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Warren Spahn, an Uncommon card
Warren Edward Spahn was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 93,000
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Warren Spahn quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Warren Spahn card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His baseball career was interrupted by his ______ service in the United States Army during World War II.
Answer
military. His baseball career was interrupted by his military service in the United States Army during World War II. From the Warren Spahn article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
With 363 career wins, Spahn holds the major league record for a left-handed pitcher, and has the most by a pitcher who played his entire career in the post-____ live-ball era.
Answer
1920s. With 363 career wins, Spahn holds the major league record for a left-handed pitcher, and has the most by a pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era. From the Warren Spahn article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A left-handed pitcher, Spahn played in 1942 and then from 1946 until 1965, most notably for the Boston Braves, who became the Milwaukee Braves after the team moved west before the 1953 season.
- His baseball career was interrupted by his military service in the United States Army during World War II.
- With 363 career wins, Spahn holds the major league record for a left-handed pitcher, and has the most by a pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Warren Spahn article was read about 93,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Warren Spahn
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Warren Spahn (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
