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Branch Rickey League
5-30-2229
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1954 LHP 37 84 24 4 1 1 6 5 14 .719 .326 .393 .107 .286
1954 RHP 58 164 40 4 1 1 18 19 31 .623 .324 .299 .055 .244
1955 LHP 31 77 17 4 0 0 9 12 9 .610 .337 .273 .052 .221
1955 RHP 61 173 47 6 1 3 21 24 28 .728 .358 .370 .098 .272
1958 LHP 61 124 35 6 0 0 10 16 11 .699 .369 .331 .048 .282
1958 RHP 122 358 96 15 6 2 43 47 60 .710 .350 .360 .092 .268
1959 LHP 46 96 29 5 0 4 10 18 15 .891 .412 .479 .177 .302
1959 RHP 85 252 80 14 4 4 42 35 26 .854 .401 .452 .135 .317
1960 LHP 45 107 34 3 3 1 8 14 13 .820 .390 .430 .112 .318
1960 RHP 112 364 89 15 3 2 45 32 44 .629 .311 .319 .074 .245
1961 LHP 62 145 51 9 3 5 17 12 20 .957 .399 .559 .207 .352
1961 RHP 123 371 105 17 3 3 42 53 61 .739 .370 .369 .086 .283
1962 LHP 76 171 47 6 1 2 15 24 28 .719 .362 .357 .082 .275
1962 RHP 120 333 99 15 3 5 51 44 46 .787 .381 .405 .108 .297
1963 LHP 65 164 36 8 0 3 9 19 21 .624 .301 .323 .104 .220
1963 RHP 96 294 79 16 3 4 38 32 47 .726 .341 .384 .116 .269
1964 LHP 73 170 49 5 0 9 25 19 23 .836 .360 .476 .188 .288
1964 RHP 119 324 95 13 8 7 58 41 58 .820 .372 .448 .154 .293
1965 LHP 62 144 34 4 1 8 21 20 14 .772 .327 .444 .208 .236
1965 RHP 109 318 93 17 2 5 51 39 55 .775 .370 .406 .113 .292
1966 LHP 71 135 31 6 1 2 17 19 12 .658 .325 .333 .104 .230
1966 RHP 122 373 103 17 3 7 48 47 72 .750 .356 .394 .118 .276
1967 LHP 53 110 28 3 0 4 11 12 23 .719 .328 .391 .136 .255
1967 RHP 119 383 98 13 3 6 40 47 69 .689 .336 .352 .097 .256
1968 LHP 52 122 33 9 0 0 9 13 18 .685 .341 .344 .074 .270
1968 RHP 96 184 44 6 2 1 22 25 38 .640 .330 .310 .071 .239
1969 LHP 56 138 33 6 0 2 11 15 32 .638 .312 .326 .087 .239
1969 RHP 39 111 29 4 1 1 9 9 20 .659 .317 .342 .081 .261
Total LHP 790 1787 481 78 10 41 178 218 253 .741 .348 .393 .124 .269
Total RHP 1381 4002 1097 172 43 51 528 494 655 .731 .354 .377 .103 .274
Total 1555 5789 1578 250 53 92 706 712 908 .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.