In August 2003, the Braves unveiled a nine-foot bronze statue of Spahn kicking high outside Turner Stadium in Atlanta. And there was something else. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Given a reprieve, Bailey fouled off four more pitches before finally striking out. Spahn won four times in April and was 11-3 with five straight victories by July 2. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. In addition to his fastball, Spahn also developed a number of off-speed pitches, all thrown with the same high-kicking motion. One resides at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame located at the Oklahoma City Bricktown Ballpark and the other is located in Hartshorne, Oklahoma at the Hartshorne Event Center. Did players turn to teammates and say, Im going to tell my grandchildren about this one? In truth, they were just trying to get through the night, says Frank Bolling, who played all 16 innings at second for the Braves, going 2-for-7 at the plate and handling seven chances without an error. Do you know that man is 42 years old? I had the best stuff Ive had all year. 555 N. Central Ave. #416 The 16th inning started around 12:20. Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne, OK, High School: South Park HS (Buffalo, NY), Debut: It's all about changing speeds. Do you have a sports website? The 2017 Major League Baseball season began on April 2 with three games, including the 2016 World Series champions Chicago Cubs facing off against the St. Louis Cardinals, the regular season ended in late September.The postseason began on October 3. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum), The heck with any strikeout records, he said to the Boston Globe after his 11-strikeout game. Warren Spahn was born on Saturday, April 23, 1921, in Buffalo, New York. Spahn, who returned to the Braves soon after his discharge in 1946, would go 21-10 in 1947. Register now to join us on March 10-12, 2023, in Phoenix, AZ. [1] With the Mets and Giants combined, he won seven games for the seasonhis last in the major leagues. He also coached for the Mexico City Tigers, and pitched a handful of games there. It is very difficult to pick Spahns best season, he averaged 20 wins per season, was in the top 5 in the league in ERA for six of the ten seasons and led the league in wins five out of ten seasons. It's hard to think that Warren Spahn could have been more accurate when picking his numbers: maybe, for the right-handed batters you have more room than the 2.5 inches on the outside part of. His baseball career was interrupted by his military service in the United States Army during World War II.[2]. April 23, 1921 MedSpeed is the market-leader in healthcare same-day logistics. 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. Marichal ended up throwing 227 pitches in the complete game 1-0 win, while Spahn threw 201 in the loss, allowing nine hits and one walk. 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. Marichal never got a single vote during the 1960s, when only one first-place vote was allowed per ballot. Hell never stop pitching.. "He has wonderful physical qualities. Marichal got through the top half surrendering only a two-out single to Menke. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Spahn also threw two no-hitters, won 3 ERA titles, appeared in 14 All-Star games, and holds the National League record for career home runs by a pitcher with 35. But there would be no easy outs, no pit stops that July night. I didnt retire from baseball, Spahn said. Spahn also gave up the first career homerun of Sandy Koufax in 1962. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Born: Mays had begun his career 0-for-12, and Spahn responded to reporters after the game, citing the distance between home plate and the pitcher's mound of 60feet 6inches (18.44m), "Gentlemen, for the first 60 feet, that was a hell of a pitch." Pinch hitter Randy Jackson had an opportunity to seize the day for the Cubs, but Spahn got the next two outs, the last one coming as his ninth strikeout. A pitcher needs two pitches one theyre looking for and one to cross them up, Spahn was fond of saying. Spahn threw 201 pitches, Marichal 227. Join our linker program. For many years he owned and ran the large Diamond Star Ranch south of Hartshorne, Oklahoma before retiring to live near a golf course in Broken Arrow.[25][26]. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Warren Spahn baseball stats page. 9,245th in major league history) Then he missed the next 18 days before returning on July 25 and losing to Burdette and the Cardinals, 3-1. Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell, who was in attendance that night, said of Spahn, "He ought to will his body to medical science. But ironically, those two walks were what cost him the game, as Hal Jeffcoats triple drove in Roy Smalley and Eddie Miksis, giving the Cubs the 3-1 win. And he didnt let up for the rest of the decade: In a career lasting from 1960 to 1975, Marichal was one of eight right-handers since 1900 to win at least 100 more than he lost. Another pinch-hitter, Bobby Del Greco, fanned on three pitches for Spahn's fourth straight strikeout. 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. You dont lose so much salt. BL-5687-71a (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library) The normally slick fielding shortstop juggled the ball briefly, but recovered in time to throw to Adcock for the final out. Spahn issued his second walk in the fifth when he passed Neeman on a 3-1 pitch with one out. 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. Warren Spahn made his major league debut in 1942 at 21 years old. When Spahn was pitching, Maglie observed that batters had to try to hit balls to the opposite field against Spahn, as he was more likely to get them out if they tried to pull the ball. The eighth place Phillies provided the opposition for the second place Braves. [1] Spahn won the 1957 Cy Young Award and was a three-time runner-up during the period when only one award was given for both leagues. It was called foul by first base umpire Chris Pelekoudas, fair by the Giants, the fans, and most of the swells on press row. Exhausted from the long game, thinking of the next one, they had no luxury to sit back and look into history. On Nov. 2, 1974, Hank Aaron received a call from Bud Selig, informing him that he was coming back to Milwaukee. We were riveted, says Fimrite. The three time ERA Champion, four time Strikeout Champion, fourteen time All-Star was - as if he needed assistance - also immortalized in the Spahn & Sain poem (artwork / litho below). The wind had died down. I was a member of the Phillies [1940-42], and I can remember hearing that Connie Mack of the Philadelphia As would take three pitchers to Detroit for a weekend series, says Bragan, who still runs a youth foundation in his 90th year. In addition to his fastball, Spahn also developed a number of off-speed pitches, all thrown with the same high-kicking motion. 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". note: Marichals memory is highly faulty. He passed away on Nov. 24, 2003. that Warren Spahn holds the National League record for most career home runs by a pitcher with 35? As Mays stood in the on-deck circle, Marichal called to him Hit one now. His teammates chuckled, Mays stepped in. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Mosaic at Miramar Town Center is proud to be pet-friendly so when you are searching for your next apartment, be sure you check out our fabulous apartments and amazing amenities. Fifty-two of those games went into extra innings; Spahn completed 23 of them and pitched into the 10th inning without getting a decision three other times. The trio, who were Milwaukee-area natives, included Spahn in the closing credits once, with the disclaimer, "He's not in the film, but he's still our all-time favorite left-hand pitcher.". And maybe the last of its kind. [9], In 1947, Spahn led the National League in ERA (2.33), shutouts (7), and innings pitched (289+23) while posting a 2110 record. The game was tied at 1-1 after Serenas solo shot in the ninth, and the winning run was on third. 8. pitcher luck. Warren Spahn, who set record for left-handed pitchers by winning 363 major league games over 21 seasons, dies at age 82; photo (M) . But for one day at least, an epic pitching duel dominated the news. Warren Spahn had far more skills than Johnson. [1] It was the first of his thirteen 20-win seasons. Spahn was known for a very high leg kick in his delivery, as was his later Giants teammate Juan Marichal. Spahn would hold court at the Hall of Fame, thrilling contemporaries like Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, and Willie Mays as well as younger immortals like Johnny Bench and Fergie Jenkins, all the while sucking on a long necked beer. Many thanks to him. Pro-rated over Spahns 15 innings and Marichals 16 full, Spahn had been throwing on a 147-pitch nine-inning rate to Marichals 152. 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. The screwball hung, Mays swung. [5] Regarded as a "thinking man's" pitcher who liked to outwit batters, Spahn once described his approach on the mound: "Hitting is timing. (Age 20-361d, During the 1957 World Series, Sal Maglie of the Yankees, ineligible to pitch in the series because he was acquired too late in the season, watched the games with Robert Creamer of Sports Illustrated and made assessments of the players. While Greg Spahn and 15,920 other fans sat shivering in the stands, the pitchers heated up. With the game still scoreless in the ninth, it was Spahns turn to breathe a sigh of relief. What made me mad is that I had just gotten through throwing some real good ones to Kuenn.. His career-low walk total of 49 in 259 innings decreased for the fourth year in a row, and his 17th consecutive 200-inning season was a modern record. 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. ". Oh, did his presence produce quotes for the writers. Nonetheless, Spahn won six times in 23 days, won 10 of his last 12 decisions, threw three shutouts in September, finished at a jaw-dropping 23-7, and become the oldest pitcher to win 20. During the 14th-inning visit, Marichal told Dark, "Do you see that man pitching for the other side? After the season he was sold to the Mets who would release him in July of 1965 after a 4-12 record. Stengel later said that it was the worst managing mistake he had ever made. In the Giants 13th, Bowman singled, then wandered too far off first. But on the mound, the future Hall of Famer was a wonder to behold. It's been some time since Harry Pavlidis began slicing and layering the strike zone. While Mays rounded the bases and disappeared quickly into the night, the crowd stood and cheered both pitchers and, for that matter, themselves for sticking it out. A left-handed pitcher, Spahn played in 1942 and then from 1946 until 1965, most notably for the Boston Braves, who became the Milwaukee Braves after the team moved west before the 1953 season. Just watching Spahn and marveling, Bragan can still see his absolute concentration: When he was pitching, he would walk by his brother., People have always wondered what it was like on the bench as the game moved from memorable to historical. Hed throw five pitches on the sideline, then talk to someone, throw another five and then talk. But there was method to Spahns pre-start madness.The joking kept him loose: The more pressure I feel, the more I kid around. The pitches had purpose. Looking back over the years from his South Carolina retirement, Dark remembers a different conversation. His final season concluded a 363-245 career and dropped his winning percentage below .600 (.597) while raising his ERA above 3.00 (3.09). [1] His 363 career win total ranks sixth overall in major league history; it is also the most by a pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era. Look, I made 10 or 12 mistakes in the game, he added. Marichal was being a good sport, because the wind probably helped Spahns drive. "It winds up with me saying, next time I'll have to be absolutely perfect." That gives me a certain amount of satisfaction. [citation needed] Photo sequences show that this high kick served a specific purpose. Spahn served in the United States Army in World War II and was wounded in Europe. Contact Warren Averett today, or call (850) 837-0398 for more information about our accounting services in Miramar Beach, FL. "[20] Marichal ended up throwing 227 pitches in the complete game 10 win, while Spahn threw 201 in the loss, allowing nine hits and one walk. Neeman never advanced as Woods struck out and Amaro flew to right. In eight All-Star games he had an 0.50 ERA. The Giants signed him and Spahn went to the west coast, pitching his final major league games in a Giants uniform. It wasnt like the night in Philadelphia when I lost 8 pounds, or the afternoon game in Atlanta when I lost nine.. We present them here for purely educational purposes. But the lefty was up to the task this time. 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. we hope He said, Dont worry Chico Im going to win this game for you.. Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season, View Player Bio Marichal's manager, Alvin Dark, visited the mound in the 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, and 14th innings, and was talked out of removing Marichal each time. It was the best game I ever saw.. The no-hitter came just 29 days after Spahn's teammate, Lew Burdette, had pitched a no-hit game against the very same Phillies. The last two games I worked in my fastball was poor.. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. (Voted by BBWAA on 316/380 ballots) 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. Marichal, who had won 13 games as a rookie and 18 in his second year, was already 12-3, with eight straight wins. You can't say I don't miss 'em when I miss 'em. But all emotions aside, even Spahn himself had to admit that his pinpoint control that day held promise for the future. I'm only 25. He won 25 games twice and 26 once. Bailey lined to Mack Jones in center. 1) (Box Score: 09-16-1960). If you didnt have tears in your eyes, you werent nothing, Sadowski says. He pitched his second no-hitter the following year on April 28, 1961, against the Giants. (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. As the game progressed, Spahn was drinking very littlewater, because it gave him a stomachache. Warren Spahn | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1973 (HOF) Granted, he was Pitcher of the Year in 1957 and won a 10-inning game while los ing another, 3-1, in the Series, but he fell sick with the flu and watched from his hotel room when Lew Burdette took Spahnies scheduled start on two days rest and beat the Yankees in game seven. In the bottom of the 16th, Spahn threw one screwball after another to the right-handed Kuenn, getting him at last on a fly to center. It didnt break at all, Spahn said of the last pitch, which left him slumping off the mound. It winds up with me saying, next time Ill have to be absolutely perfect., Alex Coffey was the communications specialist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main Street,Cooperstown, NY 13326Phone: 1-888-HALL-OF-FAME | 607-547-7200 | Fax: 607-547-0398. Spahn pitched in the World Series for the Braves in 1948, 1957, and 1958. He said, I know you pitch every fourth day, but try to take an extra day. I only got one. When he came back after four years at war, he was. Marichal and Spahn sailed through the first three innings, Marichal yielding one hit, Spahn one, Marichal getting the most mileage out of his fastball, Spahn learning quickly that his screwball was getting right-handed hitters while his curve curbed lefties. There wasnt the hype then that there is today, says Crandall, who like some other players in the game cant remember a single detail. With 363 wins, Spahn is the sixth most winning pitcher in history, trailing only Cy Young (511), Walter Johnson (417), Grover Cleveland Alexander (373), Christy Mathewson (373), and Pud Galvin (364) on MLB's all-time list. [15], In honor of the pitching duo, Boston Post sports editor Gerald V. Hern wrote this poem which the popular media eventually condensed to "Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain":[16]. Dark came home on a sacrifice fly by Joe Adcock. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out." The Baseball 100: No. (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. Spahn's major league career began in 1942 with the Braves and he spent all but one year with that franchise, first in Boston and then in Milwaukee. October 1, 1965 A batter has less than half a second to make a decision of whether he will swing at a pitch, and when he does, he has to generate a motion that will meet the ball within a very small window of time. When he and Burdette were teammates, the guy pitching would come off the field and find his friend waiting in the run way behind the dugout holding a lit cigarette for him. Spahn pitched on two other Braves pennant winners, in 1948 and 1958. He signed with the San Francisco Giants, with whom he appeared in his final major league game on October 1, 1965, at the age of 44. [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 1947 he threw 7 shutouts, and repeated the feat in 1951. I blame myself for Willie. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know Warren Spahn, who was named for President Warren Harding, won 363 games (#5 in the Top 1,000 / 13th member of the 300 Wins Club), more than any other left-handed pitcher in Major League history? Warren Spahn was also an excellent hitter for a pitcher. At the time of his retirement in 1965, Spahn held the MLB record for career strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher. 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. After being with the Braves a very short time, he clashed with manager Casey Stengel, who sent him to the minors after Spahn refused to throw at a batter in an exhibition game. Hed finish his career with 2,583 strikeouts, eighth on the all-time list for left-handed pitchers. Spahn became great because of these things and because hes one of the smartest men ever to play the game. Spahn had little trouble the rest of the way. On the next batter in the seventh, Spahn drew some added lunch when he struck out Mays on a screwball that he got up too high. McCovey fouled to the catcher and Alou flied to center, but Cepeda loaded the bases when Menke made an error. Find out more. In competition, he toed the inside of the rubber closest to first base to improve the angle for pitching away from left-handed hitters and to give his slider more room to break away from right handers. He finished the season with a 54 record and 2.73 ERA. He was awarded a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for bravery. Prior to Warren Spahn's 18-strikeout game, Bob Feller had held the record for most strikeouts in a game. Spahn would strike out 11 in his next start four days later, setting a record for two-game strikeout totals with 29 one more than Fellers American League mark set in 1938. [4] For several decades, Spahn's Hall of Fame plaque contained a typographical error, crediting him with 2,853strikeouts.[24]. He finished his career in 1965 with the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. An admiring Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell, who attended the game as director of player development for the Giants, said, Here is a guy 42 years old who still has a fastball, he marveled. Spahn, shunning fatigue, raced off the mound, scooped up the ball and made a back-handed throw to first that nipped Alou by one-half a step. The toughest pitcher of all for me to run against was Warren Spahn, a left hander. He said to be careful in your next start, Marichal says. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. ", From 1947 to 1953 Spahn was one of the best pitchers in the League. The statue was created by Shan Gray, who has sculpted numerous other statues of athletes which stand in Oklahoma, including two others of Spahn. Contact SABR, https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/research-collection4_350x300.jpg, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png, The Best-Pitched Game in Baseball History: Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal. Say I do n't miss 'em trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference STATHEAD! 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