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| Name | Team | Age |
| Half Nelson | Retired (1963, Age 36) | Died (2008, Age 81) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 17, Pick 261 (1950) |
LF | R/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jimmy Wynn League | 0 | 8 years (17 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/30/1927 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (2B) |
| (88.8 %) | (52.0 %) | (1.4 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1951 | Majors | 0.00 | 3 / 5 | 6 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 7 / 10 | 5 / 7 | 7 / 10 | 5 / 5 | 34 / 0 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 0.00 | 3 / 7 | 7 / 8 | 2 / 5 | 5 / 9 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 4 | 25 / 0 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 0.00 | 3 / 14 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 7 | 15 / 0 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 0.00 | 1 / 8 | 5 / 11 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 12 | 14 / 0 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 6 / 0 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 13 | 2 / 13 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 5 / 0 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 0.00 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 0 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 0 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 0 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 14.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 14 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 / 87 | 24 / 79 | 8 / 79 | 21 / 92 | 8 / 90 | 15 / 67 | 17 / 78 | 106 / 572 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Half Nelson has retired from the Washington Nationals |
| 1953-10-03 | The Washington Nationals have promoted Bob Crompton to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Sherman Kolstad to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Howie Sanders to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Bruce St.Claire to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Harry Weekly to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Mike Psion to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Joe Peltz to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Half Nelson to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Lee Murphy to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Randy Finch to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Rube See to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted John McQuillen to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Rupert Depaula to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Cub Griffith to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Joe Alfonseca to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Chick Baben to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Steve Roser to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Brad Rucker to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Orlando Brown to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Buddy Pettit to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Ben Morhardt to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Ed Driscoll to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Evans McClellan to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Rich Stengel to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Joel Otis to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Shane Myers to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Bob Kubek to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Arquimedez Rye to the minors. |
| 1953-09-25 | The Washington Nationals have promoted Joe Alfonseca to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Chick Baben to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Evans McClellan to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Joel Otis to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Bob Kubek to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Joe Peltz to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Half Nelson to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent John McQuillen to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Rupert Depaula to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Bob Crompton to the minors. |
| 1952-07-16 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Colts. The Chicago Colts receive Jack Werner, Dave Manuel from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Half Nelson. |
| 1952-03-01 | The Chicago Colts have renamed Steve "Half" Nelson to Half Nelson. |
| 1951-10-23 | The Chicago Colts have promoted Steve "Half" Nelson to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have sent Connie Sparks to the minors. |
| 1951-08-14 | The Chicago Colts have promoted Connie Sparks to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have sent Steve "Half" Nelson to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Chicago Windtalkers have renamed Steve Nelson to Steve "Half" Nelson. |