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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Nelson | Retired (1961, Age 35) | Died (2002, Age 76) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 34 (1950) |
2B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mike Schmidt League | 0 | 5 years (75 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 | 2/24/1926 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (2.5 %) | (0.5 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1951 | MIL | 17 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .393 | .250 | .143 | .143 |
| 1956 | STL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .000 | .000 |
| 1957 | STL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | STL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .000 | .000 |
| 1959 | STL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | STL | 23 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .594 | .270 | .324 | .206 |
| Total | 63 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .507 | .275 | .232 | .159 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | John Nelson has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1961-05-15 | The St. Louis Cardinals have waived John Nelson. |
| 1961-04-01 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jack Stobbs to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tim Raczka to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Charlie Leslie to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Andy Teachout to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated George Jester for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Joe Corrales for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Nelson for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Soff for assignment. |
| 1956-04-01 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Gus Werle for assignment. |
| 1954-05-04 | The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired John Nelson from the waiver wire. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Milwaukee Despair Faction have waived John Nelson. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Milwaukee Despair Faction have promoted Jim Smith to the major league team. The Milwaukee Despair Faction have promoted Matt Etten to the major league team. The Milwaukee Despair Faction have sent John Nelson to the minors. The Milwaukee Despair Faction have sent Doug Rivera to the minors. |
| 1951-07-11 | The Milwaukee Despair Faction have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. |