The greatest left handed pitcher in the history of the game died Monday at his home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He was 82. Along with Hank Aaron and Eddie Matthews, Spahn is one of the reasons that Milwaukee was first and foremost a National League city. My condolences to his friends and family.
Taking a look at his career numbers, all you can do is gasp at their incredible consistency -- and then you realize he missed three season due to service in World War II, something that probably prevented him from winning 400 games.
David Pinto posted an appreciation of Spahn earlier this Summer on the occasion of the Braves erecting a statue of him at Turner Field in Atlanta.
