James Clement McAndrew (born January 11, 1944, in

Lost Nation, Iowa Lost Nation is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 434 at the time of the 2020 census. History The area which would later formally become Lost Nation was known by that name as early as 1855, though the origin of the ...

) is a

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from to ; he pitched for the

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for his first six years, and the

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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".

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Jim McAndrew at Society for American Baseball Research
Living people 1944 births Baseball players from Iowa Major League Baseball pitchers New York Mets players San Diego Padres players Iowa Hawkeyes baseball players Auburn Mets players Marion Mets players Williamsport Mets players Jacksonville Suns players Iowa Oaks players People from Lost Nation, Iowa {{US-baseball-pitcher-1940s-stub