Nuxhall, Joe

Nuxhall, Joe
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Joseph Henry Nuxhall 
      American baseball player and broadcaster

born July 30, 1928, Hamilton, Ohio

died Nov. 15, 2007, Fairfield, Ohio
made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut (on June 10, 1944) as a pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds at the age of 15 years 10 months 11 days, becoming the youngest player to appear in a game in the modern MLB era. Nuxhall pitched that day in the ninth inning of the Reds' game against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up five runs before being relieved. He was subsequently sent to the minor leagues but in 1952 rejoined the Reds. He was named an All-Star in 1955 and 1956. Nuxhall was traded to the Kansas City Athletics in 1961 but returned to play for the Reds from 1962 to 1966, when he ended his playing career. He tallied a career win-loss pitching record of 135–117. Nuxhall was a Reds broadcaster from 1967 until his retirement in 2004.

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