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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Joe Nelson Shortstop
Retired (1970, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .810 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 2215 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 03-29-1931
HR 269 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(65 games)
RBI 1186
SB 163
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (7.5%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 6
3B A+ (98.4%) RF F  (0.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% 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
1953 TEX
99
418
64
115
23
1
7
56
46
 65 3 1
11
 11 12
.736
.350
.385
.110
.275
1954 TEX
120
473
65
123
21
5
9
52
47
 84 0 4
11
 3 11
.707
.324
.383
.123
.260
1955 TEX
130
497
76
130
21
2
22
87
47
 88 3 1
8
 2 6
.773
.328
.445
.183
.262
1956 TEX
130
499
61
121
19
4
19
60
46
 80 3 8
11
 1 12
.717
.306
.411
.168
.242
1957 TEX
130
505
99
143
26
3
28
106
62
 72 2 2
7
 5 14
.875
.363
.513
.230
.283
1958 TEX
130
533
100
159
24
5
26
83
60
 81 3 0
20
 8 9
.881
.372
.508
.210
.298
1959 TEX
130
555
114
192
27
5
23
86
68
 79 4 3
20
 6 11
.956
.419
.537
.191
.346
1960 TEX
130
516
86
161
26
9
13
69
56
 73 0 3
18
 7 8
.850
.377
.473
.161
.312
1961 TEX
112
426
68
131
20
5
9
71
44
 71 6 2
24
 21 8
.820
.379
.441
.134
.308
1962 TEX
130
512
65
153
19
3
18
81
55
 70 1 1
10
 9 4
.820
.367
.453
.154
.299
1963 TEX
114
458
62
132
18
9
13
69
47
 67 0 2
3
 1 4
.805
.353
.452
.164
.288
1964 TEX
103
416
69
112
19
4
13
48
51
 67 1 0
0
 0 11
.778
.350
.428
.159
.269
1965 TEX
106
413
81
131
18
3
21
90
43
 60 2 1
5
 0 18
.911
.383
.528
.211
.317
1966 TEX
74
288
38
70
8
3
7
36
32
 51 1 3
6
 0 6
.682
.318
.365
.122
.243
1967 TEX
104
422
68
136
21
3
17
77
37
 71 2 1
4
 0 10
.886
.379
.507
.185
.322
1968 TEX
130
417
53
105
11
1
11
59
37
 76 0 3
4
 2 3
.673
.311
.362
.110
.252
1969 TEX
106
271
31
78
12
2
10
37
27
 46 2 0
1
 0 9
.814
.357
.458
.170
.288
1970 TEX
42
81
9
23
3
1
3
19
3
 8 0 0
0
 0 0
.766
.310
.457
.173
.284
Total
2020
7700
1209
2215
336
68
269
1186
808
 1209 33 35
163
 76 156
.810
.356
.454
.166
.288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Joe Nelson has retired from the Texas Titans
1967-08-03Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1966-08-04Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1966-06-30Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1966-05-05Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1965-04-30Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1964-07-06Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1963-09-02Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1961-04-08Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1953-05-07A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins receive Jack Cole, Jimmy Rowe, Hal Allen from the Texas Titans in exchange for Joe Nelson, Augie Mattern.
1950-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted John McDougal to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Lafayette Perranoski to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Effie Lovelace to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Paul Schrenk to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Chick Alexander to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Ray Ward to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Joe Nelson to the minors.