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Warren
Spahn		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 23, 1921 in Usa, NY, BUFFALO
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1945    1947    1948    1949    1951    1952    1953    1954    1955    1956   
Bronze Rookie 1944   
All-Star Selections 1947    1948    1949    1950    1951    1952    1953    1954    1955    1956    1957    1959   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 21 SLC NL   9 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1943 22 STL NL   9 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1944 23 STL NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 9 8 8 8 8 8
1945 24 STL NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
1946 25 STL NL $ 300,000 10 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9
1947 26 STL NL $ 300,000 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
1948 27 STL NL $ 5,278,571 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
1949 28 STL NL $ 6,042,857 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 10 10 10
1950 29 STL NL $ 7,600,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9
1951 30 STL NL $ 29,426,120 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10
1952 31 STL NL $ 29,426,120 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10
1953 32 DET AL $ 29,426,120 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10
1954 33 DET AL $ 29,426,120 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10
1955 34 CIN NL $ 28,000,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10
1956 35 SDP NL $ 28,000,000 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
1957 36 SDP NL $ 28,000,000 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
1958 37 SDP NL $ 28,000,000 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
1959 38 BSN NL $ 5,500,000 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8
1960 39 DET AL $ 5,500,000 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 29,426,120 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 21 SLC NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1943 22 STL NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1944 23 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1945 24 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1946 25 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 26 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 27 STL NL $ 5,278,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 28 STL NL $ 6,042,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 29 STL NL $ 7,600,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 30 STL NL $ 29,426,120   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 31 STL NL $ 29,426,120   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 32 DET AL $ 29,426,120   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 33 DET AL $ 29,426,120   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 34 CIN NL $ 28,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 35 SDP NL $ 28,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 36 SDP NL $ 28,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 37 SDP NL $ 28,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 38 BSN NL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 39 DET AL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 29,426,120   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1942 21 AAA   15 6 .714 30 30 3 2 0 228.0 218 62 8 58 164 2.45 .252 .299 .315 .614  
1943 22 AAA   12 11 .522 30 30 4 2 0 227.3 214 69 7 66 158 2.73 .250 .303 .336 .639  
1944 23 STL NL 15 13 .536 32 32 18 0 0 263.0 244 88 14 56 105 3.01 .244 .283 .340 .623 25.7
    AAA   4 2 .667 6 6 0 0 0 39.0 53 18 0 10 19 4.15 .325 .364 .423 .787  
1945 24 STL NL 10 13 .435 30 30 18 2 0 239.3 232 78 17 44 105 2.93 .256 .290 .370 .661 24.7
1946 25 STL NL 13 18 .419 33 33 21 1 0 276.3 263 101 13 62 148 3.29 .249 .291 .356 .647 25.9
1947 26 STL NL 26 13 .667 44 44 33 1 0 375.7 339 111 5 84 201 2.66 .241 .282 .326 .608 46.1
1948 27 STL NL 31 10 .756 44 44 30 5 0 378.3 308 99 12 82 256 2.36 .217 .261 .316 .577 45.3
1949 28 STL NL 27 7 .794 44 44 24 5 0 367.7 269 84 7 96 259 2.06 .204 .259 .288 .547 42.0
1950 29 STL NL 27 7 .794 44 44 26 7 0 369.0 262 99 7 95 278 2.41 .197 .251 .264 .515 45.4
1951 30 STL NL 26 10 .722 44 44 28 10 0 374.7 277 90 10 104 306 2.16 .207 .264 .290 .554 44.5
1952 31 STL NL 25 12 .676 44 44 25 8 0 371.0 293 100 11 99 326 2.43 .213 .266 .301 .567 40.5
1953 32 DET AL 27 12 .692 43 43 30 8 0 378.7 246 87 9 105 322 2.07 .182 .241 .259 .500 40.0
1954 33 DET AL 28 12 .700 44 44 25 2 0 376.7 280 119 7 109 293 2.84 .203 .263 .290 .554 38.4
1955 34 CIN NL 29 6 .829 41 41 27 7 0 348.7 251 80 14 64 317 2.07 .201 .242 .277 .519 43.8
1956 35 CIN NL 18 6 .750 28 28 14 3 0 240.0 174 55 10 60 224 2.06 .201 .254 .288 .542 31.6
  SDP NL 7 3 .700 15 15 8 1 0 127.7 88 28 5 30 117 1.97 .193 .243 .273 .515 15.2
  TOT   25 9 .735 43 43 22 4 0 367.7 262 83 15 90 341 2.03 .199 .250 .283 .533 46.8
1957 36 SDP NL 26 13 .667 44 44 27 7 0 379.3 296 99 13 85 336 2.35 .214 .260 .296 .556 43.8
1958 37 SDP NL 15 17 .469 44 44 23 6 0 366.3 277 115 23 98 349 2.83 .209 .263 .315 .578 33.5
1959 38 BSN NL 18 10 .643 33 33 22 3 0 276.7 197 85 29 93 259 2.77 .197 .266 .322 .588 25.7
1960 39 DET AL 16 16 .500 44 41 16 4 0 342.7 264 127 42 104 338 3.34 .209 .270 .359 .629 26.9
17 Years Sim 384 198 .660 695 692 415 80 0 5851.6 4560 1645 248 1470 4539 2.53 .213 .264 .306 .570 638.9
3 Years AAA 31 19 .620 66 66 7 4 0 494.3 485 149 15 134 341 2.71 .257 .306 .334 .640  
Season Average 22 11 .667 40 40 24 4 0 344.2 268 96 14 86 267 2.53 .213 .264 .306 .570  
Career Highs 31 18 .829 44 44 33 10 0 379.3 339 127 42 109 349 3.34 .256 .291 .370 .661  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   3323 1147 182 1049 3197   .220 .271 .317 .588
vs LH   1237 498 66 421 1342   .195 .245 .280 .526
Home 206 102 .669 353 351 213 35 0 3040.6 2339 850 136 752 2345 2.52 .211 .261 .306 .568
Away 178 96 .650 342 341 202 45 0 2811.0 2221 795 112 718 2194 2.55 .215 .266 .306 .572
Mar/Apr 59 30 .663 110 110 63 15 0 908.6 729 269 36 232 714 2.66 .219 .270 .314 .584
May 68 32 .680 113 113 69 9 0 967.6 765 279 40 250 743 2.60 .214 .266 .308 .574
June 62 34 .646 117 117 65 14 0 981.9 785 301 53 256 761 2.76 .218 .270 .322 .591
July 65 28 .699 114 114 75 17 0 980.0 736 246 37 224 738 2.26 .206 .253 .290 .543
August 68 38 .642 125 125 71 12 0 1061.6 838 295 41 278 837 2.50 .216 .269 .312 .581
Sep/Oct 62 36 .633 116 113 75 13 0 951.6 707 255 41 230 746 2.41 .204 .254 .292 .545
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1943 22 AAA   2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1944 23 STL NL 32 89 4 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .146 .154 .146 .300 0.0 0.0
1945 24 STL NL 30 75 7 16 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 15 .213 .208 .253 .461 4.0 0.0
1946 25 STL NL 33 96 3 18 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 28 .188 .196 .198 .394 2.7 0.0
1947 26 STL NL 44 132 11 29 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 37 .220 .237 .250 .487 7.5 0.0
1948 27 STL NL 44 125 10 17 4 0 0 10 1 0 5 37 .136 .168 .168 .336 2.3 0.0
1949 28 STL NL 44 123 7 23 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 32 .187 .206 .203 .410 4.3 0.0
1950 29 STL NL 44 133 13 28 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 34 .211 .222 .241 .463 6.1 0.0
1951 30 STL NL 44 137 8 22 2 0 0 9 1 0 2 42 .161 .173 .175 .348 1.2 0.0
1952 31 STL NL 44 132 6 18 1 1 0 7 0 0 1 37 .136 .142 .159 .301 0.0 0.0
1953 32 DET AL 43 152 10 22 1 0 0 10 0 0 3 32 .145 .160 .151 .312 0.7 0.0
1954 33 DET AL 44 150 10 28 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 42 .187 .206 .207 .413 5.4 0.0
1955 34 CIN NL 41 124 10 19 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 32 .153 .165 .161 .327 1.0 0.0
1956 35 CIN NL 28 79 4 11 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 21 .139 .150 .139 .289 -0.8 0.0
  SDP NL 15 46 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .087 .106 .087 .193 -1.3 0.0
  TOT   43 125 6 15 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 33 .120 .134 .120 .254 -2.1 0.0
1957 36 SDP NL 44 128 8 14 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 34 .109 .130 .125 .255 -1.8 0.0
1958 37 SDP NL 44 126 6 17 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 43 .135 .141 .159 .299 0.4 0.0
1959 38 BSN NL 33 88 8 15 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 28 .170 .215 .182 .397 2.8 0.0
1960 39 DET AL 44 122 9 27 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 36 .221 .246 .262 .508 7.1 0.0
17 Years Sim 695 2057 136 341 35 2 0 108 4 1 39 557 .166 .182 .185 .366 41.8 0.0
1 Years AAA 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 479 31 79 8 0 0 25 0 0 9 129 .166 .182 .185 .366 9.7  
Career Highs 44 152 13 29 5 1 0 10 1 1 5 43 .221 .246 .262 .508 7.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1241 95 216 21 1 0 76 2 0 25 297 .174 .191 .193 .383 23.6
vs LH   816 41 125 14 1 0 32 2 1 14 260 .153 .168 .173 .340 4.6
Home 353 1016 70 186 16 1 0 59 3 0 19 283 .183 .198 .201 .399 24.4
Away 342 1041 66 155 19 1 0 49 1 1 20 274 .149 .165 .169 .334 3.8
RISP   547 0 74 9 0 0 102 0 0 4 159 .135 .141 .152 .293 -5.1
Close/Late   212 13 31 5 0 0 13 0 0 7 57 .146 .172 .170 .342 1.6
Mar/Apr 110 337 25 51 4 0 0 20 0 0 3 92 .151 .159 .163 .322 -0.1
May 113 353 23 56 5 0 0 20 0 0 5 109 .159 .169 .173 .342 2.3
June 117 330 21 58 6 1 0 16 1 0 7 81 .176 .192 .200 .392 7.3
July 114 335 16 62 6 0 0 12 2 0 8 89 .185 .208 .203 .411 9.2
August 125 368 32 67 10 0 0 15 0 1 11 87 .182 .207 .209 .417 10.2
Sep/Oct 116 334 19 47 4 1 0 25 1 0 5 99 .141 .152 .159 .311 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1944 23 STL NL P 32 32 263.0 14 58 4 6 .947 2.46    
1945 24 STL NL P 30 30 239.3 14 44 2 3 .967 2.18    
1946 25 STL NL P 33 33 276.3 20 51 4 1 .947 2.31    
1947 26 STL NL P 44 44 375.7 28 72 4 7 .962 2.40    
1948 27 STL NL P 44 44 378.3 10 67 2 5 .975 1.83    
1949 28 STL NL P 44 44 367.7 29 73 3 1 .971 2.50    
1950 29 STL NL P 44 44 369.0 30 62 3 5 .968 2.24    
1951 30 STL NL P 44 44 374.7 31 77 3 3 .973 2.59    
1952 31 STL NL P 44 44 371.0 25 59 4 4 .955 2.04    
1953 32 DET AL P 43 43 378.7 16 66 2 6 .976 1.95    
1954 33 DET AL P 44 44 376.7 25 76 2 3 .981 2.41    
1955 34 CIN NL P 41 41 348.7 26 50 2 4 .974 1.96    
1956 35 CIN NL P 28 28 240.0 18 40 3 3 .951 2.18    
  SDP NL P 15 15 127.7 10 21 2 1 .939 2.19    
  TOT   P 43 43 367.7 28 61 5 4 .947 2.18    
1957 36 SDP NL P 44 44 379.3 26 72 1 10 .990 2.33    
1958 37 SDP NL P 44 44 366.3 22 78 3 6 .971 2.46    
1959 38 BSN NL P 33 33 276.7 16 42 3 3 .951 1.89    
1960 39 DET AL P 44 41 342.7 18 56 3 2 .961 1.94    
Career Totals   695 692 5851.6 378 1064 50 73 .966 2.22    
Career Highs   44 44 379.3 31 78 5 10 .990 2.59    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1954 33 DET AL 0 3 .000 3 3 3 0 0 25.0 17 9 2 6 16 3.24 .193 .245 .352 .597
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 3 3 3 0 0 25.0 17 9 2 6 16 3.24 .193 .245 .352 .597
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1954 33 DET AL 3 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Career Post-Season Batting 3 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1944-2-3.01
1945-4-2.93
1946-5-3.29
1947-2-2.66
1948-1-2.36
1949-1-2.06
1950-1-2.41
1951-1-2.16
1952-1-2.43
1953-1-2.07
1954-2-2.84
1955-2-2.07
1956-1-2.03
1957-2-2.35
1958-3-2.83
1959-3-2.77
1960-10-3.34
CAR-2-2.53
 Wins
1947-1-26
1948-1-31
1949-1-27
1950-1-27
1951-3-26
1952-1-25
1953-1-27
1954-1-28
1955-1-29
1956-2-25
1957-3-26
1959-10-18
CAR-2-384
 Losses
1946-4-18
1960-9-16
CAR-31-198
 Winning Pct
1947-3-.667
1948-2-.756
1949-1-.794
1950-2-.794
1951-4-.722
1952-5-.676
1953-4-.692
1954-3-.700
1955-1-.829
1956-2-.735
1957-6-.667
1959-4-.643
CAR-9-.660
 Games Pitched
CAR-38-695
 Games Started
1947-1-44
1948-1-44
1949-1-44
1950-1-44
1951-1-44
1952-1-44
1953-5-43
1954-1-44
1955-7-41
1956-7-43
1957-1-44
1958-1-44
1960-10-41
CAR-4-692
Complete Games
1944-3-18
1945-4-18
1946-2-21
1947-1-33
1948-1-30
1949-1-24
1950-1-26
1951-1-28
1952-1-25
1953-1-30
1954-1-25
1955-1-27
1956-2-22
1957-1-27
1958-1-23
1959-2-22
1960-5-16
CAR-1-415
 Shutouts
1945-4-2
1948-1-5
1949-1-5
1950-1-7
1951-1-10
1952-1-8
1953-1-8
1954-7-2
1955-1-7
1956-2-4
1957-1-7
1958-1-6
1959-3-3
1960-2-4
CAR-2-80
 Innings Pitched
1947-1-375.7
1948-1-378.3
1949-1-367.7
1950-1-369.0
1951-1-374.7
1952-1-371.0
1953-1-378.7
1954-1-376.7
1955-2-348.7
1956-1-367.7
1957-1-379.3
1958-1-366.3
1960-2-342.7
CAR-2-5851.6
 Hits Allowed
1947-1-339
1948-6-308
1954-10-280
1957-10-296
1960-10-264
CAR-11-4560
 Homeruns Allowed
1960-3-42
 Strikeouts
1946-5-148
1947-2-201
1948-2-256
1949-1-259
1950-1-278
1951-1-306
1952-1-326
1953-1-322
1954-1-293
1955-2-317
1956-1-341
1957-2-336
1958-1-349
1959-6-259
1960-4-338
CAR-3-4539
Walks Allowed
1954-10-109
1958-10-98
1959-9-93
1960-9-104
CAR-26-1470
 Walks per 9IP
1944-4-1.9
1945-1-1.7
1946-3-2.0
1947-2-2.0
1948-3-2.0
1949-6-2.3
1950-4-2.3
1951-3-2.5
1952-3-2.4
1955-2-1.7
1956-5-2.2
1957-6-2.0
1958-10-2.4
 Hits per 9IP
1944-5-8.3
1947-5-8.1
1948-2-7.3
1949-1-6.6
1950-1-6.4
1951-1-6.7
1952-3-7.1
1953-1-5.8
1954-1-6.7
1955-3-6.5
1956-2-6.4
1957-3-7.0
1958-1-6.8
1959-2-6.4
1960-5-6.9
CAR-11-7.0
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1946-7-4.8
1947-6-4.8
1948-3-6.1
1949-2-6.3
1950-2-6.8
1951-4-7.4
1952-1-7.9
1953-1-7.7
1954-2-7.0
1955-5-8.2
1956-5-8.3
1957-5-8.0
1958-2-8.6
1959-7-8.4
1960-5-8.9
 WHiP
1944-3-1.14
1945-2-1.15
1946-2-1.18
1947-1-1.13
1948-1-1.03
1949-1-0.99
1950-1-0.97
1951-2-1.02
1952-1-1.06
1953-1-0.93
1954-1-1.03
1955-1-0.90
1956-1-0.96
1957-1-1.00
1958-2-1.02
1959-3-1.05
1960-6-1.07
CAR-7-1.03
 OAVG
1944-4-.244
1947-5-.241
1948-2-.217
1949-1-.204
1950-1-.197
1951-1-.207
1952-3-.213
1953-1-.182
1954-1-.203
1955-3-.201
1956-2-.199
1957-3-.214
1958-1-.209
1959-3-.197
1960-5-.209
CAR-10-.213
OOBP
1944-2-.283
1945-3-.290
1946-2-.291
1947-1-.282
1948-1-.261
1949-1-.259
1950-1-.251
1951-2-.264
1952-1-.266
1953-1-.241
1954-1-.263
1955-1-.242
1956-1-.250
1957-1-.260
1958-3-.263
1959-3-.266
1960-5-.270
CAR-4-.264
 OSLG
1944-3-.340
1946-9-.356
1947-2-.326
1948-2-.316
1949-1-.288
1950-1-.264
1951-1-.290
1952-1-.301
1953-1-.259
1954-1-.290
1955-1-.277
1956-1-.283
1957-2-.296
1958-3-.315
1959-2-.322
CAR-4-.306
 OOPS
1944-2-.623
1945-7-.661
1946-7-.647
1947-2-.608
1948-1-.577
1949-1-.547
1950-1-.515
1951-1-.554
1952-1-.567
1953-1-.500
1954-1-.554
1955-1-.519
1956-1-.533
1957-1-.556
1958-3-.578
1959-3-.588
1960-9-.629
CAR-1-.570
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 189    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 398    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 153    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by St. Louis in 1942
Earned first career win on 5/2/1944
Had first career hit on 5/26/1944, off Mickey Harris (SEM)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1944, going 15-13, 3.01 ERA
Injured on 4/7/1945 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1947, going 6-2, 2.89
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1947, going 26-13, 2.66 ERA
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,278,571 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1948, going 6-1, 2.06
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1948, winning 2 games with a 0.56 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1948, going 6-0, 2.07
Won Platinum Arm in 1948, going 31-10, 2.36 ERA
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,042,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1949, winning 2 games with a 1.56 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1949, going 6-1, 1.45
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1949, going 8-0, 1.79
Won Platinum Arm in 1949, going 27-7, 2.06 ERA
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,600,000 through salary arbitration
Pitched NO-HITTER against Cincinnati on 4/30/1950, striking out 10
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1950, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1950, going 6-0, 0.94
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
7/31/1950: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $29,426,119 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1950, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 277 on 9/29/1950
Won Platinum Arm in 1950, going 27-7, 2.41 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1951, going 5-1, 2.12
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1951, going 5-1, 1.36
Won Platinum Arm in 1951, going 26-10, 2.16 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1952, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1952, going 6-1, 2.44
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1952, going 5-2, 1.74
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1952, going 25-12, 2.43 ERA
Traded from St. Louis to Detroit on 2/1/1953 (Going to STL: C Joe Garagiola, P Walt Masterson, C Butch Nieman, LF Irv Noren, LF Johnny Wyrostek. Going to DET: P Warren Spahn)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1953, going 6-0, 1.25
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1953, going 4-3, 1.41
Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 283 on 9/8/1953
Won Platinum Arm in 1953, going 27-12, 2.07 ERA
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1954, going 28-12, 2.84 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/10/1955 to a 4-year deal worth $28,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1955, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1955, going 6-0, 1.77
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1955, going 5-1, 0.88
Won Platinum Arm in 1955, going 29-6, 2.07 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1956, going 4-1, 1.53
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Traded from Cincinnati to San Diego on 7/31/1956 (Going to SDP: 3B Dick Williams, P Warren Spahn. Going to CIN: P Cliff Fannin, P Ed Roebuck, CF Stan Musial, 3B Snuffy Stirnweiss)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1956, going 5-2, 1.60
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 330 on 9/27/1956
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 334 on 9/30/1956
Won Platinum Arm in 1956, going 25-9, 2.03 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1957, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.51 ERA
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1958, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
6/1/1958: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $5,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 347 on 9/25/1958
Injured on 9/29/1958 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from San Diego to Boston (N) on 2/1/1959 (Going to SDP: P Howie Judson. Going to BSN: P Warren Spahn)
Injured on 3/8/1959 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 10 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1959, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1959, going 6-0, 1.91
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Traded from Boston (N) to Detroit on 3/3/1960 (Going to BSN: 3B Willie Jones, P Curt Simmons. Going to DET: P Warren Spahn, P Joe Presko)
Struck out 15 batters against San Diego on 5/4/1960
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1960, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
 
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