2 1 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player , ▁a ▁pitch er ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁seasons ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 5 9 ). ▁The ▁right - hand er ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁Career ▁Born ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁H ear n ▁attended ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues ▁and ▁three ▁performing ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁before ▁being ▁called ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁After ▁compiling ▁a ▁ 2 1 – 1 7 ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁Card inals ▁over ▁all ▁or ▁parts ▁of ▁four ▁seasons , ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁wa ivers ▁and ▁claimed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁in ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁( 2 . 4 9 ) ▁and ▁win ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁dec isions ▁for ▁manager ▁Leo ▁D uro cher ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁H ear n ▁was ▁a ▁cru cial ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Gi ants ' ▁starting ▁rotation , ▁winning ▁ 1 7 ▁games ▁and ▁helping ▁them ▁overcome ▁a ▁ 1 3 - game ▁mid - August ▁def ic it ▁to ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁to ▁win