Ivy Andrews

Ivy Andrews
Ivy Andrews
	1933 Tattoo Orbit R305 baseball card
	Pitcher
	Born: May 6, 1907; Dora, Alabama
	Died: November 24, 1970 (aged 63); Birmingham, Alabama
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 15, 1931, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1938, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	50–59
Earned run average	4.14
Strikeouts	257
Teams
	New York Yankees (1931–1932), (1937–1938); Boston Red Sox (1932–1933); St. Louis Browns (1934–1936); Cleveland Indians (1937);

Ivy Paul Andrews (May 6, 1907 – November 24, 1970) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1931 through 1938, he played for the New York Yankees (1931–1932, 1937–1938), Boston Red Sox (1932–1933), St. Louis Browns (1934–1936) and Cleveland Indians (1937). Andrew batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Dora, Alabama.

Nicknamed "Poison Ivy", Andrews was bothered by arm ailment much of his career. He spent eight seasons in the American League with the Yankees, Red Sox, Browns and Indians, being used as both a starter and long reliever. His most productive season came in 1935 for the seventh-place Browns, when he had a 13–7 record and a 3.54 ERA (eight in the league). In a second stint for the Yankees, he pitched 5+2⁄3 innings of relief in Game Four of the 1937 World Series.

In 249 appearances (108 as a starter), Andrew posted a 50–59 record with 257 strikeouts and a 4.14 ERA in 1041 innings.

Andrews returned to Alabama in 1945 to become the Birmingham Barons first pitching coach. He managed the team briefly during the 1947 season, and retired from baseball a year later. Andrews died in Birmingham, Alabama, at the age of 63. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

In the latter part of his career, Andrews added a knuckleball and screwball to a pitch repertoire that consisted of a "blazing fastball," a curveball, and a changeup.^[1]

References

^ The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster. 2004. p. 120. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

External links

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster. 2004. p. 120. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

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1 Earle Combs 2 Lyn Lary 3 Babe Ruth 4 Lou Gehrig 5 Frankie Crosetti 6 Ben Chapman 7 Jack Saltzgaver 8 Bill Dickey 9 Art Jorgens 10 George Pipgras 11 Lefty Gomez 12 Herb Pennock 14 Ed Wells 15 Red Ruffing 16 Wilcy Moore 17 Danny MacFayden 18 Johnny Allen 19 Jumbo Brown 20 Charlie Devens 20 Johnny Murphy 21 Joe Sewell 22 Doc Farrell 23 Tony Lazzeri 24 Sammy Byrd 26 Joe Glenn 27 Myril Hoag 28 Ivy Andrews 32 Eddie Phillips
Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches 29 Art Fletcher 30 Jimmy Burke 31 Cy Perkins
Regular season Babe Ruth's called shot

v t e New York Yankees 1937 World Series champions
1 Frankie Crosetti 2 Red Rolfe 3 George Selkirk 4 Lou Gehrig 5 Joe DiMaggio 6 Tony Lazzeri 7 Jake Powell 8 Bill Dickey 9 Myril Hoag 11 Lefty Gomez 14 Bump Hadley 15 Red Ruffing 16 Monte Pearson 19 Johnny Murphy 21 Spud Chandler 24 Ivy Andrews 25 Kemp Wicker
Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches 29 Art Fletcher 30 Earle Combs 31 Johnny Schulte
Regular season Giants–Yankees rivalry Subway Series