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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 19 68.00 5 / 7 6 / 7 6 / 8 9 / 14 4 / 10 11 / 13 7 / 9 48 / 68
1951 Minors 20 65.00 7 / 12 6 / 9 2 / 8 7 / 12 3 / 8 11 / 11 4 / 5 40 / 65
1952 Minors 21 64.00 9 / 11 8 / 10 4 / 10 3 / 7 2 / 5 10 / 15 6 / 6 42 / 64
1953 Minors 22 57.00 3 / 7 3 / 7 2 / 9 3 / 6 2 / 4 4 / 13 5 / 11 22 / 57
1954 Minors 23 27.00 1 / 2 4 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 5 9 / 27
1954 Majors 23 35.95 83 67 0 1 / 6 2 / 5 2 / 4 3 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 4 1 / 4 11 / 35
1955 Minors 24 27.00 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 3 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 6 6 / 27
1955 Majors 24 38.39 88 71 0 1 / 6 1 / 2 1 / 6 5 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 6 1 / 3 12 / 38
1956 Minors 25 54.00 4 / 8 2 / 8 1 / 9 2 / 10 2 / 8 0 / 7 3 / 4 14 / 54
1957 Minors 26 54.00 1 / 5 1 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 10 1 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 12 8 / 54
1958 Majors 27 74.07 162 130 0 0 / 13 3 / 12 1 / 5 2 / 8 2 / 12 1 / 10 1 / 14 10 / 74
1959 Majors 28 51.32 113 91 49 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 51
1960 Majors 29 64.79 151 122 11 0 / 11 1 / 15 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 64
1961 Majors 30 69.04 162 130 0 0 / 15 0 / 12 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 17 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 69
1962 Majors 31 69.04 162 130 0 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 69
1963 Majors 32 60.22 140 114 22 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 60
1964 Majors 33 68.94 162 130 0 0 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 9 2 / 68
1965 Majors 34 64.26 150 121 12 -4 / 14 -3 / 8 -2 / 8 -4 / 8 -10 / 8 -2 / 11 -2 / 7 -27 / 64
1966 Majors 35 69.04 162 130 0 -3 / 13 -1 / 12 -4 / 10 -5 / 13 -7 / 7 -3 / 6 -3 / 8 -26 / 69
1967 Majors 36 67.43 162 130 0 -4 / 11 -1 / 11 -1 / 6 -1 / 10 -5 / 12 -3 / 9 -2 / 8 -17 / 67
1968 Majors 37 47.53 162 63 0 -3 / 4 -4 / 6 -3 / 6 -6 / 7 -6 / 7 -3 / 10 -2 / 7 -27 / 47
1969 Majors 38 41.22 162 55 0 -1 / 4 -5 / 8 -4 / 4 -6 / 5 -4 / 8 -2 / 5 0 / 7 -22 / 41
Total 2021 1484 94 18 / 187 24 / 173 6 / 157 19 / 193 -13 / 174 30 / 178 23 / 170 107 / 1232
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.