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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Joe Nelson Shortstop
Retired (1970, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating   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
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt 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 LCS Appearances 6
3B A+ (98.4%) RF (0.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% 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 65.00 6 / 9 10 / 12 4 / 6 6 / 12 7 / 12 3 / 7 4 / 7 40 / 65
1951 Minors 20 67.00 14 / 18 7 / 9 3 / 8 3 / 9 4 / 7 5 / 8 6 / 8 42 / 67
1952 Minors 21 74.00 4 / 8 9 / 12 2 / 10 6 / 7 6 / 13 5 / 10 6 / 14 38 / 74
1953 Minors 22 13.00 1 / 2 2 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 1 7 / 13
1953 Majors 22 52.75 131 98 0 3 / 11 1 / 6 6 / 12 2 / 4 1 / 7 1 / 6 3 / 6 17 / 52
1953 Pos (3B) 22 28.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 28
1954 Majors 23 62.28 162 108 0 5 / 13 5 / 11 4 / 11 3 / 11 0 / 3 3 / 6 4 / 7 24 / 62
1955 Majors 24 67.07 162 130 0 1 / 5 3 / 8 3 / 8 0 / 12 3 / 9 3 / 11 2 / 14 15 / 67
1956 Majors 25 69.33 162 130 0 3 / 7 3 / 13 2 / 13 2 / 13 2 / 9 4 / 11 0 / 3 16 / 69
1957 Majors 26 66.58 162 130 0 2 / 10 2 / 7 3 / 7 2 / 11 2 / 8 2 / 12 0 / 11 13 / 66
1958 Majors 27 68.36 162 130 0 0 / 5 0 / 7 2 / 15 1 / 13 2 / 7 2 / 11 0 / 10 7 / 68
1959 Majors 28 68.99 162 130 0 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 6 1 / 13 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 10 2 / 68
1960 Majors 29 69.04 162 130 0 2 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 10 1 / 11 0 / 9 3 / 69
1961 Majors 30 59.48 139 112 18 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 12 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 12 1 / 59
1962 Majors 31 67.82 162 130 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 17 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 67
1963 Majors 32 60.55 142 114 20 1 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 6 3 / 60
1964 Majors 33 52.80 128 103 32 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 52
1965 Majors 34 55.39 132 106 29 -3 / 7 -3 / 4 -4 / 12 -4 / 9 -9 / 8 -1 / 5 -3 / 10 -27 / 55
1966 Majors 35 39.30 90 74 72 -2 / 5 -1 / 5 -1 / 5 -6 / 5 -9 / 8 -3 / 4 -1 / 7 -23 / 39
1967 Majors 36 54.57 132 101 30 -2 / 7 -1 / 7 -3 / 7 -5 / 7 -4 / 6 -1 / 11 0 / 9 -16 / 54
1968 Majors 37 62.54 162 102 0 -4 / 11 -2 / 10 -1 / 9 -7 / 7 -3 / 13 0 / 5 0 / 7 -17 / 62
1969 Majors 38 47.00 162 61 0 -3 / 3 -3 / 3 -2 / 11 -7 / 8 -5 / 8 -2 / 5 -1 / 9 -23 / 47
1970 Majors 39 24.27 162 14 0 -4 / 3 -7 / 3 -6 / 5 -6 / 4 -6 / 4 0 / 3 -3 / 2 -32 / 24
Total 2676 1903 201 25 / 174 25 / 173 14 / 191 -8 / 187 -7 / 187 25 / 170 17 / 177 101 / 1287
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.