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Name	Team	Age
John Nelson	Retired (1996, Age 35)	Died (2046, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44 (1979)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League	0	14 years (12 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	8/7/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	6	10
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.8 %)	A+ (97.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1987	LCS	6	21	5	9	4	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1.074	.455	.619	.429
1990	LCS	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.400	.200	.200	.200
1990	WS	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.000	1.000	1.000	1.000
1991	LCS	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.000	1.000	1.000	1.000
1992	LCS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
1995	LCS	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.000	1.000	1.000	1.000
Total		14	29	7	13	4	0	0	4	1	2	1	1	1	1.053	.467	.586	.448

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	John Nelson has retired from the Colorado Highlanders
1985-08-13	John Nelson of the Colorado Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1985-07-21	John Nelson of the Colorado Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1985-03-01	The Colorado Highlanders have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Cotton Speier to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Tex McFarlane to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Lyn Thomas to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have sent Lanny Adair to the minors. The Colorado Highlanders have waived Chris Alvarez. The Colorado Highlanders have waived Gene Scheinblum.
1984-10-03	The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Slick Stanford to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Lanny Adair to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have sent John Nelson to the minors. The Colorado Highlanders have sent Cotton Speier to the minors.
1984-03-01	The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Les Lyons to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Charlie Kelleher to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have sent Bobby Antonello to the minors.
1983-10-03	The Philadelphia Stars have sent Tom Mulroney to the minors. The Philadelphia Stars have sent Les Lyons to the minors. The Philadelphia Stars have sent John Nelson to the minors.
1983-03-07	The Philadelphia Stars have promoted Bevo Rowland to the major league team. The Philadelphia Stars have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Stars have waived Vic Walker. The Philadelphia Stars have waived Art Finley.
1981-06-12	The Philadelphia Wannabes have sent John Nelson to the minors.
1981-04-29	The Philadelphia Wannabes have promoted John Nelson to the major league team.
1979-04-01	A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Philadelphia Wannabes. The Philadelphia Wannabes receive Greg Klugmann, John Nelson, Bobby Antonello from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Craig Hanley. Protest This Trade.
1978-07-25	A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Los Angeles Fence Jumpers. The Los Angeles Fence Jumpers receive Gerald Quarles from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Draft Pick 1979 Round 3 LAA (John Nelson). Protest This Trade.