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Name	Team	Age
Buddy Nelson	Retired (1973, Age 35)	Died (2013, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 48 (1960)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA)	0	8 years (159 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/4/1938
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	3
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (88.7 %)	B  (65.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1961	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	82	0	0
1962	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	94	0	2
1963	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	86	0	4
1964	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	0	16
1965	NYN	0	0	0	0	1	0	77	0	18
1966	NYN	0	1	0	0	0	0	127	5	2
1967	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	0	5
1968	NYN	0	18	0	0	0	6	49	1	9
1969	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	70	10
1970	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	63	20
1971	NYN	0	0	1	0	0	13	2	51	21
1972	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	46	2	2	40
1973	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	106	8

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Buddy Nelson has retired from the New York Sounders
1969-04-05	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Wonders and the Chicago Sounders. The Chicago Sounders receive Tim Tartabull, Buddy Nelson, Merritt Howard from the Chicago Wonders in exchange for Bill Lance, Tommy Myatt, Derek Bowa.
1961-06-21	The Washington Wonders have promoted Buck Carnett to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have promoted Frank Foulke to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have promoted Joel Sanchez to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have promoted Danny Patterson to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have promoted John Cavet to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have promoted Buddy Nelson to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have promoted Bill Green to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have designated Terry Hook for assignment. The Washington Wonders have designated Mike Clark for assignment. The Washington Wonders have designated Jamie Lockwood for assignment. The Washington Wonders have designated Paul Frye for assignment. The Washington Wonders have designated Kevin Reed for assignment. The Washington Wonders have sent Chris Baldwin to the minors. The Washington Wonders have designated Frank Miller for assignment.