Saturday, February 23, 2013

Early Wynn MLB Hall of Fame 1972

Early Wynn was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Joshua Gibson, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard and Ross Youngs. Wynn was a RHP with 23 seasons MLB experience pitching with the Washington Senators (1939, 1941-1944, 1946-1948), Cleveland Indians (1949-1957, 1963) and Chicago White Sox (1958-1962). For his MLB career he was 300-244 with a 3.54 ERA, 2334 K, 1.33 WHIP, 15 SV, 290 complete games, 49 shut outs in 4564.0 IP over 691 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1954 when he was 23-11 with a 2.73 ERA, 155 K, 1.14 WHIP, 2 SV, 20 complete games, 3 shut outs in 270.2 IP over 40 games, 1959 when he was 22-10 with a 3.17 ERA, 179 K, 1.26 WHIP, 14 complete games, 5 shut outs in 255.2 IP over 37 games and 1952 when he was 23-12 with a 2.90 ERA, 153 K, 1.30 WHIP, 3 SV, 19 complete games, 4 shut outs in 285.2 IP over 42 games. 

Wynn led the American League in wins in 1954 and 1959. He led the AL in ERA in 1950 (3.20). He led the AL in strikeouts in 1957 (184) and 1958 (179). He led the AL in shut outs in 1960 (4).

He was an All Star eight times 1955-1960. Wynn won the American League Cy Young in 1959.

Hall of Fame page

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