Nate Andrews

Who was Nate Andrews?

Nathan Hardy Andrews was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. 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 he led the National League with 20 losses in 1943, he won a career-high 16 games in 1944 and was also selected for the All-Star Game. In his career, he posted a 41–54 record with 216 strikeouts and a 3.46 earned run average in 773.1 innings pitched, including five shutouts and 50 complete games.

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