In 1944, when most able-bodied American men were fighting in World War II, a boy in a Cincinnati Reds cap took the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals at Crosley Field. At 15 years, 10 months and 11 days, Joe Nuxhall became the youngest baseball player in modern history. Despite a horrid ninth-inning outing, Nuxhall went on to an impressive career, including a 37-year run as a Reds announcer, before dying of lymphoma in 2007.
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