Nate Andrews | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | September 30, 1913 |
Birth Place: | Pembroke, North Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 1 |
Debutyear: | 1937 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | June 23 |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | New York Giants |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 41–54 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.46 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 216 |
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Nathan Hardy Andrews (September 30, 1913 – April 26, 1991) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1937, 1939), Cleveland Indians (1940–41), Boston Braves (1943–45), Cincinnati Reds (1946) and New York Giants (1946). Andrews batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Robeson County, North Carolina.[1]
Andrews attended Rowland High School in Rowland, North Carolina. He began his college baseball career at Presbyterian Junior College before moving to the University of North Carolina.
Andrews played college baseball at the University of North Carolina and pitched for five Major League teams in a span of eight seasons. After he led the National League with 20 losses in 1943, he won a career-high 16 games in 1944 and was also selected for the All-Star Game. In his career, he posted a 41–54 record with 216 strikeouts and a 3.46 earned run average in 773 innings pitched, including five shutouts and 50 complete games.
On April 26, 1991, Andrews died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at age 77.[2]