| Sam Nahem | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: October 19, 1915 New York City |
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| Died: April 19, 2004 (aged 88) Berkeley, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 2, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 11, 1948, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss | 10–8 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.69 | ||
| Strikeouts | 101 | ||
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Samuel Ralph "Subway Sam" Nahem (October 19, 1915 – April 19, 2004), born in New York City, was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938), St. Louis Cardinals (1941), and Philadelphia Phillies (1942 and 1948).
He was Jewish,[1] and also was the uncle of former MLB outfielder Al Silvera.
Baseball career[edit]
In 1942 he was 9th in the NL in games finished (16), and in 1948 he was 7th in the league (17).
In 4 seasons he had a 10–8 Win–loss record. In 90 games, he started 12 games and had 3 complete games, 42 games finished, 224⅓ innings pitched, 222 hits allowed, 138 runs, 117 Earned Runs, 8 Home Runs, 127 Walks, 101 Strikeouts, 7 Hit Batsmen, 9 Wild Pitches, and a 4.69 ERA.
He died in Berkeley, California at the age of 88.
Fact[edit]
In between, Nahem played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, where he pitched 14 consecutive complete games in the 1946-47 season to set a league record that still stands today.[2]
See also[edit]
- Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, 2010 documentary
Sources[edit]
- ^ Google Books
- ^ Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (2006); Records de la Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional. LVBP. ISBN 978-980-6996-01-4
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Baseball in Wartime Biography