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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Tom Nelson First Base
Retired (1989, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .737 Status Deceased (2030) Option Years 0  
H 1523 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 12-04-1952
HR 238 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(157 games)
RBI 950
SB 116
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity C-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (96.1%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1975 MIN
142
505
55
120
17
3
16
72
31
 130 4 7
0
 2 20
.662
.283
.378
.141
.238
1976 MIN
142
562
75
138
20
4
18
63
39
 144 3 3
8
 5 2
.688
.297
.391
.146
.246
1977 MIN
137
547
64
122
14
8
16
89
35
 146 1 2
8
 1 0
.636
.270
.366
.143
.223
1978 MIN
142
564
65
149
34
4
22
103
32
 130 3 6
5
 1 6
.760
.304
.456
.191
.264
1979 MIN
130
524
85
152
27
6
23
89
38
 130 1 4
11
 5 16
.833
.337
.496
.206
.290
1980 MIN
142
558
91
158
23
8
26
107
43
 136 2 2
13
 6 8
.828
.336
.493
.210
.283
1981 MIN
108
214
27
61
8
2
5
39
17
 47 1 1
6
 2 3
.750
.339
.411
.126
.285
1982 MIN
129
392
55
104
17
2
18
60
32
 100 1 4
14
 2 0
.776
.319
.457
.191
.265
1983 MIN
104
357
50
93
13
4
19
57
29
 88 1 5
10
 6 5
.793
.314
.479
.218
.261
1984 MIN
137
402
59
99
12
4
18
48
27
 81 3 1
17
 5 14
.728
.298
.430
.184
.246
1985 MIN
131
368
46
86
10
1
19
70
37
 85 0 2
13
 2 4
.723
.302
.421
.187
.234
1986 MIN
129
281
32
75
12
6
13
53
20
 63 0 1
6
 5 3
.806
.315
.491
.224
.267
1987 MIN
98
260
26
59
7
2
11
39
22
 65 1 0
2
 3 1
.686
.290
.396
.169
.227
1988 MIN
83
280
41
71
11
3
8
41
17
 72 0 0
2
 1 3
.696
.296
.400
.146
.254
1989 MIN
53
163
19
36
6
0
6
20
12
 46 0 1
1
 0 2
.641
.273
.368
.147
.221
Total
1807
5977
790
1523
231
57
238
950
431
 1463 21 39
116
 46 87
.737
.305
.432
.177
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Tom Nelson has retired from the Minnesota Twins
1985-08-11The Minnesota Twins have placed Tom Nelson on the trade block.
1983-04-13Tom Nelson of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1981-08-18Tom Nelson of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1979-04-12Tom Nelson of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1977-04-02Tom Nelson of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1975-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted Tom Nelson to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Alex Hopkins to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated Hal Kavanagh for assignment.