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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1953 LHP 78 209 58 10 0 6 31 15 29 .743 .332 .411 .134 .278
1953 RHP 74 209 57 13 1 1 25 31 36 .727 .368 .359 .086 .273
1954 LHP 73 182 43 5 0 3 14 19 30 .620 .307 .313 .077 .236
1954 RHP 93 291 80 16 5 6 38 28 54 .762 .335 .426 .151 .275
1955 LHP 80 174 43 5 0 9 27 18 26 .756 .325 .431 .184 .247
1955 RHP 108 323 87 16 2 13 60 29 62 .783 .331 .452 .183 .269
1956 LHP 81 197 55 4 2 11 29 24 31 .838 .351 .487 .208 .279
1956 RHP 104 302 66 15 2 8 31 22 49 .636 .275 .361 .142 .219
1957 LHP 71 169 38 4 2 8 28 15 25 .706 .292 .414 .189 .225
1957 RHP 114 336 105 22 1 20 78 47 47 .959 .396 .562 .250 .312
1958 LHP 78 186 54 8 2 6 26 26 21 .835 .383 .452 .161 .290
1958 RHP 107 347 105 16 3 20 57 34 60 .905 .366 .539 .236 .303
1959 LHP 81 190 62 10 2 5 30 26 17 .890 .411 .479 .153 .326
1959 RHP 110 365 130 17 3 18 56 42 62 .990 .423 .567 .211 .356
1960 LHP 69 174 55 9 4 3 21 18 19 .844 .378 .466 .149 .316
1960 RHP 111 342 106 17 5 10 48 38 54 .854 .377 .477 .167 .310
1961 LHP 54 130 44 8 1 3 19 9 17 .872 .387 .485 .146 .338
1961 RHP 97 296 87 12 4 6 52 35 54 .797 .375 .422 .128 .294
1962 LHP 78 194 64 12 0 6 37 19 20 .872 .388 .485 .155 .330
1962 RHP 113 318 89 7 3 12 44 36 50 .789 .355 .434 .154 .280
1963 LHP 68 167 48 9 2 6 25 8 31 .791 .318 .473 .186 .287
1963 RHP 98 291 84 9 7 7 44 39 36 .811 .372 .440 .151 .289
1964 LHP 53 138 36 7 0 2 16 20 21 .710 .354 .355 .094 .261
1964 RHP 90 278 76 12 4 11 32 31 46 .812 .348 .464 .191 .273
1965 LHP 54 127 37 3 0 7 31 16 14 .851 .371 .480 .189 .291
1965 RHP 95 286 94 15 3 14 59 27 46 .938 .389 .549 .220 .329
1966 LHP 47 98 24 3 2 2 14 12 20 .708 .330 .378 .133 .245
1966 RHP 67 190 46 5 1 5 22 20 31 .669 .311 .358 .116 .242
1967 LHP 62 139 44 9 1 5 23 9 27 .864 .360 .504 .187 .317
1967 RHP 93 283 92 12 2 12 54 28 44 .897 .388 .509 .184 .325
1968 LHP 35 63 9 1 0 2 9 5 9 .457 .203 .254 .111 .143
1968 RHP 109 354 96 10 1 9 50 32 67 .711 .330 .381 .110 .271
1969 LHP 43 96 30 4 0 4 16 8 17 .845 .365 .479 .167 .312
1969 RHP 88 175 48 8 2 6 21 19 29 .798 .352 .446 .171 .274
1970 LHP 15 39 12 0 0 2 6 1 4 .787 .325 .462 .154 .308
1970 RHP 31 42 11 3 1 1 13 2 4 .748 .295 .452 .190 .262
Total LHP 1120 2672 756 111 18 90 402 268 378 .789 .350 .439 .156 .283
Total RHP 1702 5028 1459 225 50 179 784 540 831 .822 .360 .462 .171 .290
Total 2020 7700 2215 336 68 269 1186 808 1209 .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.