was on the mound for the Phils. The next batter, the swift Matty Alou, dropped a textbook drag bunt down the first base line. Willie Mays elected to one-hop it rather than dive, and he nailed Larker at the plate in one amazing motion, according to the Chronicles Stevens, and on a 100 percent perfect peg, according to his colleague Bill Leister. In 2013, the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award honored Spahn as one of 37 Baseball Hall of Fame members for his service in the United States Army during World War II. No-hitters arent that much fun, he told Jim Thielman, who writes cool of the evening.com. In the eighth, Ernie Bowman replaced Jim Davenport (who had earlier re placed Jose Pagan) at shortstop; after Aaron walked, Bowman made a great stop in the hole to throw out Menke. Spahn threw 201 pitches, Marichal 227. Only six balls were hit to the outfield. Warren Spahn 2nd No Hitter (Box Score) | The Daily Republic | April 19, 1961 [8] Spahn had pitched in only 4 games, allowing 15 runs (10 earned) in .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}15+23innings. In 21 big league seasons, Spahn, a 17-time All-Star, compiled a 363-245 record, started 665 games, completed 382, struck out 2,583 batters and finished with a 3.09 ERA leading the league in ERA three times. He has beaten every handicap - the live ball, second division teams. Giants 1, Braves 0, an eight-hitter for Marichal, with four walks and 10 strikeouts, a nine-hitter for Spahn, with one intentional walk and two strikeouts. followed by rain It was almost mandatory to pitch every four days.. *degrom loss: went 7+ ip & allowed 1 er or less, but did not get a win. If that man is on the mound, nobody is going to take me out of here." He said to be careful in your next start, Marichal says. Qualifying Rental Criteria. [2] The Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named in his honor. "If anybody asks me who my favorite pitcher of all-time is, I say Warren Spahn ." - Whitey Ford in An Indian Summer: The 1957 Milwaukee Braves Champions of Baseball (Thad Mumau, 2007) "I don't know if we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest." - Yogi Berra in 1965. Marichal had always run to the mound and raced through his warm-ups to combat the Candlestick cold, and this night was no exception. ", Major League Baseball combined Cy Young Award, National League Pitcher of the Year Award, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warren_Spahn&oldid=1132430738, United States Army personnel of World War II, American expatriate baseball players in Mexico, Major League Baseball players with retired numbers, Articles with dead external links from December 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, October 1,1965,for theSan Francisco Giants, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 21:17. As catcher Del Crandall explained, Spahn showed the batter three things: the sole of his right shoe, the back of his glove, and finally the ball. Each spectator was given the Croix de Candlestick, a round orange badge for anyone surviving an extra-inning night game at The Stick. Oh, did his presence produce quotes for the writers. In 1970, when Hoyt Wilhelm was 47, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for first baseman Hal Breeden. [3] His 63 career shutouts is the highest total in the live-ball era and sixth highest overall. It would prove to be his last great season. First we'll use Spahn Warren Spahn "vertically body rolling, put snap on a ball slowly" Pitching Mechanics Slow Motion - YouTube 0:00 / 1:01 Warren Spahn "vertically body rolling, put snap on a ball slowly". Spahn led the National League in wins eight times, including five seasons in a row (1949, 1950, 1953, 1957-1961) and complete games nine seasons, seven consecutively (1949, 1951, 1957-63); these numbers are major league records. Spahn led the NL in strikeouts for four consecutive seasons, from 1949 to 1952 (tied with Don Newcombe in 1951), which includes a single game high of 18 strike outs (then the NL record) in a 15-inning appearance on June 14, 1952. On June 14, 1952, Warren Spahn became the second player in baseball history to record 18 strikeouts in a single game. Warren Spahn Date and Place of Birth: April 23, 1921 Buffalo, New York Died: November 24, 2003 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Baseball Experience: Major League Position: Pitcher Rank: First Lieutenant Military Unit: 276th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1159th Engineer Combat Group US Army Area Served: European Theater of Operations It was going out of the park, and then that wind caught it. Spahn was also a good hitter, hitting at least one home run in 17 straight seasons, and finishing with an NL career record for pitchers, with 35 home runs. ", Spahn threw his first no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 16, 1960, when he was 39. By 5:14 p.m. that night, the number had changed to two. Marichal finished at 25-8, with a 2.41 ERA, his first under 3.00. Several other pitchers have receover 90%. This was exemplified by his start on July 2, 1963. Richie Allen thought he threw five pitches, Joe Torre said seven, Billy Williams 12, and Lou Brock 16.People were intrigued by his motion, but he was as much ball as motion, Bailey says.Juan was not a pattern-type pitcher. As Mays stood in the on-deck circle, Marichal called to him Hit one now. His teammates chuckled, Mays stepped in. A statue of Warren Spahn resides in Atlanta, showing him in the midst of his memorable high leg kick. Stan Musial was quoted as saying, "I don't think Spahn will ever get into the Hall of Fame, He'll never stop pitching.". Hes 42 and Im 25 and you cant take me out until that man is not pitching., Memory is a cruel mistress. Every pitch you make can blow it, and you go out there in the ninth inning and look around and all the infielders are scared because theyre going to screw it up., After nine innings, Spahn had allowed five hits and Marichal six. 8. pitcher luck. Although never quite as dominating as some, he was both astonishingly consistent and durable. in Buffalo, NY Bailey lined to Mack Jones in center. And he had a phenomenal change-up. Spahn walked his duck walk slowly to the mound, head down, taking his good old time, in the words of another Braves pitcher, Bob Sadowski. People kept telling me that the motion of the glove really bothered hitters, Spahn told Kindred.So I kept doing it. Rookie Status: View Warren Spahn's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Another honoree, Sandy Koufax, joked, "He should be on the All-Century Team, since he pitched most of the century." On July 2, 1963, Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn faced off in what may be the greatest game ever pitched. Back will come Spahn On July 2, 1963, Burdette was aCardinal, so Spahn probably lit up an unfiltered Camel on his own. McCovey fouled to the catcher and Alou flied to center, but Cepeda loaded the bases when Menke made an error. SUMMARY Career WAR 100.1 W 363 L 245 ERA 3.09 G 750 GS 665 SV 28 IP Or write about sports? 7. He said that his career went downhill after the game. Never have two Hall of Famers pitched as well over such an extended game in which each faced a lineup of fellow Cooperstownians and other fine players. Spahn finished his first no hitter as well as his 20th victory. -Warren Spahn . In his last major league game, he passed Bob Feller in career strikeouts. Bases loaded, two outs: the games most dramatic moment. Both men had been denied moments of greatness they must have coveted. Warren Spahn served in the United States Army (from 1943 through 1945) during World War II, participated in the battle for the bridge at Remagen (and many other battles), was awarded a purple heart. He gave up a harmless single in the 13th, a walk in the 14th, nothing in the 15th. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum). us, Died: Spahn, who returned to the Braves soon after his discharge in 1946, would go 21-10 in 1947. I'm only 25. He came up with a screwball to help when his fast ball began to fade and then he added the slider (Johnny Sain, Super Stars of Baseball, Bob Broeg 1971). In Spahn's final season, during his stint with the Mets, Yogi Berra came out of retirement briefly and caught 4games, one of them with Spahn pitching. Since 1960 only Gaylord Perry, on September 1, 1967, pitched 16 innings, and he was taken out for the last five innings of a 21-inning game, the sissy. In a 22-season major league career, Spahn posted a 363245 winloss record with 2,583 strikeouts and a 3.09 ERA in 5,243+23 innings pitched, including 63 shutouts and 382 complete games. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum), Warren Spahn was known for his high-kicking pitching motion, pictured above when he was playing for the Boston Braves. Prior to Warren Spahn's 18-strikeout game, Bob Feller had held the record for most strikeouts in a game. He was a pitching coach with the Cleveland Indians, in the minor leagues for the California Angels, and for six years, with Japan's Hiroshima Toyo Carp. There were lesser page one stories that daysomething about a nuclear test ban and the FBI smashing a Soviet spy ring, Fimrite reported in SI. A 8000 lb force compresses the ball to about of its original diameter. The eighth place Phillies provided the opposition for the second place Braves. 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