A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Joe Nuxhall, a
longtime player and broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Joe Nuxhall, a
longtime player and broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds.
Whereas, due to the shortage of baseball players during
World War II, Joe Nuxhall began his major league career
when he was recruited to pitch for the Cincinnati Reds at the
age of 15;
Whereas, known as "The Ol' Lefthander," Joe went on to
become a National League All Star, leading the league in
shutouts in 1955 and holding the team record for games
pitched from 1965 to 1975;
Whereas, in remembering the early days, Joe said, "I was
pitching against seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders, kids 13
and 14 years old . . . . All of a sudden, I look up and there's
Stan Musial and the likes. It was a very scary situation.";
with a statue of Joe outside the Great American Ball Park;
and
Whereas, the baseball community experienced a great
loss when Joe Nuxhall died in 2007 at the age of 70:
Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana State Senate honors the life of Joe
Nuxhall.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to
transmit a copy of this Resolution to the family of Joe Nuxhall and
the Cincinnati Reds.