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Warren Spahn Award

The Oklahoma Sports Museum honors the best left-handed pitcher in Major League baseball each year by presenting them with the Warren Spahn Award. "This year we are pleased to remind fans of the legendary accomplishments of Oklahoman Warren Spahn by honoring the most dominant pitcher in baseball,'' said Richard Hendricks, OSM president. "Spahn pitched some dominant World Series wins against the New York Yankees. (Randy) Johnson pitched a dominant World Series in 2001 and won his first mythical pitching Triple Crown this past year.''

Since the award's inception in 1999 to honor the legacy of Oklahoman Warren Spahn, who is the winningest lefty ever, it has been dominated by one particular left-handed "Unit", but in 2003 a new southpaw is king. To that end, Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the recipients of the Warren Spahn Award.

"Randy Johnson and Warren Spahn are left-handers forever linked by their pitching prowess and epic numbers." - Sportswriter Barry M. Bloom (January 2, 2003)

Warren Spahn Award Warren Spahn Award Photo (Courtesy of Jim Gumm ©) by The Oklahoma Sports Museum
Year	Pitcher Name^(Quantity)	Team [Click for Roster]	Lg	Criteria
Year	Pitcher Name^(Quantity)	Team [Click for Roster]	Lg	W	ERA	SO
1999	Randy Johnson ⁽¹⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	17	2.48	364
2000	Randy Johnson ⁽²⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	19	2.64	347
2001	Randy Johnson ⁽³⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	21	2.49	372
2002	Randy Johnson ⁽⁴⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	24	2.32	334
2003	Andy Pettitte ⁽¹⁾	New York Yankees	AL	21	4.02	180
2004	Johan Santana ⁽¹⁾	Minnesota Twins	AL	20	2.61	265
2005	Dontrelle Willis ⁽¹⁾	Florida Marlins	NL	22	2.63	180
2006	Johan Santana ⁽²⁾	Minnesota Twins	AL	19	2.77	245
2007	C.C. Sabathia ⁽¹⁾	Cleveland Indians	AL	19	3.21	209
2008	C.C. Sabathia ⁽²⁾	Cleveland Indians	AL	6	3.83	123
2008	C.C. Sabathia ⁽²⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	11	1.65	128
2009	To Be Announced^(10-2009)	--	--	--	--	--
Year	Pitcher Name^(Quantity)	Team [Click for Roster]	Lg	W	ERA	SO
Year	Pitcher Name^(Quantity)	Team [Click for Roster]	Lg	Criteria
Warren Spahn Award

The actual award given to the winner is a 2-foot-2 bronze statue of Warren Spahn in his famous high kicking windup that has an estimated value of $10,000. When Randy Johnson won the award in 1999 he mentioned to the media that the photos did not do the beautiful award justice.

Do you agree with their most recent selection — C.C. Sabathia in 2008? How about when Andy Pettitte won in 2003? Was The Big Unit the BEST left-handed pitcher in ALL of Major League Baseball from 1999-2002? Share opinions on Baseball Fever.

In 2002 Randy Johnson completed the pitcher's Triple Crown (led his league in wins, earned run average, and strikeouts) and became the first National League pitcher to do that since since Dwight Gooden did it in 1985.

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