Michael Timothy Nagy (born March 25, 1948) is an American former

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who played for the

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, Texas Rangers and

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(MLB). He batted and threw

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, stood tall and weighed . Nagy played professionally from 1966 to 1974, and was traded five times throughout his career.

Career

Nagy was born in

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but raised in

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by a Jewish family originally from New Jersey. He was drafted in the 6th round (104th overall) of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft by the

out of St Helena's High School for Boys now called

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in Bronx, NY. He played three years in the

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s, and made his major league debut in 1969. Nagy had a very good year in his first major league season, with 12 wins, and only 2 losses. He also had a 3.11

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. This season led to him being selected as American League Rookie pitcher of the Year. Nagy's pitching career never was as good as his rookie season was. Due to major arm injuries, he never pitched an entire season in the Major Leagues without being placed on the

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with an arm injury. He spent the next three years with the Red Sox before being traded to the

for a player to be named later. The Red Sox were later sent pitcher

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. Just a little more than two months later on March 31, 1973, he was traded to the Texas Rangers. This trade was to complete a deal between the Cardinals and Rangers that had been made on February 1, 1973. The Cardinals originally sent pitcher

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and a player to be named later to the Rangers for Mike Thompson. Nagy was sent to the Rangers to complete the trade. He was again sent to the Cardinals, where he played for one season. After that, he played for the

for one year and retired in 1975. From 1976 to 1979 he played in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nagy, Mike 1948 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Boston Red Sox players Bravos de Reynosa players Covington Red Sox players Denver Bears players Greenville Red Sox players Houston Astros players Iowa Oaks players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Major League Baseball pitchers Mexican League baseball pitchers Plataneros de Tabasco players St. Louis Cardinals players Spokane Indians players Sportspeople from the Bronx Baseball players from New York City Tigres de Aragua players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Winston-Salem Red Sox players Winter Haven Red Sox players