James Clement McAndrew was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1968 to 1974; he pitched for the New York Mets for his first six years, and the San Diego Padres in the last. McAndrew started twelve games for the Mets in 1968; the Mets had a 4-8 record in those games, and his record was 4-7. He had a low 2.28 ERA in 1968. He pitched in 161 games in his career, starting 110 of them. His W-L record was 37-53, with a 3.65 ERA; almost exactly the league average in those years. His nickname during his playing days was, "The Pride of Lost Nation, Iowa". [More at Wikipedia]

January 11th, 1944 in Lost Nation  /  Died:   Mar 14th, 2024 - aged 80