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Name Team Age
Jimmy Nelson Retired (1969, Age 38) Died (1999, Age 68)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21
(1950)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League 0 13 years (93 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B- F 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 7/22/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
4 6 10
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
B- (57.1 %) C- (34.7 %) D- (7.9 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1954 TEX 67 248 23 64 8 2 2 24 24 45 3 0 1 .655 .325 .331 .258
1955 TEX 71 250 44 64 10 1 3 30 36 37 3 0 2 .692 .352 .340 .256
1958 TEX 130 482 76 131 21 6 2 53 63 71 3 0 3 .707 .355 .353 .272
1959 TEX 91 348 50 109 19 4 8 52 53 41 0 0 4 .864 .404 .460 .313
1960 TEX 122 471 64 123 18 6 3 53 46 57 3 0 2 .673 .330 .344 .261
1961 TEX 130 516 97 156 26 6 8 59 65 81 6 3 4 .800 .378 .422 .302
1962 TEX 130 504 107 146 21 4 7 66 68 74 7 0 4 .764 .375 .389 .290
1963 TEX 114 458 67 115 24 3 7 47 51 68 3 3 3 .689 .327 .362 .251
1964 TEX 130 494 74 144 18 8 16 83 60 81 6 1 5 .826 .368 .457 .291
1965 TEX 121 462 67 127 21 3 13 72 59 69 2 1 3 .774 .356 .418 .275
1966 TEX 130 508 64 134 23 4 9 65 66 84 3 1 3 .726 .348 .378 .264
1967 TEX 130 493 62 126 16 3 10 51 59 92 0 1 1 .696 .335 .361 .256
1968 TEX 112 306 30 77 15 2 1 31 38 56 1 2 4 .658 .334 .324 .252
1969 TEX 77 249 28 62 10 1 3 20 24 52 2 0 2 .647 .314 .333 .249
Total 1555 5789 853 1578 250 53 92 706 712 908 42 12 41 .734 .352 .382 .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.