Stephen Nagy (May 28, 1919 – July 24, 2016) was an American

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who played parts of two seasons for the

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in and the Washington Senators in . Listed at 5' 9", 174 lb., Nagy batted and threw left handed.Baseball Reference Register Statistics and History
Accessed August 3, 2016.

Biography

Born in

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. He also had a

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career in all or parts of 14 seasons spanning –, being interrupted while serving in the Navy during

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. Nagy died in 2016 in

Poulsbo, Washington Poulsbo ( ) is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the smallest of the four cities in Kitsap County. The population was 9,200 at the 2010 census and an estimated 10,927 in 2018. The area was historically i ...

, at the age of 97.Obituary
. ''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.

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