Mike Nagy
| Mike Nagy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:March 25, 1948 The Bronx, New York,U.S. | |
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1969, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 19, 1974, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 20–13 |
| Earned run average | 4.15 |
| Strikeouts | 170 |
| Teams | |
Michael Timothy Nagy(born March 25, 1948) is an American formerprofessional baseballpitcherwho played for theBoston Red Sox,St. Louis Cardinals,Texas RangersandHouston AstrosofMajor League Baseball(MLB). He batted and threwright-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). Nagy played professionally from 1966 to 1974, and was traded five times throughout his career.[1]
Career
[edit]Nagy was born inThe Bronxbut raised inLebanon, Pennsylvaniaby a Jewish family originally from New Jersey. He was drafted in the 6th round (104th overall) of the1966 Major League Baseball Draftby theBoston Red Soxout of St Helena's High School for Boys now calledMonsignor Scanlan High Schoolin Bronx, NY. He played three years in theminor leagues,and made his major league debut in 1969.[1]Nagy had a very good year in his first major league season, with 12wins,and only 2losses.He also had a 3.11earned run average.This season led to him being selected as American League Rookie pitcher of the Year.[2]
Nagy's pitching career never was as good as his rookie season was. Due to major arm injuries, he never pitched an entire season in the Major Leagues without being placed on thedisabled listwith an arm injury.[3]He spent the next three years with the Red Sox before being traded to theSt. Louis Cardinalsfor a player to be named later. The Red Sox were later sent pitcherLance Clemons.Just a little more than two months later on March 31, 1973, he was traded to theTexas Rangers.This trade was to complete a deal between the Cardinals and Rangers that had been made on February 1, 1973. The Cardinals originally sent pitcherCharlie Hudsonand a player to be named later to the Rangers forMike Thompson.Nagy was sent to the Rangers to complete the trade. He was again sent to the Cardinals, where he played for one season. After that, he played for theHouston Astrosfor one year and retired in 1975.
From 1976 to 1979 he played in theMexican League.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Mike Nagy Transactions".Baseball-Reference.RetrievedApril 20,2008.
- ^"Mike Nagy (Awards)".The Baseball Cube.RetrievedApril 20,2008.
- ^"Mike Nagy".Baseballbiography.RetrievedApril 20,2008.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference,orBaseball Reference (Minors),orBaseball Almanac,orRetrosheet,orPura Pelota
- 1948 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Boston Red Sox players
- Bravos de Reynosa players
- Covington Red Sox players
- Denver Bears players
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- Houston Astros players
- Iowa Oaks players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- Plataneros de Tabasco players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Spokane Indians players
- Baseball players from the Bronx
- Tigres de Aragua players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
- Winston-Salem Red Sox players
- Winter Haven Red Sox players