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Branch Rickey League
5-22-2229
Jimmy Nelson Right Field
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 1578 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 07-22-1931
HR 92 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(93 games)
RBI 706
SB 42
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 4
1B D- (7.9%) LF B- (57.1%) Arm A  WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF C- (34.7%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 TEX
67
248
23
64
8
2
2
24
24
 45 1 1
3
 0 1
.655
.325
.331
.073
.258
1955 TEX
71
250
44
64
10
1
3
30
36
 37 3 4
3
 0 2
.692
.352
.340
.084
.256
1958 TEX
130
482
76
131
21
6
2
53
63
 71 1 4
3
 0 3
.707
.355
.353
.081
.272
1959 TEX
91
348
50
109
19
4
8
52
53
 41 1 1
0
 0 4
.864
.404
.460
.147
.313
1960 TEX
122
471
64
123
18
6
3
53
46
 57 3 2
3
 0 2
.673
.330
.344
.083
.261
1961 TEX
130
516
97
156
26
6
8
59
65
 81 0 4
6
 3 4
.800
.378
.422
.120
.302
1962 TEX
130
504
107
146
21
4
7
66
68
 74 3 4
7
 0 4
.764
.375
.389
.099
.290
1963 TEX
114
458
67
115
24
3
7
47
51
 68 1 1
3
 3 3
.689
.327
.362
.111
.251
1964 TEX
130
494
74
144
18
8
16
83
60
 81 1 2
6
 1 5
.826
.368
.457
.166
.291
1965 TEX
121
462
67
127
21
3
13
72
59
 69 0 1
2
 1 3
.774
.356
.418
.143
.275
1966 TEX
130
508
64
134
23
4
9
65
66
 84 1 3
3
 1 3
.726
.348
.378
.114
.264
1967 TEX
130
493
62
126
16
3
10
51
59
 92 0 1
0
 1 1
.696
.335
.361
.105
.256
1968 TEX
112
306
30
77
15
2
1
31
38
 56 0 0
1
 2 4
.658
.334
.324
.072
.252
1969 TEX
77
249
28
62
10
1
3
20
24
 52 0 1
2
 0 2
.647
.314
.333
.084
.249
Total
1555
5789
853
1578
250
53
92
706
712
 908 15 29
42
 12 41
.734
.352
.382
.109
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Jimmy Nelson has retired from the Texas Rangers
1965-07-26Jimmy Nelson of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1963-08-13Jimmy Nelson of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1963-06-04Jimmy Nelson of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1960-06-16Jimmy Nelson of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1959-08-21Jimmy Nelson of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1959-07-25Jimmy Nelson of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1958-03-25The Texas Rangers have promoted Jimmy Nelson to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Donovan Turner for assignment.
1956-10-25The Texas Rangers have sent Al Munoz to the minors. The Texas Rangers have sent Jimmy Nelson to the minors. The Texas Rangers have sent Eric Nabors to the minors.
1956-10-13The Texas Rangers have promoted Jimmy Nelson to the major league team.
1955-07-10The Texas Rangers have sent Jimmy Nelson down to the minors.
1954-07-02The Texas Rangers have promoted Jimmy Nelson to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Tommy Carroll to the minors.
1952-04-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Phil Stone to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Jimmy Nelson to the minors.
1951-10-13The Texas Rangers have promoted Jimmy Nelson to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Tom Bowman to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Al Munoz to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Edgar Dumont to the minors. The Texas Rangers have sent Alfredo Pierce to the minors. The Texas Rangers have sent Phil Stone to the minors.
1951-04-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Manuel Riske to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Danny Stratton to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Tommy Carroll to the minors. The Texas Rangers have sent Jimmy Nelson to the minors.
1950-10-03The Texas Rangers have promoted Jimmy Nelson to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Tommy Carroll to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Lamar Yount to the minors. The Texas Rangers have sent Danny Stratton to the minors.