Sam Nahem Samuel Ralph Nahem Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'1.5 Weight 180 Born October 19, 1915 New York, NY Died April 19, 2004 Berkeley, CA

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1941 25 STL   9   3  .750   4  68   0   0   0   99.2   91   54   52   45   44  12  4.70  4.22   90 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   9   3  .750   4  65   0   0   0   95.1   87   52   50   43   42  11  4.70 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Transactions January 1, 1938: Drafted 8th round (44th overall) by St Louis.

Biography Nahem made his major league debut in 1938 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In June 1940, Brooklyn traded Nahem, along with Carl Doyle, Bert Haas and Ernie Koy to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Medwick and Curt Davis. In 1941, Nahem had his best season, pitching 81.2 innings for the Cardinals with a 5-2 record and a 2.98 ERA. He played for the Phillies in 1942 before joining the Army during World War II. He returned to the Phillies in 1948, pitching 59 innings with a 7.02 ERA with a 3-3 record.