Early Wynn

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Achievments 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Early "Gus" Wynn (January 6, 1920 - April 4, 1999) was a big pitcher who had no problems throwing pitches inside. Due to his tendency to brush hitters back, he gained the reputation as one of the meanest and most feared pitchers in baseball. On his way to collecting 300 wins, Early collected five 20-win seasons.

Awards

• Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1972 (76.01%)
• 1959 ML CY Young Award
• 1959 ML Player of the Year
• 1959 The Sporting News Player of the Year
• 6-time American League All Star (1955-1960)

Achievments

• Member of the 300 Wins Club (300)
• 1950 AL ERA Leader
• 2-time AL Wins Leader (1954 & 1959)
• 1950 AL WHIP Leader
• 3-time AL Innings Leader (1951, 1954, 1959)
• 2-time AL Strikeouts Leader (1958 & 1959)
• 5-time AL Games Started Leader (1943, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1959)
• 1960 AL Shutouts Leader
• 2-time AL Oldest Player (1962 & 1963)

Trivia

• Rumored that Early began his brushback pitching career as a rookie when Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris threatened to fine Early $25 for every batter he didn't knock down that had 2 strikes on him.
• Mickey Mantle said the Early was so mean "he'd knock you down in the dugout."
• Ted Williams said Early Wynn was the toughest pitcher he ever faced.

Transactions

• Before the 1937 Season: Signed as an Amateur Free Agent with the Washington Senators
• December 14, 1948: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Cleveland Indians
• December 4, 19557: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago White Sox
• November 20, 1962: Released by the Chicago White Sox
• June 21, 1963: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians
• October 14, 1963: Released by the Cleveland Indians

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Early Wynn: Hall of Fame Page
• 1972 Hall of Fame Class