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Joe Nuxhall: A Legend Remembered

Joe Nuxhall: A Legend Remembered (July 30, 1928 – Nov. 15, 2007)
      On November 15, 2007, Major League Baseball lost a legend. Cincinnati's Joe Nuxhall passed away at Mercy Hospital Fairfield at the age of 79.
      He was the youngest player in Major League History, making his debut at age 15 in 1944, and played for 16 years.
He went from the mound to the announce booth when Marty Brenneman was paired with Joe in 1974, and became the pair became hometown legends.
      In the meantime, if there was batting practice to be thrown, he threw it; if there was an old-timers game to be played, Joe was playing and swinging away. And he was never far from his roots: a street in Hamilton still bears his name.
      Reds fans will not forget Joe Nuxhall, and Cincinnati baseball will never be the same without the Old Lefthander.

  • Click here for the details on the Joe Nuxhall funeral procession motorcade route (Weds., Nov. 21, 2007)

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