Early Wynn (1958 – Topps #100)

Early Wynn, Jr, was a Pitcher for the Washington Senators (1939, ’41 – ’44 and ’46 – ‘48, interrupted by 2 years in the U.S.military), Cleveland Indians (1949 – ’57 and 1963), and the Chicago White Sox (1958 – ’62). With the Indians, he was an 3-time All-Star and was part of a rotation that included Bob Feller, Bob Lemon and Mike Garcia. He also won his 300th game with Cleveland in 1963. With the White Sox, he was a 5-time All-Star (There were 2 All-Star games in both 1959 and ’60) and he won the American League’s Cy Young Award in 1959 at the age of 39, with a 22-10 record. I saw Wynn and the White Sox lose to the Yankees during the 1960 season at the old Comiskey Park in Chicago. He threw mostly knuckleballs, but he still had his strikeout pitch working. Early Wynn, Jr. was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1972.