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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 Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1954 Away 33 127 12 30 2 0 1 13 13 26 3 0 0 .581 .305 .276 .039 .236
1954 Home 34 121 11 34 6 2 1 11 11 19 0 0 1 .734 .346 .388 .107 .281
1955 Away 35 128 15 27 3 1 3 15 17 25 2 0 2 .622 .302 .320 .109 .211
1955 Home 36 122 29 37 7 0 0 15 19 12 1 0 0 .763 .403 .361 .057 .303
1958 Away 64 246 41 68 12 3 0 27 31 35 2 0 1 .703 .354 .350 .073 .276
1958 Home 66 236 35 63 9 3 2 26 32 36 1 0 2 .711 .356 .356 .089 .267
1959 Away 47 192 26 59 14 2 3 29 24 22 0 0 1 .830 .382 .448 .141 .307
1959 Home 44 156 24 50 5 2 5 23 29 19 0 0 3 .904 .430 .474 .154 .321
1960 Away 60 239 28 61 8 3 2 29 21 29 3 0 1 .657 .318 .339 .084 .255
1960 Home 62 232 36 62 10 3 1 24 25 28 0 0 1 .690 .341 .349 .082 .267
1961 Away 66 284 45 86 12 4 4 31 27 45 2 1 2 .777 .361 .415 .113 .303
1961 Home 64 232 52 70 14 2 4 28 38 36 4 2 2 .828 .397 .431 .129 .302
1962 Away 64 257 44 73 12 1 2 32 31 36 2 0 4 .723 .361 .362 .078 .284
1962 Home 66 247 63 73 9 3 5 34 37 38 5 0 0 .806 .389 .417 .121 .296
1963 Away 58 246 40 65 13 2 2 25 22 36 1 3 2 .682 .325 .358 .093 .264
1963 Home 56 212 27 50 11 1 5 22 29 32 2 0 1 .697 .329 .368 .132 .236
1964 Away 65 259 40 75 4 2 10 38 27 36 5 0 4 .790 .354 .436 .147 .290
1964 Home 65 235 34 69 14 6 6 45 33 45 1 1 1 .864 .383 .481 .187 .294
1965 Away 60 232 37 75 9 2 7 37 31 30 1 0 1 .871 .402 .470 .147 .323
1965 Home 61 230 30 52 12 1 6 35 28 39 1 1 2 .675 .310 .365 .139 .226
1966 Away 64 252 32 58 12 1 6 33 36 43 1 1 2 .682 .325 .357 .127 .230
1966 Home 66 256 32 76 11 3 3 32 30 41 2 0 1 .769 .371 .398 .102 .297
1967 Away 65 256 37 76 8 1 10 39 26 47 0 1 1 .815 .362 .453 .156 .297
1967 Home 65 237 25 50 8 2 0 12 33 45 0 0 0 .568 .306 .262 .051 .211
1968 Away 49 162 19 42 11 2 1 20 19 30 1 1 1 .707 .337 .370 .111 .259
1968 Home 63 144 11 35 4 0 0 11 19 26 0 1 3 .602 .331 .271 .028 .243
1969 Away 40 137 15 36 8 1 2 14 11 30 0 0 1 .695 .315 .380 .117 .263
1969 Home 37 112 13 26 2 0 1 6 13 22 2 0 1 .589 .312 .277 .045 .232
Total Away 770 3017 431 831 128 25 53 382 336 470 23 7 23 .734 .347 .387 .112 .275
Total Home 785 2772 422 747 122 28 39 324 376 438 19 5 18 .734 .358 .376 .106 .269
Total 1555 5789 853 1578 250 53 92 706 712 908 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.