Braves Forum: Warren Spahn

Posted by: Sonny (sonnylerner@ThisIsToPreventSpam-193-RemoveThis.hotmail.com) on 24 Jul 2003 at 12:49:32 AM

This story of Warren Spahn's kindness was told to me by my older brother Alden. It was the early 1950's. We were visiting Malden, Mass. Alden, about 13 at the time and a cousin went to Warren's house to meet him. They knocked on his door and introduced themselves to Warren. He took them both to the Braves ballpark to see a game. Alden got a baseball with all the Braves signatures.

My dad said, "Don't ever do anything to that ball, it'll be worth something someday." Alen kept it for about one year. Then one day when we wanted to play baseball, without having a ball, we used the Braves ball. We played with that ball until the cover came off. Oh well, so much for listening to dad.

Alden died in 1999. I thought his story of Warren's kindness should be told.

Sonny

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