- Sam Nahem
Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Sam Nahem
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=October 19 ,1915
deathdate=death date and age|2004|4|19|1915|10|19
debutdate=October 2
debutyear=1938
debutteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
finaldate=September 11
finalyear=1948
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=10-8
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.69
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=101
teams=
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1938)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1941)
*Philadelphia Phillies (1942, 1948)
highlights=Samuel Ralph "Subway Sam" Nahem (
October 19 ,1915 -April 19 ,2004 ) born inNew York, New York was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938),St. Louis Cardinals (1941), andPhiladelphia Phillies (1942 and 1948).He was the uncle of former
MLB Outfielder Al Silvera .Baseball career
In 1942 he was 9th in the NL in games finished (16), and in 1948 he was 7th in the league (17).
In 4 seasons he had a 10-8 Win-Loss record. In 90 games, he started 12 games and had 3 complete games, 42 games finished, 224⅓ innings pitched, 222 hits allowed, 138 runs, 117 Earned Runs, 8 Home Runs, 127 Walks, 101 Strikeouts, 7 Hit Batsmen, 9 Wild Pitches, and a 4.69 ERA.
He died in
Berkeley, California at the age of 88.ources
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