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31 year old Dave Brown just became the first pitcher to reach 200 wins. Brown is 200-118, 3.39 over the course of his career. Brown pitched the first 5 seasons of his career for the San Antonio Missions. In October of 1951, Brown was traded to the Memphis Redbirds for RP A.J. Puk and RP Will Smith. He would pitch only one season with Memphis going 16-12, 3.75, before signing a 7 year deal with Birmingham. Brown has 71.66 career WAR putting tops on the career leader board. His current teammates Webster McDonald(65.59) and George Hunter(58.57) are next on the list. Brown is a 5 time All-Star(All-Star game didn't start till 1952) and a has won 4 International League Championships, 3 with Birmingham(54,56,57) and one with San Antonio(49). He's won 2 Cy Young Awards(48 and 55).
Meanwhile, 38 year old Tom Seaver remains a unsigned free agent as of July 5th 1958. Seaver sits at 194-145, 3.59, just shy of 200 wins. He was 6-18, 5.53 for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 1957. Seaver is also just shy of 2000 strikeouts with 1962. Seaver has accumulated 53.4 WAR over his career. He's a 3 time All-Star. He's a 2 time IL Champion with the Memphis Redbirds(47 and 53) and a 1 time Cy Young award winner in 1950. Seaver pitched the majority of his career(10 seasons) in Memphis before a season in Dayton, and then a season in Wisconsin.
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