Jim McAndrew, who lost his major league debut to Bob Gibson in a 1968 spot start for the New York Mets when Nolan Ryan was called away to military duty, then beat Steve Carlton a month later for his first win, has died. He was 80.
Mar 15, 2024 at 11:14 AM ETNEW YORK — Jim McAndrew, who lost his major league debut to Bob Gibson in a 1968 spot start for thewhen Nolan Ryan was called away to military duty, then beat Steve Carlton a month later for his first win, has died. He was 80.
Pitching for the Mets during a seven-year major league career, McAndrew didn't appear in the postseason for the 1969 World Series champions or 1973 NL pennant winners. The game was scoreless when Bobby Tolan led off the sixth with a drive against the wall that landed between center fielder Cleon Jones and right fielder Larry Stahl. Tolan raced around the bases for an inside-the-park home run. That was the only run off McAndrew in a 2-0 loss as Gibson pitched a seven-hitter to win his 10th straight start and get his seventh shutout in a span of nine starts.
McAndrew finally got his first win on Aug. 26 at St. Louis, pitching a five-hit shutout to beat Carlton, yet another future Hall of Famer, 1-0 with the help of Jones’ eighth-inning sacrifice fly that followed Tommie Agee's leadoff single.
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