
Warren Spahn
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To say Spahn lived a storied life is an understatement.
In Warren Spahn, author Lew Freedman tells the story of this incredible lefty. Known for his supremely high leg kick, Spahn became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. However, the road wasn't as easy as it would seem.
Struggling in his major-league debut at age twenty, manager Casey Stengel demoted the young left. It would be four years before Spahn would return to the diamond, as he received a calling of a different kind?one from his country.
Enlisting in the Army, Spahn would serve with distinction, seeing action in the Battle of the Bulge and the Ludendorff Bridge, and was awarded a battlefield commission, along with a Purple Heart.
Upon his return to the game, he would take the league by storm. Spahn dominated for over two decades, spending twenty years with the Braves (both Boston and Milwaukee), as well as a season with the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants. Pitching into his mid-forties, he would throw two no-hitters at the advanced ages of thirty-nine and forty.
From his early days in Buffalo and young career, through his time and the military and all the way to the 1948 Braves and "Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain," author Lew Freedman leaves no stone unturned in sharing the incredible life of this pitching icon, who is still considered the greatest left-handed pitcher to ever play the game.
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A No-Hitter at Last
- Chapter 2 Buffalo and Beyond
- Chapter 3 High School and American Legion
- Chapter 4 Learning the Trade in the Minors
- Chapter 5 War and Return
- Chapter 6 Rookie Warren Spahn
- Chapter 7 A Star Is Born
- Chapter 8 A Pennant for Boston
- Chapter 9 The Braves' World Series
- Chapter 10 Pennant Hangover
- Chapter 11 The Collapse
- Chapter 12 Last Days in Boston
- Chapter 13 The Braves Move to Milwaukee
- Chapter 14 The Love Affair Begins
- Chapter 15 A Surprise Pennant Race
- Chapter 16 Henry Aaron
- Chapter 17 Braves Trying to Take Over
- Chapter 18 On the Cusp
- Chapter 19 A Pennant for Milwaukee
- Chapter 20 World Series
- Chapter 21 Another Pennant
- Chapter 22 Trying for A Third Pennant
- Chapter 23 Ageless Wonder
- Chapter 24 Twilight
- Chapter 25 It's Over
- Chapter 26 Still Loving the Game
- About the Author
- Endnotes
- Photos
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