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PITCHER Full Name Warren Edward Spahn
Batted Left Threw Left
Height 6-0 Weight 175 MANAGER & STAFF
DOB 4/23/1921 Born Buffalo, NY
Died: 11/24/2003 in Broken Arrow, OK
Years With Braves 1942, 1946-64 Number Retired: 1965
With 363 wins, Warren Spahn is the winningest left- complete games (7, 1957-63). Spahn won the 1957 Cy
handed pitcher in baseball history. Spahn spent the Young Award and was runner-up in 1958, 1960 and
first 20 of his 21 major league seasons with the Boston 1961. His 14 All-Star Game selections are the most
and Milwaukee Braves. He holds franchise records all-time among pitchers. Spahn spun two no-hitters, PLAYER BIOS
for games started (635), innings pitched (5,046), wins defeating Philadelphia 4-0 on Sept. 16, 1960, and the
(356) and shutouts (63). On baseball’s all-time lists, San Francisco Giants 1-0 on April 28, 1961, both at
he is sixth in shutouts and eighth in innings pitched. County Stadium in Milwaukee. Spahn debuted with
Famous for his fluid, high-kicking delivery, Spahn won the Braves in 1942 and then served with distinction in
20 or more games 13 times, a National League record, the Army for three-plus years, being awarded a Purple
leading the league on eight occasions. Spahn holds Heart. “Spahnie,” who concluded his career with the
major league records for most seasons topping the New York Mets and Giants in 1965, was inducted into
league in wins and complete games along with most the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 and into the SEASON IN REVIEW
consecutive seasons leading in wins (5, 1957-61) and Braves Hall of Fame in 1999.
Complete Record

Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
1940 Bradford 5-4 2.73 12 9 7 1 --- 66.0 53 27 20 24 62
1941 Evansville 19-6 1.83 28 --- 21 7 --- 212.0 154 62 43 90 193
1942 Hartford 17-12 1.96 33 --- 25 5 --- 248.0 148 65 54 130 141 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Boston 0-0 5.74 4 2 1 0 0 15.2 25 15 10 11 7
1943-45 Military Service
1946 Boston 8-5 2.94 24 16 8 0 1 125.2 107 46 41 36 67
1947 Boston 21-10 2.33 40 35 22 7 3 289.2 245 87 75 84 123
1948 Boston 15-12 3.71 36 35 16 3 1 257.0 237 115 106 77 114
1949 Boston 21-14 3.07 38 38 25 4 0 302.1 283 125 103 86 151
1950 Boston 21-17 3.16 41 39 25 1 1 293.0 248 123 103 111 191
1951 Boston 22-14 2.98 39 36 26 7 0 310.2 278 111 103 109 164
1952 Boston 14-19 2.98 40 35 19 5 3 290.0 263 109 96 73 183
1953 Milwaukee 23-7 2.10 35 32 24 5 3 265.2 211 75 62 70 148
1954 Milwaukee 21-12 3.14 39 34 23 1 3 283.1 262 107 99 86 136 BRAVES HISTORY
1955 Milwaukee 17-14 3.26 39 32 16 1 1 245.2 249 99 89 65 110
1956 Milwaukee 20-11 2.78 39 35 20 3 3 281.1 249 92 87 52 128
1957 Milwaukee 21-11 2.69 39 35 18 4 3 271.0 241 94 81 78 111
1958 Milwaukee 22-11 3.07 38 36 23 2 1 290.0 257 106 99 76 150
1959 Milwaukee 21-15 2.96 40 36 21 4 0 292.0 282 106 96 70 143
1960 Milwaukee 21-10 3.50 40 33 18 4 2 267.2 254 114 104 74 154
1961 Milwaukee 21-13 3.02 38 34 21 4 0 262.2 236 96 88 64 115
1962 Milwaukee 18-14 3.04 34 34 22 0 0 269.1 248 97 91 55 118
1963 Milwaukee 23-7 2.60 33 33 22 7 0 259.2 241 85 75 49 102
1964 Milwaukee 6-13 5.29 38 25 4 1 4 173.2 204 110 102 52 78
1965 New York (NL) 4-12 4.36 20 19 5 0 0 126.0 140 70 61 35 56
San Francisco 3-4 3.39 16 11 3 0 0 71.2 70 34 27 21 34 OPPONENTS
Minor Totals 41-22 2.00 73 53 13 526.0 355 154 117 244 396
Braves Totals 356-229 3.05 714 635 374 63 29 5046.0 4620 1912 1710 1378 2493
Major Totals 363-245 3.09 750 665 382 63 29 5243.2 4830 2016 1798 1434 2583
World Series Record
Year Club, Opp W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO
1948 Bos. vs. Cle. 1-1 3.00 3 2 0 0 12.0 10 4 4 3 12
1957 Mil. vs. NY 1-1 4.70 2 2 1 0 15.1 18 8 8 2 2
1958 Mil. vs. NY 2-1 2.20 3 3 2 1 28.2 19 7 7 8 18 MISCELLANEOUS
W.S. Totals 4-3 3.05 8 7 3 1 56.0 47 19 19 13 32
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