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Rocky Nelson
Glenn Richard Nelson

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 178 lb.

MLB Debut April 27, 1949
Final Game September 29, 1961
Born November 18, 1924 in Portsmouth, OH
Died October 31, 2006 (age 81)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 24 CHA AL   14   33    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .152  .222  .182  .404    55     6   0   0   0   0   0  
         NYA AL   21   25    0    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .200  .200  .200  .400    54     5   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      35   58    2   10   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .172  .213  .190  .403          11   0   0   0   0   0 
 1950 25 CHN NL   35  106   14   23   4   1   0    5   2   0    8    5  .217  .272  .274  .546    70    29   0   0   0   0   1  
 1951 26 BOA AL   71  218   34   72   9  10   6   39   1   1   12    9  .330  .365  .546  .911   119   119   0   2   0   1   6  
 1952 27 PHA AL   44   31    3   14   0   0   0    5   0   0   11    5  .452  .595  .452 1.047   150    14   0   0   1   0   2  
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 31 BAA AL   15   18    3    5   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    0  .278  .278  .611  .889   124    11   0   0   0   0   0  
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 34 PIN NL  105  178   29   53   9   0   9   31   0   1   28   18  .298  .399  .500  .899   124    89   0   3   5   4   3  
 1960 35 PIN NL  104  138   16   36   4   1   5   17   1   2   16   11  .261  .348  .413  .761   106    57   0   1   2   3   5  
 1961 36 PIN NL   63   44    6    8   2   1   2    5   0   0    8    4  .182  .321  .409  .730    99    18   0   0   0   1   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      472  791  107  221  29  13  24  111   4   4   86   54  .279  .354  .440  .794         348   0   6   8   9  18
 Per 600 PA           532   72  149  20   9  16   75   3   3   58   36                                 234   0   4   5   6  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      272  360   51   97  15   2  16   53   1   3   52   33  .269  .370  .456  .826         164   0   4   7   8   9
   With BOA       71  218   34   72   9  10   6   39   1   1   12    9  .330  .365  .546  .911         119   0   2   0   1   6
   With PHA       44   31    3   14   0   0   0    5   0   0   11    5  .452  .595  .452 1.047          14   0   0   1   0   2
   With CHN       35  106   14   23   4   1   0    5   2   0    8    5  .217  .272  .274  .546          29   0   0   0   0   1
   With NYA       21   25    0    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .200  .200  .200  .400           5   0   0   0   0   0
   With BAA       15   18    3    5   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    0  .278  .278  .611  .889          11   0   0   0   0   0
   With CHA       14   33    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .152  .222  .182  .404           6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      620 1394  186  347  61  14  31  173   7   3  130   94  .249  .317  .379  .696         529  11   8  13  12  26
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 24 CHA AL  25    1   1.5   6   1   0  .167   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   3e13     -190   
         NYA AL  28    1   1.4  12   4   0  .333   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   3e13     -194   
         TOT                    18   5   0  .278   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000
 1950 25 CHN NL  25    8   2.7   4   1   0  .250   3   12    9  .750    0    0  .000  1B   2e13     -115   
 1951 26 BOA AL   7   41   7.2  16   6   0  .375   4   20   11  .550    0    0  .000  1B   3e15      271   
 1952 27 PHA AL  12    9  12.9  31  14   0  .452   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   3e14      395   
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 31 BAA AL  11    3   6.3  14   4   1  .286   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             225   
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 34 PIN NL   9   37   7.6  55  17   3  .309   1   11    8  .727    0    0  .000  1B   3e10       63   
 1960 35 PIN NL  26   18   4.7  66  14   1  .212   1    7    4  .571    0    0  .000  1B   3e7       -91   
 1961 36 PIN NL  17    6   4.5  12   2   1  .167   2    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e7        58   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          126   5.7 216  63   6  .292  11   57   36  .632    0    0  .000                  68   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1949 24 CHA AL  1B    13    84    11    0   15  1.000     6    72.0  11.88
         NYA AL  1B     9    30     3    0    2  1.000     2    30.0   9.90
 1950 25 CHN NL  1B    30   228    16    3   29   .988    25   224.0   9.80
 1951 26 BOA AL  1B    54   462    43    4   59   .992    48   438.1  10.37
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1952 27 PHA AL  1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 31 BAA AL  RF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     7.0   2.57
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 34 PIN NL  1B    51   315    30    1   29   .997    34   313.1   9.91
                 LF     4     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   1.00
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1960 35 PIN NL  1B    37   197    11    1   23   .995    17   183.0  10.23
 1961 36 PIN NL  1B    47   105    14    2   11   .983     6   124.1   8.61
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   242  1422   128   11  168   .993   138  1387.0  10.06
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   1.80
                 LF     4     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   1.00
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1949  CHA   84-70   Robert Rescigno
 1949  NYA   76-78   Billy Vanson
 1950  CHN   76-78   Alan Boodman
 1951  BOA   64-90   Rob Tomlinson, Steve Bivens
 1952  PHA   70-84   Drew Kennedy
 1956  BAA   63-91   Pat Carr
 1959  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
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 1961  PIN   71-83   Dennis Van Langen

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