Ernie Wyre Nevel (August 17, 1918 – July 10, 1988) was an American

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who played in and with the

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and in with the

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. Born in

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, he batted and threw

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, stood tall and weighed . Nevel had a 0–1 record, with a 6.10

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, in 14 games pitched as a big leaguer. In innings pitched, he allowed 27 hits and eight bases on balls, with nine strikeouts to his credit. Of his 14 appearances, one came as a starting pitcher. With the Yankees having already clinched the 1950

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pennant, Nevel started the final game of the regular season on Sunday, October 1, against the third-place

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. He allowed four hits and four

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s in three innings of work, and took the loss,1950-10-1 box score from Retrosheet
/ref> his only decision in Major League Baseball. On August 28, 1952, while he was on the roster of the Triple-A Kansas City Blues, he was one of four players (and $35,000 in cash) shipped to Cincinnati for former star hurler

Ewell Blackwell Ewell Blackwell (October 23, 1922 – October 29, 1996) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Whip" for his sidearm, snap-delivery, Blackwell played for the Cincinnati Reds for most of his career ...

, acquired by the Yankees for the pennant drive. Twenty-six years old when he first broke into

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, Nevel concluded a nine-year pro career in 1954. He died in

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, at the age of 69.

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