On April 11, 1963, At County Stadium, 26,000 fans witnessed, Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becoming the all-time winningest left-hander in major league history. Spahn’s 6-1 victory over the New York Mets gives him 328 career wins, moving him ahead of Eddie Plank on the all-time list. Fellow future Hall of Famer Hank Aaron homered and drove in 3 runs.

Spahn scatters 5 hits while going the distance and except for Duke Snider’s home run, no Mets get past second base.

“I always feel good when I win the first one, but this is even better,” Spahn said happily. “I felt just as strong at the end as the start. I had a little trouble gripping the ball because of the cold but even that wasn’t much of a problem.”  Spahn also is now tied with John Clarkson for 8th place in all-time wins and has set the record for a pitcher for seasons with the same club, 19 with the Braves (Boston & Milwaukee), previously shared with Babe Adams of Pittsburgh and Jesse Haines of the St. Louis Cardinals.

“Records are nice, but I can only afford to have only one goal 20 or better,” Spahn said. “My biggest job is to win 20. There are no concessions because of age. I’m the same as everybody else. I have to show the team I can pitch. This is a game of what you can do, not what you did do. And I feel I can still win 20.”