Sam Nahem
| Sam Nahem | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 19, 1915 New York City, New York | |
| Died: April 19, 2004 (aged 88) Berkeley, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 2, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 11, 1948, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 10–8 |
| Earned run average | 4.69 |
| Strikeouts | 101 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Samuel Ralph Nahem (October 19, 1915 – April 19, 2004), nicknamed "'Subway Sam", was an American pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938), St. Louis Cardinals (1941), and Philadelphia Phillies (1942 and 1948). His professional baseball playing was interrupted by military service (1942–1946) with the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Articles have been written and a talk at Cooperstown given on his role in the integration of American baseball, because as manager and pitching star he insisted on having Black players on his O.I.S.E. team roster, and in an exciting best of five series they beat an all-White, much more professional team, with the final game ironically played in Nuremberg stadium, known as Stadion der Hitler-Jugend from 1933 until 1945, when the U.S. army temporarily named it Soldier's Field.