Dave Nelson

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: June 20, 1944 in Fort Sill, OK us

Died: April 23, 2018 in Milwaukee, WI

High School: Junipero Serra HS (Gardena, CA)

Schools: Compton College (Compton, CA), California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1968 (Age 23-296d, 12,669th in major league history)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1977 (Age 33-099d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: David Earl Nelson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

2578

630

.244

340

RBI

211

187

OBP

.305

SLG

.312

OPS

.618

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	26 (25)	May 16	KCR		CHW	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
2	33 (6)	May 23	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
3	36 (2)	May 26 susp	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5	GF	9	1.1	2	1	0	3	0	PR 2B
4	41 (4)	May 30	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
5	42	May 31	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	49 (6)	Jun 7	KCR		DET	W,10-0	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
7	52 (2)	Jun 10	KCR		BAL	W,7-0	GF	24	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	PR 2B
8	53	Jun 11	KCR		BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
9	54	Jun 12	KCR		BAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
10	55	Jun 13	KCR		BAL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
11	56	Jun 14	KCR	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	2B
12	57	Jun 15	KCR	@	DET	W,21-7	GS	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
13	58	Jun 16	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	2B
14	59	Jun 18	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
15	60	Jun 19	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
16	61	Jun 20	KCR	@	CLE	L,8-11	CG	43	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
17	62	Jun 21	KCR		CHW	L,1-2	GS	26	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	2B
18	63	Jun 22	KCR		CHW	L,8-14	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
19	64	Jun 23	KCR	@	TEX	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
20	65	Jun 24	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	75 (9)	Jul 4	KCR		OAK	L,0-6	GF	22	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
22	83 (7)	Jul 15 (1)	KCR		BOS	W,12-5		16	4.0	2	3	0	5	0	PH 2B
23	84	Jul 15 (2)	KCR		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
24	85	Jul 16 (1)	KCR		BOS	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
25	86	Jul 16 (2)	KCR		BOS	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
26	87	Jul 17	KCR		BOS	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
27	88	Jul 18	KCR		BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
28	89	Jul 19	KCR		BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
29	90	Jul 20	KCR		BAL	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
30	91	Jul 21	KCR		MIL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	2	6	0	2B
31	94 (2)	Jul 24	KCR	@	OAK	W,6-5	GF	17	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
32	98 (3)	Jul 28	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	14	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
33	100 (1)	Jul 31	KCR		TEX	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	101	Aug 1	KCR		TEX	L,4-8	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 2B
35	108 (6)	Aug 8 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
36	113 (4)	Aug 13	KCR		DET	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
37	122 (8)	Aug 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	PR 2B
38	126 (3)	Aug 26	KCR	@	BOS	W,7-6	GF	24	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	PH 2B
39	129 (2)	Aug 29	KCR	@	BOS	L,6-15	GF	21	5.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
40	131 (1)	Aug 31	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	132	Sep 1	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-7	GF	21	4.1	1	1	1	3	1	2B
42	138 (5)	Sep 8	KCR		CAL	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
43	139	Sep 9	KCR		CAL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
44	140	Sep 10	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-18	GS	55	8.0	7	4	0	11	2	2B 1B
45	154 (13)	Sep 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
46	161 (6)	Oct 2	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	GF	23	5.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
47	162	Oct 3	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
							49gm		275.2	79	90	4	173	17