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Warren Spahn on The Magic of Opening Day

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“A ballpark is an empty place until you put people in it.” Warren Spahn loved the sounds and anticipation of Opening Day and shares his memories of his 21 seasons. This episode originally aired the first week of the 1987 baseball season.

“A ballpark is an empty place until you put people in it.” Warren Spahn loved the sounds and anticipation of Opening Day and shares his memories of his 21 seasons.

Warren Spahn
Spahn in 1952
Pitcher
Born: April 23, 1921 Buffalo, 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
MLB 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) 8× NL wins leader (1949, 1950, 1953, 1957–1961) 3× NL ERA leader (1947, 1953, 1961) 4× NL strikeout leader (1949–1952) Pitched two no-hitters Atlanta Braves #21 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1973
Vote	82.89%

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This episode originally aired the first week of the 1987 baseball season.

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