Annual baseball award
TheWarren Spahn Award is presented each season by theOklahoma Sports Hall of Fame to the bestleft-handed pitcher inMajor League Baseball (MLB). The award is named afterWarren Spahn , who holds the MLB record inwins for a left-handed pitcher with 363.[ 1] The Warren Spahn Award was created in 1999 by Richard Hendricks, the founder of theTerritorial Capital Sports Museum, formerly Oklahoma Sports Museum , to honor Spahn, who resided in Oklahoma.[ 2] The award was formerly presented at the Masonic Temple inGuthrie, Oklahoma until 2009, when theOklahoma Sports Hall of Fame was granted ownership of the award, in partnership with the Bricktown Rotary Club.[ 2] From 2009 to 2019, the award was presented at the annual Warren Spahn Award Gala, hosted by the Bricktown Rotary Club ofOklahoma City . Currently, theOklahoma Sports Hall of Fame presents each annual award to the winner during season play at their respective team's ballpark.[ 1]
The award has been won by 15 different pitchers. The winner is chosen based on rankings, which are based on wins,strikeouts , andearned run average .[ 1] [ 2] The most recent recipient isChris Sale of theAtlanta Braves .Randy Johnson received the first four awards from 1999 through 2002. He attended the awards ceremony due to his respect for Spahn, who called him personally to ask him to attend.[ 2] CC Sabathia (2007–2009),Johan Santana (2004, 2006),Clayton Kershaw (2011, 2013, 2014, 2017), andBlake Snell (2018, 2023) are also multiple Warren Spahn Award winners. Johnson (1999–2002), Santana (2004, 2006), Sabathia (2007) and Kershaw (2011, 2013, 2014), and Snell (2018, 2023) also won theCy Young Award , given annually to the best pitcher in each league, in years they won the Warren Spahn Award.[ 3] Santana (2004, 2006), Sabathia (2007), Kershaw (2011, 2013, 2014), and Keuchel (2015) won thePitcher of the Year Award , given annually to the most outstanding pitcher in each league, in years they won the Warren Spahn Award.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
There has been one tie-break in the Warren Spahn Award's history, which occurred when Sabathia defeated theHouston Astros 'Wandy Rodríguez to earn his third consecutive award in 2009.[ 11] The tie-break was decided based onwinning percentage .[ 12]
Randy Johnson won the first four Warren Spahn Awards.Johan Santana won theMajor League Baseball Triple Crown the year of his second Warren Spahn Award.[ 13] Lester pitching in the2016 National League Championship Series ^a b c "Jon Lester takes lead in Spahn Award Watch" (PDF) (Press release). The Warren Spahn Award. September 22, 2010. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on January 13, 2012. RetrievedOctober 17, 2011 .^a b c d Carlson, Jenni (January 26, 2010)."The changing face of the Warren Spahn Award" .The Oklahoman . RetrievedNovember 17, 2011 . ^ "Cy Young Award winners" .Major League Baseball . RetrievedOctober 25, 2011 .^ "Pitcher of the Year winners" .Baseball Almanac . RetrievedOctober 25, 2011 .^ "Johan Santana Statistics" .Baseball-Reference.com .^ "CC Sabathia Statistics" .Baseball-Reference.com .^ "Clayton Kershaw Statistics" .Baseball-Reference.com .^ "Baseball Awards Pitcher of the Year" .Baseball-Reference.com .^a b Lewis, Barry (November 16, 2015)."Bishop Kelley Graduate Wins 2015 Warren Spahn Award" .tulsaworld.com . RetrievedNovember 16, 2015 . ^a b "Lester Wins 2016 Warren Spahn Award" .^a b "New York Yankees' CC Sabathia wins Warren Spahn Award" .ESPN.com .ESPN . December 8, 2009. RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 .^ "CC Sabathia Wins Battle for 2009 Warren Spahn Award: First tiebreaker in award history gives Sabathia his third consecutive win" (PDF) (Press release). The Warren Spahn Award. October 26, 2009. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on January 13, 2012. RetrievedNovember 16, 2011 .^ Sheinin, Dave (November 17, 2006)."Santana Wins Second Cy Young Unanimously" .The Washington Post . p. E.10. Archived fromthe original on July 14, 2012. RetrievedDecember 7, 2011 . (subscription required) ^a b c d "Randy Johnson Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 .^ Gonzales, Mark (February 19, 2000)."Durable Johnson Carries Big Load" .Arizona Republic . p. C1. Archived fromthe original on July 17, 2012. RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 . (subscription required) ^ "Johnson wins award" .Altus Times .Associated Press . December 5, 2001. p. 5. RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 .^ Bloom, Barry M. (August 21, 2002)."More hardware for Big Unit" .MLB.com .MLB Advanced Media . RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 . ^ Footer, Alyson (January 14, 2004)."Pettitte honored with Spahn award" .MLB.com . RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 . ^ "Andy Pettitte Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 11, 2011 .^ Sheldon, Mark (October 22, 2004)."Santana honored with Spahn Award" .MLB.com . Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2013. RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 . ^a b "Johan Santana Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 11, 2011 .^ Rowland, Toby (January 20, 2006)."Willis wins Warren Spahn Award" .The Oklahoman . RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 . ^ "Dontrelle Willis Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 11, 2011 .^ "Santana Claims Spahn Award: Twins' Ace Cited as Majors' Top Left-Hander" .St. Paul Pioneer Press . January 19, 2007. p. D2. RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 .(subscription required) ^ "Sabathia named Warren Spahn Award winner" .The Edmond Sun . January 28, 2008. RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 .^a b c "CC Sabathia Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 11, 2011 .^ "Sabathia wins Warren Spahn Award" .The Tuscaloosa News . December 7, 2008. p. 3C. RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 .^ Aber, Ryan (October 6, 2010)."Tampa Bay Rays' David Price wins Warren Spahn Award" .The Oklahoman . RetrievedOctober 10, 2011 . ^ "David Price Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 11, 2011 .^ Aber, Ryan (October 20, 2011)."L.A. Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw named Warren Spahn Award winner" .The Oklahoman . RetrievedOctober 20, 2011 . ^ "Clayton Kershaw Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 17, 2011 .^ Kilgore, Adam (October 4, 2012)."Gio González wins 2012 Warren Spahn Award" .The Washington Post . RetrievedOctober 4, 2012 . ^ "Gio González Statistics and History" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedOctober 4, 2012 .^ "2013 Warren Spahn Award Winner – Clayton Kershaw" . Jim Thorpe Association. October 11, 2013. Archived fromthe original on October 12, 2013. RetrievedOctober 11, 2013 .^ " "Clayton Kershaw wins Warren Spahn award for third time" " .^ "Kershaw Wins 4th Warren Spahn Award" .MLB.com .^ "Blake Snell wins 2018 Warren Spahn Award .MLB.com Retrieved on November 19, 2018."]^ " "Patrick Corbin wins 2019 Warren Spahn Award" " .^ " "Hyun jin Ryu wins 2020 Warren Spahn Award" " .^ "Julio Urías wins 2021 Warren Spahn Award" . December 2, 2021.^ "Julio Urías Wins 2022 Warren Spahn Award" . December 20, 2022.^ "Blake Snell wins OKC-based Warren Spahn Award as MLB's best left-handed pitcher" . December 6, 2023.^ "Chris wins OKC-based Warren Spahn Award as MLB's best left-handed pitcher" . November 11, 2024.
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