Steve Nagy
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Stephen Nagy
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.
- School Seton Hall University
- Debut April 20, 1947
- Final Game June 23, 1950
- Born May 28, 1919 in Franklin, NJ USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Steve Nagy, who pitched two seasons in the majors, won over 120 games in the minors.
Nagy started in the minors in 1942 but missed 1943-45 due to military service. In 1946 he went 17-4 for Montreal, in the year that Jackie Robinson made his minor league debut. Nagy and Robinson were born the same year.
From 1947-55 he was in the PCL for part or all of each season, winning in double figures several times. In 1949 he was a teammate of the veteran Arky Vaughan at San Francisco, and for several years in the minors was a teammate of former major leaguer Wally Judnich. For a couple years with Buffalo, Steve was a teammate of former major leaguer Luke Easter.
