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Name Team Age
Erwin Nelson Retired (1968, Age 37) Died (2007, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12
(1954)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League 0 13 years (22 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
61 76 62
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
65 47 65
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
61 60 38
Endurance Velocity Control
55 5 2
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
90 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
35 0 8/7/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
5 5 7
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %) 0 (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
1955 NYA 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.667 .667 1.000 .500
1956 NYA 95 345 62 96 9 4 14 44 36 56 2 4 1 .797 .348 .449 .278
1957 NYA 139 573 84 155 36 6 16 70 48 93 4 8 4 .762 .324 .438 .271
1958 NYA 114 447 62 118 25 4 13 44 56 71 9 4 2 .772 .347 .425 .264
1959 NYA 109 395 59 110 12 5 11 62 40 50 6 2 0 .763 .346 .418 .278
1960 NYA-DET 141 506 72 142 17 2 20 95 63 86 8 5 2 .801 .361 .441 .281
1961 DET 129 490 59 134 18 7 16 73 48 80 16 3 3 .779 .342 .437 .273
1962 DET 121 442 75 126 22 6 15 73 50 65 7 5 3 .821 .357 .464 .285
1963 DET 129 475 69 147 21 5 24 94 39 74 15 4 1 .890 .364 .526 .309
1964 DET 141 514 58 137 19 2 12 82 52 86 15 4 0 .722 .340 .381 .267
1965 DET 124 410 63 130 30 2 13 66 52 57 6 5 2 .886 .391 .495 .317
1966 DET 128 189 33 60 7 1 9 32 8 30 3 1 0 .853 .345 .508 .317
1967 DET 105 140 14 32 6 0 2 14 12 20 1 0 0 .604 .289 .314 .229
1968 DET 125 161 24 35 4 1 2 10 21 28 1 0 1 .605 .314 .292 .217
Total 1603 5089 735 1423 227 45 167 759 526 797 93 45 19 .789 .348 .440 .280
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Erwin Nelson has retired from the Detroit River Rats
1965-09-30Erwin Nelson of the Detroit River Rats is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1965-08-02Erwin Nelson of the Detroit River Rats is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1962-05-02Erwin Nelson of the Detroit River Rats is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1961-04-05Erwin Nelson of the Detroit River Rats is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1960-06-04A trade has been completed between the Detroit River Rats and the New York Mingles. The New York Mingles receive Sugar Tillman, Dick McConnell, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit River Rats in exchange for Erwin Nelson.
1959-08-17Erwin Nelson of the New York Mingles is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1959-07-30Erwin Nelson of the New York Mingles is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1958-09-13Erwin Nelson of the New York Mingles is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1958-08-17Erwin Nelson of the New York Mingles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1956-05-27The New York Mingles have promoted Erwin Nelson to the major league team. The New York Mingles have sent David Cooper to the minors.
1956-04-01The New York Mingles have promoted Tommy Stone to the major league team. The New York Mingles have sent Erwin Nelson to the minors.
1955-09-27The New York Mingles have promoted Erwin Nelson to the major league team.