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Mel Nelson
Melvin Frederick Nelson

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 27, 1960
  vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 2, 1969
Born May 30, 1936 in San Diego, CA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1960 24 STL NL   0   1   2   1   0   0   1  0    8.0    7    3    3   1    2    7   0   0    33   1   0  3.38  4.10  122 1.125
 1963 27 LAA AL   2   3  36   3   0   0   7  1   52.7   55   34   31   7   32   41   2   4   250   5   0  5.30  3.41   64 1.652
 1965 29 MIN AL   0   4  28   3   0   0  13  3   54.7   57   29   25   7   23   31   2   4   247   3   0  4.12  3.56   87 1.463
 1967 31 MIN AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    0.3    3    2    2   1    0    0   0   0     4   0   0 54.00  3.46    6 9.000
 1968 32 STL NL   2   1  18   4   1   0   8  1   52.7   49   20   17   3    9   16   0   0   212   3   0  2.91  2.90  100 1.101
 1969 33 STL NL   0   1   8   0   0   0   2  0    5.3   13    7    7   0    3    3   0   0    30   0   0 11.81  3.56   30 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .286   4  10  93  11   1   0  31  5  173.7  184   95   85  19   69   98   4   8   776  12   0  4.40  3.34   76 1.457
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   6  60   7   0   0  20  3  113.3  120   62   55  12   45   64   2   5   507   7   0  4.40  3.34   76 1.457
 Career High      2   4  36   4   1   0  13  3   54.7   57   34   31   7   32   41   2   4   250   5   0  2.91  3.56  100 1.101

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 24 STL NL   2    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  167    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 27 LAA AL  39   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .091  .091  .091  -47    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 29 MIN AL  28    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .111  .111  .111  -38    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1968 32 STL NL  18   12    2    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   4  .167  .231  .167   22    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons       96   34    2    5   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  13  .147  .171  .147   -7    5   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         57    3    8   0  0   0    5   0  0   2  22  .147  .171  .147   -7    8   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     39   12    2    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   5                           2   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 24 STL NL    2    1    1  26.9   106| .500  .272| .500  .339| .500  .418|1.000  .756| 167  .965   0.2   0.0   0%
 1963 27 LAA AL   11   10    0   0.0    89| .091  .248| .091  .314| .091  .383| .182  .697| -47  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1965 29 MIN AL   10    9    0   0.0    96| .111  .256| .111  .327| .111  .393| .222  .720| -38  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1968 32 STL NL   13   10    1   2.7    81| .167  .251| .231  .309| .167  .354| .398  .663|  22  .375  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        36   30    2   1.8    89| .147  .253| .171  .317| .147  .377| .318  .694|  -7  .193  -4.8  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 24 STL NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.85 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 1963 27 LAA AL P 36 1 15 0 0 1.000 .952 0.44 0.79 2.73 2.00 3 52.7 1965 29 MIN AL P 28 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.75 1.65 2.04 3 54.7 1967 31 MIN AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1968 32 STL NL P 18 3 9 0 0 1.000 .960 0.67 0.85 2.05 2.02 4 52.7 1969 33 STL NL P 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.12 0.78 1.70 1.87 0 5.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1960 24 STL NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.85 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 1963 27 LAA AL P 36 1 15 0 0 1.000 .952 0.44 0.79 2.73 2.00 3 52.7 1965 29 MIN AL P 28 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.75 1.65 2.04 3 54.7 1967 31 MIN AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1968 32 STL NL P 18 3 9 0 0 1.000 .960 0.67 0.85 2.05 2.02 4 52.7 1969 33 STL NL P 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.12 0.78 1.70 1.87 0 5.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 93 7 33 0 0 1.000 .957 0.43 0.79 2.07 2.02 11 173.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 93 7 33 0 0 1.000 .957 0.43 0.79 2.07 2.02 11 174
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    STL DET     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    STL DET     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1962: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 25, 1964: Purchased by the Minnesota Twins from the Los Angeles Angels.

November 29, 1967: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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