Spahn, Warren

Spahn, Warren (Edward)

(born April 23, 1921, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.—died Nov. 24, 2003, Broken Arrow, Okla.) U.S. baseball pitcher. Spahn spent most of his career with the Boston (later Milwaukee) Braves (1942, 1946–64). He amassed 2,583 career strikeouts, giving him the third highest total in baseball history when he retired. His feat of winning 20 or more games in each of 13 seasons was also a record, as was his striking out at least 100 batters each year for 17 consecutive seasons (1947–63). His total of 363 wins established a record for left-handers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

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Spahn, Warren (Edward) (1921–  ) baseball pitcher; born in Buffalo, N.Y. During his 21-year career (1942–65), primarily with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, he won 363 games, more than any left-hander in major league history. Thirteen times he won 20 or more games in a season, and in 1973 he was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.