- Ivy Andrews
Ivy Paul Andrews (
May 6 ,1907 -November 24 ,1970 ) was apitcher inMajor League Baseball . From by|1931 through by|1938, he played for theNew York Yankees (1931-1932 ["start"] , 1937 ["end"] -1938),Boston Red Sox (1932 ["end"] -1933), St. Louis Browns (1934-1936) andCleveland Indians (1937 ["start"] ). Andrew batted and threw right-handed. He was born inDora, Alabama .Nicknamed "Poison Ivy", Andrews was bothered by arm ailment much of his career. He spent eight seasons in the
American League with the Yankees, Red Sox, Browns and Indians, being used as both a starter and long reliever. His most productive season came in 1935 for the seventh-place Browns, when he had a 13-7 record and a 3.54 ERA (eight in the league). In a second stint for the Yankees, he pitched 5.2 innings of relief in Game Four of the1937 World Series .In 249 appearances (108 as a starter), Andrew posted a 50-59 record with 257
strikeout s and a 4.14 ERA in 1041 innings.Andrews returned to Alabama in 1945 to become the
Birmingham Barons first pitching coach. He managed the team briefly during the 1947 season, and retired from baseball a year later. Andrews died inBirmingham, Alabama , at the age of 63. He was inducted into theAlabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.ee also
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* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=andreiv01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/A/Andrews_Ivy.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andreiv01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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