Western New York Heritage

Baseball's Greatest Southpaw

By Jim Bisco - July 15, 2005

Warren Spahn developed his classic pitching style on the playing fields of South Buffalo, earning him a Hall of Fame career.

The full content is available in the Summer 2005 Issue.

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