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1. Warren Spahn, another Braves pitcher from an earlier era won 363 games.

[Docreed2003]

3. Brings up an interesting "Would you rather?" question

Would you rather...have Warren Spahn or Greg Maddux as your staring pitcher?

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5. Easy peasy. I'll take both.

Here's an oldie rephrased for you.

Spahn and Maddox then pray for rain.

[Docreed2003]

7. Nice

Spahn and Sain were an incredible match. The Braves have had their fair share of great pitching for sure. I think about when Maddux played and the rotation was made up Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, and Avery.

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10. Yes. The '90s group was stellar. I know Maddux is in the Hall of Fame...

And I'm pretty sure Smoltz and Glavine made it. Don't know about Avery.

[Docreed2003]

12. Avery had incredible talent early on but has a pretty steep decline

Doubt he gets in to the HoF

[rsdsharp]

8. I'll go with Spahnie. Good lefties are like gold. He won the most games of any left handed,

pitcher, and due to WWII, he didn’t get to the big leagues to stay until he was 25. Give him an extra couple of years and he might have won 400.

[Brother Buzz]

15. Warren Spahn was a workhorse - At 42 years of age, he threw 201 pitches in 15 1/3 innings!

On July 2, 1963, Juan Marichal pitched a 16-inning shutout against the Milwaukee Braves, outdueling Warren Spahn, who pitched 151/3 scoreless innings before Willie Mays won it 1-0 with a home run. Marichal threw 227 pitches; Spahn threw 201.

Curiously, Willie Mays hit the walk off run against Spahn, yet was essentially relegated to the footnotes to the pitching duel of the century.



https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-best-pitched-game-in-baseball-history-warren-spahn-and-juan-marichal/

[Docreed2003]

2. Lol...Greg was a beast

Someone should tell "Super 70's Sports" that that pic is from the 90's baby!!

[underpants]

4. ⚾️

[Docreed2003]

6. Love it...here's another

[leftieNanner]

9. Sorry in advance

Who is this?

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11. Greg Maddux.

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13. Thanks

I know his name and his stellar reputation - just didn't recognize his face.

[GoCubsGo]

14. I loves me some Mad Dog.

Even when he was playing for those other teams not named "Cubs." He's among my all-time favorites.

[ms liberty]

16. K&R. MadDog. What a pitcher. n/t