Steve Nagy (baseball)

Steve Nagy
Pitcher
Born: (1919-05-28)May 28, 1919
Franklin, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: July 24, 2016(2016-07-24) (aged 97)
Poulsbo, Washington, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 20, 1947, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
June 23, 1950, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Win–loss record3–8
Earned run average6.42
Strikeouts/Walks21/38
Innings pitched67 ⅓
Games pitched15
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Stephen Nagy (May 28, 1919 – July 24, 2016) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played parts of two seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947 and the Washington Senators in 1950. Listed at 5' 9", 174 lb., Nagy batted and threw left handed.[1]

Biography

Born in Franklin, New Jersey, Nagy attended Franklin High School and graduated from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.[1] He also had a Minor League career in all or parts of 14 seasons spanning 1942–1958, being interrupted while serving in the Navy during World War II.[2][3][4] Nagy died in 2016 in Poulsbo, Washington, at the age of 97.[5] At the time of his death, he was the seventh oldest living MLB player, as well as the oldest living member of the Pirates and the Senators.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Baseball Reference Register Statistics and History. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Todd Anton, Bill Nowlin, eds.When Baseball Went to War, p. 224, at Google Books
  3. ^ the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1403. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
  4. ^ Major League Players in US Navy. Baseball in Wartime website. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Obituary Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. Cook Family Funeral Home website. Accessed August 3, 2016.



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