Stephen Nagy (May 28, 1919 – July 24, 2016) was an American

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who played parts of two seasons for the

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in and the Washington Senators in . Listed at 5' 9", 174 lb., Nagy batted and threw left handed.Baseball Reference Register Statistics and History
Accessed August 3, 2016.

Biography

Born in

Franklin, New Jersey Franklin is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,912, a decrease of 133 (−2.6%) from the 2010 United ...

, Nagy attended Franklin High School and graduated from

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. He also had a

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career in all or parts of 14 seasons spanning –, being interrupted while serving in the Navy during

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. Nagy died in 2016 in

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, at the age of 97.Obituary
. ''Cook Family Funeral Home website''. Accessed August 3, 2016. At the time of his death, he was the seventh oldest living MLB player, as well as the oldest living member of the Pirates and the Senators.

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1919 births 2016 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II Baseball players from Sussex County, New Jersey Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Durham Bulls players Franklin High School (Sussex County, New Jersey) alumni Indianapolis Indians players Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Royals players People from Franklin, New Jersey Pittsburgh Pirates players Sacramento Solons players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Seattle Rainiers players Seton Hall Pirates baseball players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub