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Tex Nelson
Robert Sidney Nelson (Babe)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.

Debut June 22, 1955
Final Game June 14, 1957
Born August 7, 1936 in Dallas, TX

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 18 BAL AL  25   31    4    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   7  13  .194  .342  .194   52    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 19 BAL AL  39   68    5   14   2  0   0    5   0  0   7  22  .206  .276  .235   42   16   0   1   0   0   2
 1957 20 BAL AL  15   23    2    5   0  2   0    5   0  0   1   5  .217  .280  .391   88    9   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       79  122   11   25   2  2   0   11   0  0  15  40  .205  .295  .254   53   31   0   1   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        250   23   51   4  4   0   23   0  0  31  82  .205  .295  .254   53   64   0   2   0   2   4
 Career High     39   68    5   14   2  2   0    5   0  0   7  22                          16   0   1   0   1   2
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 18 BAL AL   38   25    3   3.2    96| .194  .258| .342  .336| .194  .384| .536  .720|  52  .343  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1956 19 BAL AL   76   57    5   2.4    99| .206  .258| .276  .338| .235  .393| .511  .731|  42  .212  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1957 20 BAL AL   25   18    3   4.5    93| .217  .255| .280  .326| .391  .384| .671  .710|  88  .511  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       139  100   11   3.0    97| .205  .257| .295  .335| .254  .389| .549  .724|  53  .301  -7.6  -0.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 18 BAL AL OF 6 6 2 1 1 .889 .988 1.33 2.08 6 0 0 1B 2 9 1 2 2 .833 .990 5.00 8.15 1956 19 BAL AL OF 24 28 3 2 0 .939 .978 1.29 2.04 2.07 2.34 14 135.0 RF 16 24 2 1 0 .963 .974 1.62 1.80 2.82 2.09 9 83.0 LF 10 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 0.60 1.69 1.04 2.09 5 52.0 1957 20 BAL AL OF 8 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.75 1.98 1.43 2.24 4 37.7 RF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.68 1.51 1.94 4 35.7 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 18 BAL AL 1B 2 9 1 2 2 .833 .990 5.00 8.15 1956 19 BAL AL LF 10 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 0.60 1.69 1.04 2.09 5 52.0 1957 20 BAL AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1955 18 BAL AL OF 6 6 2 1 1 .889 .988 1.33 2.08 6 0 0 1956 19 BAL AL OF 24 28 3 2 0 .939 .978 1.29 2.04 2.07 2.34 14 135.0 1957 20 BAL AL OF 8 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.75 1.98 1.43 2.24 4 37.7 1956 19 BAL AL RF 16 24 2 1 0 .963 .974 1.62 1.80 2.82 2.09 9 83.0 1957 20 BAL AL RF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.68 1.51 1.94 4 35.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 38 40 5 3 1 .938 .980 1.18 2.03 18 172.7 18 0 22# RF* 22 30 2 1 0 .970 .976 1.45 1.77 13 118.7 LF* 12 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 0.50 1.69 5 54.0 1B 2 9 1 2 2 .833 .990 5.00 8.15 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 40 49 6 5 3 .917 .982 1.38 2.34
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1955 AL-18-10

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 20, 1955: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).


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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