Warren Spahn Award
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The Warren Spahn Award is an annual award given out by the Oklahoma Sports Museum to the season's best left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. It was first awarded in 1999, and named after Oklahoman Warren Spahn, who is the winningest southpaw in Major League Baseball history with 363 wins. The first four awards were won by Randy Johnson.
The actual award given to the winner is a two foot-two inch bronze statue of Warren Spahn in his famous high kicking windup, its value is an estimated $10,000.
[edit] Award Winners
| Year | Winner | Team | Wins | ERA | SO | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | 2.48 | 364 | NL Cy Young Award Winner |
| 2000 | Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 19 | 2.64 | 347 | NL Cy Young Award Winner |
| 2001 | Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 21 | 2.49 | 372 | NL Cy Young Award Winner |
| 2002 | Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 24 | 2.32 | 334 | NL Cy Young Award Winner |
| 2003 | Andy Pettitte | New York Yankees | 21 | 4.02 | 180 | |
| 2004 | Johan Santana | Minnesota Twins | 20 | 2.61 | 265 | AL Cy Young Award Winner |
| 2005 | Dontrelle Willis | Florida Marlins | 22 | 2.63 | 180 | |
| 2006 | Johan Santana | Minnesota Twins | 19 | 2.77 | 245 | AL Cy Young Award Winner |
| 2007 | C.C. Sabathia | Cleveland Indians | 19 | 3.21 | 209 | AL Cy Young Award Winner |
| 2008 | Cliff Lee | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 2.54 | 170 | AL Cy Young Award Winner |
