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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   Series G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 LCS
6
23
3
6
1
1
0
4
0
 4 0 1
0
 0 0
.641
.250
.391
.130
.261
1956 WS
5
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.650
.400
.250
.000
.250
1958 LCS
4
14
3
2
0
0
1
4
4
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
.690
.333
.357
.214
.143
1958 WS
5
21
3
7
0
1
1
2
3
 1 0 0
1
 0 0
.988
.417
.571
.238
.333
1959 LCS
7
22
2
4
0
0
0
0
5
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.515
.333
.182
.000
.182
1960 LCS
7
27
2
9
2
0
0
4
2
 3 0 0
1
 0 0
.787
.379
.407
.074
.333
1961 LCS
5
22
4
6
1
0
1
5
0
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.727
.273
.455
.182
.273
1962 LCS
4
16
1
3
0
0
0
0
3
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.503
.316
.188
.000
.188
1962 WS
7
24
3
5
1
0
0
2
3
 8 0 1
0
 0 0
.536
.286
.250
.042
.208
1963 LCS
5
19
2
7
2
0
0
1
2
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.902
.429
.474
.105
.368
1963 WS
4
19
1
5
1
0
0
3
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.616
.300
.316
.053
.263
1964 LCS
5
21
4
7
2
1
0
2
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.887
.364
.524
.190
.333
1964 WS
5
19
1
7
1
0
0
2
1
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.821
.400
.421
.053
.368
1965 LCS
6
23
3
7
2
1
0
1
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.863
.385
.478
.174
.304
1965 WS
7
28
2
5
0
0
0
3
4
 7 0 0
1
 0 0
.460
.281
.179
.000
.179
1966 LCS
7
28
2
9
3
0
0
3
2
 8 0 0
0
 0 0
.795
.367
.429
.107
.321
Total
89
330
36
90
16
4
3
36
35
 52 0 2
4
 0 0
.713
.341
.373
.100
.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.