WARREN SPAHN SIGNED JSA 8X10 PHOTO AUTO AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHED MILWAUKEE BRAVES

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AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTOOFBOSTON / MILWAUKEE BRAVESHALL OF FAMERWARREN SPAHNPLAYED IN MAJORS: 1942-1965, DECEASED: 2003The Autograph has been certified as Authentic by JSA (James Spence Authentication) and it comes with a JSA hard card numbered COA and matching numbered JSA sticker affixed to the front of the photoThe JSA Certification Number is: H38099Please checkout the information below from Wikipedia for some great historical knowledge on WARREN SPAHN.Warren Spahn Pitcher Born: April 23, 1921Buffalo, New York Died: November 24, 2003 (aged 82)Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Batted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut April 19, 1942 for the Boston Braves Last MLB appearance October 1, 1965 for the San Francisco Giants Career statistics Win-loss record 363-245 Earned run average 3.09 Strikeouts 2,583 Teams Boston / Milwaukee Braves ( 1942 , 1946 - 1964 ) New York Mets ( 1965 ) San Francisco Giants ( 1965 ) Career highlights and awards 17× All-Star ( 1947 , 1949 - 1954 , 1956 - 1959² , 1961 - 1963 ) World Series champion ( 1957 ) Cy Young Award (1957) Pitched two no-hitters Atlanta Braves #21 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1973 Vote 82.89%Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 - November 24, 2003) was an American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher . He played his entire 21-year baseball career in the National League . He won 20 games or more in 13 seasons, including a 23-7 record when he was age 42. Spahn was the 1957 Cy Young Award winner, and was the runner-up three times, all during the period when just one award was given. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, with 83% of the total vote. (His eligibility was delayed, under the rules of the time, by two years of token minor league play.)Spahn won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history, and more than any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era . He is acknowledged as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball history. The Warren Spahn Award , given to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named after him.Regarded as a "thinking man's" pitcher who liked to outwit batters, Spahn once described his approach on the mound: "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." [ 1 ]Baseball careerHis major league career began in 1942 with the Braves and he spent all but one year with that franchise, first in Boston and then in Milwaukee . He finished his career in 1965 with the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants . With 363 wins, Spahn is the 6th most winning pitcher in history, trailing only Cy Young (511), Walter Johnson (417), Grover Cleveland Alexander (373), Christy Mathewson (373), and Pud Galvin (364) on MLB's all-time list.Spahn also threw two no-hitters , and won 3 ERA titles. He appeared in 14 All-Star Games , the most of any pitcher in the 20th century.Spahn acquired the nickname "Hooks", not so much because of his pitching, but due to the prominent shape of his nose. He had once been hit in the face by a thrown ball that he was not expecting, and his broken nose settled into a hook-like shape. In Spahn's final season, during his stint with the Mets, Yogi Berra came out of retirement briefly and caught 4 games, one of them with Spahn pitching. Yogi later told reporters, "I don't think we're the oldest battery , but we're certainly the ugliest."Spahn was known for a very high leg kick in his delivery, surpassed perhaps only by eventual Giants teammate Juan Marichal . [ citation needed ] Photo sequences show that this high kick served a specific purpose. As a left-hander, Spahn was able not only to watch any runner on first base, but also to not telegraph whether he was delivering to the plate or to first base, thereby forcing the runner to stay close to the bag. As his fastball waned, Spahn adapted, and relied more on location, changing speeds and a good screwball. He led or shared the lead in t... read more

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