Hall of Fame - 1973 Clemente, Spahn, Irvin, Evans, Kelly, Welch

 

August 6, 1973 Cooperstown, NY

The Baseball Writers' Association of America voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected : Warren Spahn (1942-1965 Boston-Milwaukee Braves, NY Mets, SF Giants). The BBWAA waived the waiting period for selection to the Hall to allow Roberto Clemente (1955-1972 Pittsburgh Pirates) to be inducted immediately following his death during a humanitarian mission

The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires and early major league players and selected : umpire Billy Evans, George Kelly (1915-1932 NY giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers) and Mickey Welch (1880-1892 Troy Trojans, NY Giants)

The Negro Leagues Committee met in person and selected : Monte Irvin (1938-1956 Newark Eagles, NY Giants, Chicago Cubs)

Hall of Fame Induction day postmarked envelope used to collect autographs

Dave McDonald (NY Yankees 1969, Montreal Expos 1971)

June 12, 1989 Cooperstown NY - 50th Anniversary

Monte Irin commemorative

Warren Spahn stamp card from WoodsyCustomCards on etsy

Warren Spahn

May 6, 1982 Seattle, Wa

Warren Spahn 300 career victory Anniversary commemorative

Warren Spahn, left-handed pitcher for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946-1964) New York Mets (1965) San Francisco Giants (1965)

Career 363-245 won-loss record, 3.09 ERA, 2,583 strikeouts

• 17-time All-Star
• Cy Young Award (1957)
• No-Hit games (Sep 16, 1960, April 28, 1961)
• 4-time NL strikeout leader (1949-1952)
• 8-time NL wins leader (1949, 1950, 1953, 1957-1961)
• 3-time NL ERA leader (1947, 1953, 1961)
• World Series Champion (1957)
• Atlanta Braves #21 retired
• Major League Baseball All-Century Team

Warren Spahn won his 300th career victory on August 11, 1962 at County Stadium against the Chicago Cubs 

2003 Guthrie, Ok

4th Annual Warren Spahn Award pictorial postmark

"Spahn & Sain Pray for Rain"

Sept 3, 1989 Sturbridge, Ma commemorative postmark

Wild Horse cachet

In 1948 the Boston Braves on the National League Pennant. Two pitchers, Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain won a combined 39 games to lead the team to victory.

Boston Post writer Gerald Hern wrote the following poem in honor of the pitchers and the lack of depth in the rotation

"First we'll use Spahn

thence'll use Sain

then an off day

followed by rain

Back will come Spahn

followed by Sain

And followed

we hope

by two days of rain"

1969 Baseball Centennial

handpainted cachet by Emrick Cachets