Juan marichal vs warren spahn stats

The Giants starter was looking to avenge a 3-1 loss on April 28 to the antediluvian left-hander, by then pitching in his 19th major-league campaign.

The third-place Giants (44-34) were 1½ games behind the first-place St. Louis Cardinals, while the 38-38 Braves were sixth, 6½ games out of first. Marichal had won 12 games in 15 decisions for his team, and Spahn was sporting an 11-3 record.

At slightly past 8 o’clock, Marichal took the Candlestick Park mound.

Juan marichal vs warren spahn stats

More than 4 hours and 15 innings later, he was still toiling there. And so was Warren Spahn – in a scoreless pitching duel.

The Braves had mounted a serious scoring threat in the top of the fourth inning. Marichal disposed of the first two batters before trouble arose.

The right-hander walked Norm Larker, and Mack “The Knife” Jones followed with a single to left, moving Larker to second. Del Crandall hit a soft single to center that Willie Mays fielded, then lasered