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Name Team Age
Joe Nelson Retired (1970, Age 39) Died (2008, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24
(1950)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League 0 17 years (65 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  C+ C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 3/29/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 3 6
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.4 %) D- (7.5 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1953 TEX 99 418 64 115 23 1 7 56 46 65 11 11 12 .736 .350 .385 .275
1954 TEX 120 473 65 123 21 5 9 52 47 84 11 3 11 .707 .324 .383 .260
1955 TEX 130 497 76 130 21 2 22 87 47 88 8 2 6 .773 .328 .445 .262
1956 TEX 130 499 61 121 19 4 19 60 46 80 11 1 12 .717 .306 .411 .242
1957 TEX 130 505 99 143 26 3 28 106 62 72 7 5 14 .875 .363 .513 .283
1958 TEX 130 533 100 159 24 5 26 83 60 81 20 8 9 .881 .372 .508 .298
1959 TEX 130 555 114 192 27 5 23 86 68 79 20 6 11 .956 .419 .537 .346
1960 TEX 130 516 86 161 26 9 13 69 56 73 18 7 8 .850 .377 .473 .312
1961 TEX 112 426 68 131 20 5 9 71 44 71 24 21 8 .820 .379 .441 .308
1962 TEX 130 512 65 153 19 3 18 81 55 70 10 9 4 .820 .367 .453 .299
1963 TEX 114 458 62 132 18 9 13 69 47 67 3 1 4 .805 .353 .452 .288
1964 TEX 103 416 69 112 19 4 13 48 51 67 0 0 11 .778 .350 .428 .269
1965 TEX 106 413 81 131 18 3 21 90 43 60 5 0 18 .911 .383 .528 .317
1966 TEX 74 288 38 70 8 3 7 36 32 51 6 0 6 .682 .318 .365 .243
1967 TEX 104 422 68 136 21 3 17 77 37 71 4 0 10 .886 .379 .507 .322
1968 TEX 130 417 53 105 11 1 11 59 37 76 4 2 3 .673 .311 .362 .252
1969 TEX 106 271 31 78 12 2 10 37 27 46 1 0 9 .814 .357 .458 .288
1970 TEX 42 81 9 23 3 1 3 19 3 8 0 0 0 .766 .310 .457 .284
Total 2020 7700 1209 2215 336 68 269 1186 808 1209 163 76 156 .810 .356 .454 .288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Joe Nelson has retired from the Texas Titans
1967-08-03Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1966-08-04Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1966-06-30Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1966-05-05Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1965-04-30Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1964-07-06Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1963-09-02Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1961-04-08Joe Nelson of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1953-05-07A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins receive Jack Cole, Jimmy Rowe, Hal Allen from the Texas Titans in exchange for Joe Nelson, Augie Mattern.
1950-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted John McDougal to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Lafayette Perranoski to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Effie Lovelace to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Paul Schrenk to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Chick Alexander to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Ray Ward to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Joe Nelson to the minors.