Warren Spahn

[y2000]

Never heard of the guy. I don't understand how he gets a sreet named after him

I grew up in the East Side and moved to South Buffalo 15 years ago. Was he around then?

[Night Owl]

Memorializing a Baseball Legend in South Buffalo
By Cindy Gauthier
Jul 30, 2004, 15:23

In a resolution signed by South District Council member James D. Griffin, it has been requested to change the name of Cazenovia Parkway which runs through Cazenovia Park to "Warren Spahn Way" to honor a baseball great from South Buffalo.

Griffin said in the resolution submitted to the Common Council that Warren Spahn was born in Buffalo, NY on April 23, 1921 and played baseball on the streets and in the parks in South Buffalo during his childhood. He also served in the United States Army earning a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for bravery. Spahn was a pitcher for 21 seasons in the Major League, which includes World Series Championship games in 1948 for the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 and 1958.

Warren Spahn won more games than any other left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball to date and he finished his career with 363 wins, ranking him 6th of all time in Major League Baseball history. In 1973 Spahn was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

In a statement from Griffin's Office, it said the changing of Cazenovia Parkway to Warren Spahn Way would happen soon.

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New Street Name in South Buffalo Approved
By Cindy Gauthier
Aug 12, 2004, 11:23

In a resolution signed by South District Council member James D. Griffin last month, it has been requested to change the name of Cazenovia Parkway which runs through Cazenovia Park to "Warren Spahn Way" to honor a baseball great from South Buffalo.

Griffin said in the resolution submitted to the Common Council that Warren Spahn was born in Buffalo, NY on April 23, 1921 and played baseball on the streets and in the parks in South Buffalo during his childhood. He also served in the United States Army earning a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for bravery. Spahn was a pitcher for 21 seasons in the Major League, which includes World Series Championship games in 1948 for the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 and 1958.

Warren Spahn won more games than any other left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball to date and he finished his career with 363 wins, ranking him 6th of all time in Major League Baseball history. In 1973 Spahn was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

The Common Council of the City of Buffalo approved the resolution and new street name to memorialize the baseball legend has already taken place. Warren Spahn Way, like Cazenovia Parkway will remain as a main connection to Seneca Street, Cazenovia Street and Abbott Road through Cazenovia Park.

[Night Owl]

This change occured more than a year ago, is this the first you noticed it?

[y2000]

Originally posted by Night Owl
This change occured more than a year ago, is this the first you noticed it?

I noticed this before but a thread was going off topic so I started a new one.

[Night Owl]

Ah, okay.

[anselmo1]

You never heard of Warren Spahn? Have you ever heard of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays?

[citymouse]

Must not be a baseball fan.
When I was growing up every kid in the neighborhood knew who Warren Spahn was. I was about nine or ten, I think, when he retired.
When I went to South Park his trophies and placs will still on display. He set every pitching record in the school and I think they all still stand.

[y2000]

Originally posted by anselmo1
You never heard of Warren Spahn? Have you ever heard of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays?

Those guys are mentioned on the news more often.

[Night Owl]

I, for one, am glad the City agreed to changed the name.