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Rocky Nelson
Full name Glenn Richard Nelson Born November 18, 1924, Portsmouth, Ohio Died October 31, 2006, Portsmouth, Ohio Buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Franklin Furnace, Ohio First Game: April 27, 1949 ; Final Game: September 29, 1961 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 175 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1949 STL N Daily Splits 82 244 28 54 8 4 4 32 11 0 12 1 4 0 5 5 1 3 .221 .258 .336 -2.2 1949 STL N
1950 STL N Daily Splits 76 235 27 58 10 4 1 20 26 3 9 1 3 0 5 3 4 1 .247 .324 .336 -0.8 1950 STL N
1951 STL N Daily Splits 9 18 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .263 .278 -0.2 1951 STL N
1951 PIT N Daily Splits 71 195 29 52 7 4 1 14 10 0 7 0 2 0 1 5 1 1 .267 .302 .359 -0.8 1951 PIT N
1951 CHI A Daily Splits 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 -0.1 1951 CHI A
1951 TOT N 80 213 32 56 8 4 1 15 11 0 7 0 2 0 1 6 1 1 .263 .299 .352 -1.0 1951 TOT N
1951 Total 86 218 32 56 8 4 1 15 12 0 7 0 2 0 1 6 1 1 .257 .296 .344 -1.1 1951 Total
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 37 39 6 10 1 0 0 3 7 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .256 .370 .282 -0.2 1952 BRO N
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1954 CLE A
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 31 96 7 20 2 0 4 15 4 1 10 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 .208 .235 .354 -0.7 1956 BRO N
1956 STL N Daily Splits 38 56 6 13 5 0 3 8 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .232 .306 .482 0.0 1956 STL N
1956 TOT N 69 152 13 33 7 0 7 23 10 2 16 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 .217 .262 .401 -0.7 1956 TOT N
1959 PIT N Daily Splits 98 175 31 51 11 0 6 32 23 4 19 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 .291 .379 .457 0.0 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 93 200 34 60 11 1 7 35 24 5 15 5 1 4 0 3 2 1 2 .300 .382 .470 0.7 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N Daily Splits 75 127 15 25 5 1 5 13 17 2 11 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .197 .301 .370 -0.7 1961 PIT N
Total NL ( 8 Years) 610 1385 186 347 61 14 31 173 129 18 93 12 11 8 0 24 25 7 7 .251 .318 .382 -4.9 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years) 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .100 .000 -0.2 Total AL
Total ( 9 Years) Splits 620 1394 186 347 61 14 31 173 130 18 94 12 11 8 0 24 26 7 7 .249 .317 .379 -5.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1952 BRO N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 4 9 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1960 PIT N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 8 12 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1949 STL N Daily Splits 1B 70 55 54 539.2 564 24 0 48 0 1.000
1950 STL N Daily Splits 1B 70 65 61 567 596 51 5 66 0 .992
1951 STL N Daily Splits 1B 4 4 2 24 29 1 0 5 0 1.000
1951 STL N LF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 STL N OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1951 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 32 29 23 247 275 24 3 32 0 .990
1951 PIT N LF 12 12 11 99 22 1 0 0 0 1.000
1951 PIT N OF 12 12 11 99 22 1 0 0 0 1.000 12 0 0
1951 TOT N 1B 36 33 25 271 304 25 3 37 0 .991
1951 TOT N LF 13 12 11 102 23 1 0 0 0 1.000
1951 TOT N OF 13 12 11 102 22 1 0 0 0 1.000 13 0 0
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 5 1 1 29 16 0 0 2 0 1.000
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 2 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 1.000
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 25 24 13 187 189 20 2 20 0 .991
1956 STL N Daily Splits 1B 14 0 0 39.1 54 7 0 6 0 1.000
1956 STL N LF 8 8 6 69 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 STL N OF 8 8 6 69 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 8 0 0
1956 TOT N 1B 39 24 13 226.1 243 27 2 26 0 .993
1959 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 56 34 30 348.2 337 18 2 45 0 .994
1959 PIT N OF 2 1 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 .667 1 0 1
1959 PIT N LF 1 1 0 7 2 0 1 0 0 .667
1959 PIT N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 73 50 46 475.2 463 37 2 48 0 .996
1961 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 35 23 23 222.1 231 15 1 26 0 .996
Total ( 9 Years) Splits 1B 386 285 253 2685.2 2760 197 15 299 0 .995
Total ( 3 Years) OF 23 21 17 180 35 1 1 0 0 .973 22 0 1
Total ( 3 Years) LF 22 21 17 178 36 1 1 0 0 .974
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 3 2 2 20 13 3 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 1B 3 2 2 20 13 3 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1942).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Erv Dusak to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for
Stan Rojek (May 17, 1951 ).
Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates (September 10, 1951 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Hector Rodriguez
(December 6, 1951 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bill Abernathie and
cash (October 1, 1953 ).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Brooklyn Dodgers (May 11, 1954 ).
Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Brooklyn Dodgers (July 30, 1956 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Toronto (International) (March 21, 1957 ) completing
trade in which St. Louis Cardinals traded Jim Pearce , cash and a player to be named
later to Toronto (International) in exchange for Frank Barnes (@October 1, 1956 ).
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Toronto (International) in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 1, 1958 ).
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