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title: "1 Games Winning Quotes By Warren Spahn"
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> [The difference between winning nineteen games and winning twenty for a pitcher is bigger than anyone out of baseball realizes. It's the same for hitters - someone who hits .300 looks back on the guy who batted .295 and says…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/the-difference-between-winning-nineteen-games-and-winning-twenty-for/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

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## More by Warren Spahn

> [I throw just as hard as ever - it just takes twice as long to get there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/i-throw-just-as-hard-as-ever-it-just-takes-twice-as-long-to-get-there/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home run off me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/he-was-something-like-zero-for-twenty-one-the-first-time-i-saw-him/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/i-ll-never-forgive-myself-we-might-have-gotten-rid-of-willie-forever/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/once-stan-musial-timed-your-fastball-your-infielders-were-in-jeopardy/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/a-sore-arm-is-like-a-headache-or-a-toothache-it-can-make-you-feel-bad/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [A pitcher needs two pitches, one they're looking for and one to cross them up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/a-pitcher-needs-two-pitches-one-they-re-looking-for-and-one-to-cross/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [The difference between winning nineteen games and winning twenty for a pitcher is bigger than anyone out of baseball realizes. It's the same for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/the-difference-between-winning-nineteen-games-and-winning-twenty-for/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [Spahn and Sain and pray for rain,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/spahn-and-sain-and-pray-for-rain/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/a-good-hitter-has-timing-a-good-pitcher-upsets-timing/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/hitting-is-timing-pitching-is-upsetting-timing/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/twenty-games-is-the-magic-figure-for-pitchers-300-is-the-magic/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/when-i-throw-a-ground-ball-i-expect-it-to-be-an-out-maybe-two/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [ \[On Willie Mays\] He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/on-willie-mays-he-was-something-like-zero-for-twenty-one-the-first/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/you-don-t-just-throw-the-ball-you-propel-it/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

> [What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/what-is-life-after-all-but-a-challenge-and-what-better-challenge-can/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

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