Steve Nagy (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name= Steve Nagy

| image= Steve Nagy (baseball).jpg

| image_size=

| position= Pitcher

| birth_date= {{Birth date|1919|05|28}}

| birth_place= Franklin, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date= {{Death date and age|2016|07|24|1919|05|28}}

| death_place= Poulsbo, Washington, U.S.

| bats= Left

| throws= Left

| debutleague= MLB

| debutdate= April 20

| debutyear= 1947

| debutteam= Pittsburgh Pirates

| finalleague= MLB

| finaldate= June 23

| finalyear= 1950

| finalteam= Washington Senators

| statleague= MLB

| stat1label= Win–loss record

| stat1value= 3–8

| stat2label= Earned run average

| stat2value= 6.42

| stat3label= Strikeouts/Walks

| stat3value= 21/38

| stat4label= Innings pitched

| stat4value= 67 ⅓

| stat5label= Games pitched

| stat5value= 15

| teams=

Pittsburgh Pirates ({{baseball year|1947}})
Washington Senators ({{baseball year|1950}})

}}

Stephen Nagy (May 28, 1919 – July 24, 2016) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played parts of two seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates in {{Baseball year|1947}} and the Washington Senators in {{Baseball year|1950}}. Listed at 5' 9", 174 lb., Nagy batted and threw left handed.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=nagy--001ste Baseball Reference Register Statistics and History]. Accessed August 3, 2016.

Biography

Born in Franklin, New Jersey, Nagy attended Franklin High School and graduated from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. He also had a Minor League career in all or parts of 14 seasons spanning {{Baseball year|1942}}–{{Baseball year|1958}}, being interrupted while serving in the Navy during World War II.Todd Anton, Bill Nowlin, eds.{{Google books|OYMvAQAAQBAJ|When Baseball Went to War|page=224}}{{cite book|title=the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=978-1-4027-4771-7|pages=1403}}[http://www.baseballinwartime.com/navy.htm Major League Players in US Navy]. Baseball in Wartime website. Accessed August 3, 2016. Nagy died in 2016 in Poulsbo, Washington, at the age of 97.[http://cookfamilyfuneralhome.com/obits/obituaries.asp?Id=1993 Obituary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920224421/http://cookfamilyfuneralhome.com/obits/obituaries.asp?Id=1993 |date=2016-09-20 }}. Cook Family Funeral Home website. Accessed August 3, 2016. At the time of his death, he was the seventh oldest living MLB player, as well as the oldest living member of the Pirates and the Senators.