| Early Wynn was one of baseball's "nice-guys, tough-guys". He was always willing to help his teammates, his friends and very pleasant to his fans. He was always willing to sign autographs and was a just a top-of-the line good-guy. But to opposing players, he ranked as a "tough son-of-a-gun". Mickey Mantle once said, "Early Wynn was so mean he'd knock you down in the dugout". Opposing hitters will always remember Wynn for the way he established himself with inside fastballs. One time, when Wynn was pitching for the Indians, he invited Red Sox's slugger Ted Williams to go fishing in the Everglades. Williams, an ardent fisherman declined by saving, "No hitter ever would go into the Everglades with a pitcher like you. His body might never be found." Once while pitching a game in 1956, Wynn was hit in the jaw by a hard line drive. He refused to come out of the game immediately. When he finally did leave, he needed 16 stitches and lost seven of his lower teeth. Early Wynn won 300 lifetime games with only 244 loses, pitched from 1939-1963. Wynn won 20 or more games in five different seasons and was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1972. Baseballhistorian.com Personal Memories - Green Boxes To view some originial newspaper clippings from the 1950s, type in the words - today in time - into our 'Search' located on the Home Page For loads of fun reading about baseball players, type in Yankees, Cardinals, Pirates, Red Sox, Phillies, Cubs or all other teams in our Search on the home page | 
