 joseph henry nuxhall (; july 30, 1928 &ndash; november 15, 2007) was an american left-handed pitcher in major league baseball, mostly for the cincinnati reds. immediately after retiring as a player, he became a radio broadcaster for the reds from 1967 through 2004, and continued part-time up until his death in 2007. nuxhall held the team's record for career games pitched (484) from 1965 to 1975, and still holds the team mark for left-handers. in addition to his 40 years of broadcasting reds games, nuxhall is most remembered for having been the youngest player ever to appear in a major league game, pitching 2/3 of an inning for the reds on june 10,  at the age of . called upon for that one game due to player shortages during world war ii, nuxhall would eventually find his way back to the reds in 1952, and the national league all-star team in 1955 and 1956. long known as "the ol' left-hander," he compiled a career earned run average of 3.90 and a record of 135-117 during his 16-season career, with all but five of his victories being earned with the reds. nuxhall died in 2007 after a long battle with cancer. ==wartime== nuxhall was born and raised in hamilton, ohio. during world war ii, many regular baseball players were unavailable while serving in the military. meanwhile, nuxhall was the biggest member of the ninth grade class in nearby hamilton, ohio at  and âa left-hander with a hard fastball, but not much control. he had already been playing in a semipro league with his father for a few years. scouts looking to fill out the reds' depleted roster were following orville nuxhall, joe's father, in 1943. but they were informed that the elder nuxhall wasn't interested in signing a professiona
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