Search Results for "Early Wynn"

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December 14, 1948
 		The Senators trade pitcher Early Wynn and first baseman Mickey Vernon to the Indians for first baseman Eddie Robinson and pitchers Joe Haynes and Eddie Klieman. Wynn will be a four-time twenty-game winner during his ten years with the Tribe.
August 24, 1951
 		After being demoted to the minor leagues six weeks ago, Mickey Mantle returns to the Yankee lineup, going 1-for-4 with a first-inning single off Early Wynn in the team's 2-0 victory in Cleveland. The game marks the first time the future Hall of Famer wears the iconic #7 after the team gives his original #6 to infielder Bobby Brown, who had worn the numeral in previous seasons.
September 19, 1951
 		Indian Larry Doby walks five times in a 15-2 drubbing of the Red Sox when Early Wynn picks up his 20th victory. The intimidating right-hander, who will win exactly 300 games in a 23-year big league career, will post 20 or more wins in five of those seasons.
September 25, 1954
 		Early Wynn loses his bid for a no-hitter when the Tigers scratch out two ninth-inning hits, producing a meaningless run in the Indians' 11-1 triumph at Cleveland Stadium. The victory is the Tribe's 111th of the season, surpassing the 1927 Yankees for the most wins in American League history.
June 13, 1957
 		Having accomplished the feat against the White Sox on May 8th, Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams becomes the first American Leaguer to have two three-homer games in one season. The 'Splendid Splinter,' hitting his trio of round-trippers off Early Wynn and Bob Lemon, two future Hall of Famers, drives in five runs, helping Boston defeat the Indians at Cleveland Stadium, 9-3.
October 29, 1959
 		White Sox right-hander Early Wynn, who posted the most victories in either league, wins the Cy Young Award as the top pitcher in the majors. The 39-year-old veteran, who led Chicago to an AL pennant with a 22-10 record, is named on 13 of the 16 votes cast by the BBWAA writers, with the Giants' Sam Jones and teammate Bob Shaw also receiving consideration.
May 1, 1959
 		White Sox hurler Early Wynn one-hits the Red Sox while striking out 14 Boston batters. The 39-year-old pitcher's leadoff home run off Tom Brewer in the eighth inning proves to be the difference in the Comiskey Park contest when Chicago beats the Red Sox, 1-0.
November 15, 1962
 		The White Sox release 299-game winner Early Wynn, enabling the veteran right-hander to make a deal with other clubs to win his 300th game. Next July, the future 43-year-old Hall of Famer will pitch the first five innings of a contest for Cleveland, reaching the milestone when the Indians down the Kansas City A's, 7-4.
September 19, 1962
 		Dick Donovan becomes the Indians' first 20-game winner since Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, and Herb Score hit the total in 1956. The memorable contest features a pair of back-to-back home runs hit in the first and seventh innings by Tribe teammates Walter Bond and Johnny Romano, who also had doubles, in the team's 10-9 victory at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium.
July 13, 1963
 		At the age of 43, Early Wynn pitches the first five innings to record his 300th victory when the Indians down the Kansas City A's, 7-4. The win will be the future Hall of Famer's last in the major leagues, and he will finish his 23-year career with a 300-244 record.
January 21, 1971
 		No player receives three-fourths of the necessary votes for election into the Hall of Fame, with Yogi Berra (67.2%) and Early Wynn (66.7%) coming the closest, both being inducted into Cooperstown next season. The writers will eventually select the top eight vote-getters for enshrinement, except for Gil Hodges, who will get the Veterans Committee's nod in 2022.

August 7, 1972
 		The Hall of Fame inducts pitchers Sandy Koufax (1st yr, 86.9%), the author of four no-hitters, and three hundred game winner Early Wynn (4th yr, 76.0%). Yogi Berra (2nd yr, 85.6%), who retired as the AL leader for catcher putouts with 8,723, is also enshrined in Cooperstown.
January 19, 1972
 		At 36 years and 20 days, former Dodger southpaw Sandy Koufax (86.9%), who placed himself on the voluntarily retired list because of an arthritic left arm in 1966, becomes the youngest player elected into the Hall of Fame, five months younger than Lou Gehrig at the time of his special election in December 1939. The baseball writers also selected Yankee legend Yogi Berra (85.6%) on his second ballot and Early Wynn (76%), a 300-game winner, on his fourth attempt.

(Ed. Note: In 2022, Koufax became the first Hall of Famer to mark the 50th anniversary of his election to Cooperstown. - LP)

June 5, 1981
 		Moving ahead of Early Wynn, Nolan Ryan becomes the all-time walk leader (1,777) when he throws ball four twice in his 3-0 victory over the Mets. The Astros' right-handed flame thrower will end his 27-year career with 2,795 bases on balls, nearly a thousand more than Steve Carlton, second on the career list for issuing free passes.
November 23, 1981
 		The Hewpex Sports Network replaces Early Wynn with Jerry Howarth, who will spend 36 seasons in the Blue Jays' broadcast booth before announcing his retirement at the start of spring training in 2018. For the first 23 years, he worked with legendary announcer Tom Cheek as part of Toronto's play-by-play radio team, with their partnership becoming known as "Tom and Jerry."
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