Phil Nastu

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1⁄3 innings. [6] On May 10 he also suffered the 3–0 loss after he gave up a 1st inning home run to the visiting Montreal Expos'Rodney Scott, [7] who only hit 3 in his MLB career. [8] His first victory came on May 15 at the same site as his first career loss when the Giants defeated the Astros, 8–1; pitching his only career complete game, he scattered 5 hits en route to the victory. [9] His second victory came 9 days later hosting the Reds; with the visitors committing 4 errors, Nastu and the Giants posted a 2–1 victory. [5] [10] He suffered his third loss of the season on May 28 while hosting the Atlanta Braves; although he pitched eight innings, the Giants were defeated 4–1. [11]

Again in 1980, Nastu opened the season with AAA Phoenix before being recalled in September. [2] Used sparingly, he appeared in only 6 games, pitching six innings, finishing his MLB career on October 3, 1980. [1] In the off season, he was traded along with infielder Joe Strain to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielders Jesús Figueroa and Jerry Martin, and minor league infielder/outfielder Mike Turgeon as a player to be named later. [1] [12]

Nastu's last professional appearances came in 1981 and 1982 when he played for the Midland Cubs, the AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs in the Texas League, and the Charlotte O's, the AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the Southern League. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Phil Nastu Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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Phil Nastu
Pitcher
Born: (1955-03-08) March 8, 1955 (age 68)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 15, 1978, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1980, for the San Francisco Giants