On May 18, 1962 At County Stadium Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn beats the Mets on a 3 hitter. Hank Aaron, Mack Jones and Eddie Mathews homer for the Braves. Gil Hodges knocks one out for the Mets. Mathews makes his debut at first base, After 14 years in organized baseball, Milwaukee’s strong man…
Sponsor this Page On May 12, 1962, New York Mets reliever Craig Anderson wins both ends of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. He will pitch 3 innings of scoreless relief. He beat future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn in game 1 when Hobie Landrith hits a 2 out 2 run walk-off home run,…
January 17, 1962 – Warren Spahn, the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, met briefly at County Stadium with general manager John McHale before signing his 1962 contract. Terms of the contract were not released, but reportedly Spahn was in the $65,000 range.
1961 – With only one Cy Young Award given for the two leagues, Whitey Ford, the American League leader in wins (25) and innings pitched (283), wins the honor ahead of Warren Spahn, who led the National League in wins (21) and ERA (3.02). In one of the closest votes in Award history, future Hall of Famers Ford and Spahn total nine and six points respectively.
Warren Spahn becomes the 13th major leaguer to win 300 games
On April 28, 1961, 40-year-old Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest man to pitch a no-hitter in major league history. The Milwaukee Braves’ ace masters the San Francisco Giants, 1-0, for his 290th career win and second career no-hitter. Spahn strikes out nine batters and walks only two. Fellow Hall of Famer Hank Aaron drives in the game’s lone run with a single in the first inning.
1960 – Vern Law, who finished 20-9 with 18 complete games for the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates, is voted Cy Young Award winner. Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves finishes second.
Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter, beating the Phillies at County Stadium, 4-0. The 39 year-old southpaw sets an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts en route to his 20th victory of the season, marking the tenth time he has reached the plateau.
1960 – The first-place Pirates split with the Braves, winning, 9 – 7, before losing, 7 – 1. The Bucs rout Warren Spahn in the opener scoring seven runs in the 4th after the Braves have knocked out starter Bob Friend. Bob Buhl is the winner in the nitecap, scattering seven hits. Chuck Cottier has three doubles and three RBIs to back Buhl. Harvey Haddix is the loser and gives way to Diomedes Olivo, who makes his major league debut in relief. At age 41, or thereabouts, Olivo is the oldest rookie in major league history except for Satchel Paige. The International League MVP pitches two runless innings.
September 26, 1959- At Milwaukee County Stadium, in a game that was played in 1:59, Warren Spahn pitched a complete game five-hitter as the Braves beat Robin Roberts and the Phillies 3-2. Both Philadelphia runs were scored on homers by Gene Freese and Wally Post. Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron and Lee May paced the offense…
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