Nate Andrews

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Nathan Hardy Andrews (September 30, 1913 - April 26, 1991) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1937, 1939), Cleveland Indians (1940-1941), Boston Braves (1943-1945), Cincinnati Reds (1946) and New York Giants (1946). Andrews batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Robeson County, North Carolina.

Andrews played college baseball at the University of North Carolina and pitched for five Major League teams in a span of eight seasons. After led the National League with 20 losses in 1943, he won a career-high 16 games in 1944 and also was selected for the All-Star Game. In his career, he posted a 41-54 record with 216 strikeouts and a 3.46 ERA in innings pitched, including five shutouts and 50 complete games.

Andrews died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at age 77.

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