Sport: Now There Are Six

Even though he needed help in the seventh inning of a game with the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Southpaw Warren Spahn got credit for a 9-3 victory, became the first major league pitcher to win 20 games this season. A veteran of 13 years with the Braves, Spahn moves into the record book alongside Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Grover Alexander and Lefty Grove, all great pitchers who won 20 games or more for eight or more seasons.

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