Jim Nash
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James Edwin Nash
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 5", Weight 230 lb.
- Debut July 3, 1966
- Final Game September 30, 1972
- Born February 9, 1945 in Hawthorne, NV USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Big Jim Nash had some effective years with the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics in the 1960's. The righthander was traded to the Atlanta Braves and then to the Philadelphia Phillies. Nash finished his career in 1972 at 68-64 with a 3.58 ERA.
He made a notable splash going 12-1 as a rookie for the 1966 Kansas City Athletics, a team which finished under .500. If he had had enough innings to qualify for the championship, he would have been second in the league in ERA.
In the following year, he went 12-17 on a team that also featured the rookie Reggie Jackson. In 1968, when he went 13-13 with a 2.28 ERA, his ERA was seventh best in the league.
After he went 8-8 in 1969, he was traded for Felipe Alou and went 13-9 for the 1970 Atlanta Braves, a team which finished under .500.
Nash had started his minor league career going 14-6 for Burlingon, then 14-5 for Lewiston, and 7-4 in a partial season for Mobile.
