Warren Spahn joined the Mets on November 23rd, 1964, when his contract was purchased from the Milwaukee Braves. In an unusual scenario, Spahn served as a player coach during the 1965 season. Not only did he occupy the pitching coach position previously held by Mel Harder, but he also made 19 starts. As a player, in his age 44 season, Spahn went 4-12 with a 4.26 ERA. Unfortunately the experiment was short lived. He was placed waivers July 17th, 1965 and Wes Westrum took over as pitching coach after his release. Spahn a three year WWII veteran was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of fame in 1973, with 83% of the vote. He passed away on November 24, 2002 at the age of 82.
This signed baseball was purchased off eBay. I have never seen a signed Warren Spahn baseball with a Mets inscription.
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