Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest player to appear in the major leagues

On June 10, 1944, Ar Crosley Field, Joe Nuxhall, at 15 years, 10 months and 11 days, becomes the youngest player in major league history when he pitches two-thirds of an inning for the Cincinnati Reds in an 18 – 0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. After being called in the ninth inning into a 13-0 rout, he manages to give up 5 walks and 2 hits before Bill McKechnie takes him out. The Cards tie a league record by stranding 18 runners in the most lopsided shutout win in the National League in 10 years. The loser at the end of the day is Bill Lohrman.

Nuxhall will stay in the Reds organization for over sixty years, becoming best known as the voice for the team’s radio broadcasts.

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