Early Wynn signed autographed 3X5 Index Card LOA
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For sale is a 3X5 Index Card signed by Early Wynn. Wynn, (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999) was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators , Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox . He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 .Armed with a blazing fastball and a hard-nosed attitude, during his career he was identified as one of the most intimidating pitchers in the game. Wynn once admitted that if he was in a tight situation, with men in scoring position and the game in the balance, he would deck his own mother if she was the batter. The truth is that many opposing batters believed him.Early Wynn was born in Hartford, Alabama . His durability helped him lead the American League in innings three times (1951, 1954, 1959) and propelled him to an AL record for most years pitched (23). Wynn won an even 300 games, highlighted by five 20-win seasons, 2,334 strikeouts , 290 complete games, 49 shutouts , and 4,556 innings pitched in 691 games.In a book entitled "Spirit of St. Louis" by Peter Golenbock, a former St. Louis Browns player named Ellis Clary was recaping his career and mentioned that he was playing for the Birmingham Barons an independent team in the Southern League, a 17-year old Early Wynn showed up for a tryout in Florida in a T-shirt, a pair of blue jeans and a Coca-Cola cap. He said he could play,
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