Nahorodny caught for nine years in the big leagues, coming up with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976 and finishing with the Seattle Mariners in 1984. In 308 games he hit .241 with 25 home runs. He only played in 10 games during the first two years of his big-league run, but took over as the […]
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Negray went 6-6 in 66 games pitched between 1952 and 1958. He came up with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 and appeared in four games but did not record a decision. Negray spent the next two years in the minors before returning to the big leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. He was 4-3 […]
An all star in 1979, Newman spent nine seasons in the majors, catching for the Oakland A’s and Boston Red Sox. He came up in 1976 with Oakland and was the team’s backup catcher for the next two years. He played in 105 games in 1978 then took over as the starting catcher for the […]
An all star in 1972, Nolan won 110 games pitching for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967-1977. He broke in with Cincinnati in 1967 and went 14-8 with a 2.58 ERA. He finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year vote while striking out 206 hitters and throwing five shutouts. Nolan did not get […]
One of the 100-oldest-living baseball players, Naples appeared in two games for the St. Louis Browns in 1949. In seven at bats, he had one hit, a double, against Red Sox ace Mel Parnell. As such, Naples is one of roughly 200 MLB players to have exactly one hit in his career. (Wikipedia) His professional […]
Nye pitched for five seasons, mostly for the Chicago Cubs, in the majors from 1966-1970. After seeing action in three games in 1966, Nye enjoyed the best year of his career in 1967. He went 13-10 that year with a 3.20 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 205 innings of work. All of these numbers were […]
Noren spent 11 years in the majors, playing for two World Series champions, in a career that spanned from 1950-1960. He came up with the Washington Senators in 1950 and played in the most games he would ever appear in during his rookie season. He saw action in 138 games that year for Washington, hitting .295 […]
