James Clement McAndrew was a Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

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 from to ; he pitched for the New York Mets

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 for his first six years, and the San Diego Padres

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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".

External links

• Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia