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If not for Hank Aaron, the most often recognized former Milwaukee Brave would almost certainly be Warren Spahn. He moved with the team from Boston to County Stadium in 1953 and pitched there for 12 of the team's 13 seasons in town, accumulating six 20-win seasons, nine All Star appearances and a Cy Young Award.
On this day in 1965, though, he was making his second appearance as a New York Met when he added another milestone to his career list. He pitched a complete game against the Dodgers with five strikeouts, and the fourth was the 2500th of his major league career.
At the time Spahn was third on baseball's all-time list for K's, behind only Bob Feller (2581) and Walter Johnson (3509). Spahn finished the season and his career with 2583, enough for him to pass Feller for second at the time and for 25th place on the current all-time list.
With help from Brewerfan.net and the B-Ref Play Index, we'd like to wish a happy birthday today to:
- Nashville Sound Donovan Hand, who turns 27.
- 2009 Brewer Chris Duffy, who turns 33.
- 2011 Brewer Sean Green, who turns 34.