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Name	Team	Age
Joe Nelson	Retired (1960, Age 32)	Died (1997, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50 (1951)	SP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	D+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	F	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	A-	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/7/1928
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

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Endurance

Velocity

Control

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1960-11-01	Joe Nelson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1960-04-11	The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have waived Joe Nelson.
1957-05-13	The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Jeff Kearns to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Joe Nelson to the minors.
1956-04-01	The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Joe Nelson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Vincent Vega to the minors.
1955-09-11	The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Vincent Vega to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Joe Nelson to the minors.
1955-04-01	The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Joe Nelson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Vincent Vega to the minors.
1954-04-02	The New York Pikachus have promoted Pete Riggs to the major league team. The New York Pikachus have sent Joe Nelson to the minors.
1953-08-19	The New York Pikachus have promoted Joe Nelson to the major league team. The New York Pikachus have sent Igglybuff to the minors.
1953-08-15	The New York Pikachus have promoted Igglybuff to the major league team. The New York Pikachus have sent Joe Nelson to the minors.
1951-05-21	The New York Pikachus have promoted Joe Nelson to the major league team. The New York Pikachus have sent Bill McNichol to the minors.
1951-04-06	A trade has been completed between the New York Pikachus and the Baltimore Leviathan. The Baltimore Leviathan receive Pikachu, Jim Delsing from the New York Pikachus in exchange for Joe Nelson, Andy McClain, Lane Mestepay.