<P> Nuxhall spent almost 15 of his 16 major league seasons with Cincinnati, where he was a two - time National League All - Star and led the league in shutouts in 1955 . He also played for the Kansas City Athletics and Los Angeles Angels in the American League before returning to the Reds . In 1965 he broke Eppa Rixey's team record of 440 games pitched; his final mark of 484 stood until Clay Carroll surpassed it in 1975 . </P> <P> Nuxhall retired from the Reds in April 1967 and under the guidance of Hamilton sports broadcaster, Ray Motley, immediately began his second career as a Reds broadcaster despite his lack of broadcasting experience . </P> <P> Part of his trademark radio signoff phrase--"This is the old left - hander, rounding third and heading for home"--is displayed on the outside of the Reds' stadium, Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003 . A likeness of Nuxhall (see photo) is one of five statues that decorate the main entrance of the stadium (The others are Ernie Lombardi, Ted Kluszewski, Frank Robinson, and Pete Rose). He was elected to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1968, and officially retired from the Reds on October 3, 2004, 60 years after his pitching debut, though he still made guest appearances on some game broadcasts . For many years after retiring as a player and during his broadcasting career, Nuxhall pitched batting practice for the Reds . In addition to being called "Nuxy" and "the ole lefthander", Nuxhall was also known as "Hamilton Joe", particularly to locals . He spent nearly 62 of his 64 baseball seasons with the Reds (or one of its minor - league clubs) as a player or an announcer from 1944--2007; the only exceptions being 1946 (when he was on the "voluntarily retired" list--in reality, he went back to high school), 1961 (when he was dealt to the Kansas City A's) and 1962 (pitching for a few weeks with the Los Angeles Angels before heading back to Cincinnati). </P> <P> On June 6, 2007, the Reds honored Nuxhall, Marty Brennaman, and Waite Hoyt with replica microphones that hang on the wall near the radio booth . At Redsfest in December, 2007 the Reds announced Nuxhall would be honored throughout the 2008 baseball season--their uniforms would display a dark patch with the word "NUXY" printed in white . On March 31, 2008 the Cincinnati Reds paid tribute to Nuxhall by wearing his #41 jersey for opening day . </P>

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