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Name	Team	Age
Swede Nelson	Retired (1975, Age 34)	Died (2026, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 64 (1963)	RF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	0 years (57 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B-	A+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	D-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	B+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	5/17/1941
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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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1963	BOS	2	8	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.125	.375	.750	.375
Total		2	8	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.125	.375	.750	.375

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Swede Nelson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1965-05-06	The Boston Red Sox have acquired Bert Cicotte from the waiver wire. The Boston Red Sox have waived Swede Nelson.
1964-06-13	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Shovel Morales to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Juan Nyman to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Swede Nelson to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent John McCarren to the minors.
1964-06-03	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Swede Nelson to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Wilson Sanders to the minors.
1964-05-31	The Boston Red Sox have sent Swede Nelson to the minors.
1964-04-26	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Swede Nelson to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Shovel Morales to the minors.
1963-07-11	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Swede Nelson to the minors.
1963-06-20	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Swede Nelson to the major league team.