Rocky Nelson

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: November 18, 1924 in Portsmouth, OH us

Died: October 31, 2006 in Portsmouth, OH

Buried: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Franklin Furnace, OH

High School: Portsmouth HS (Portsmouth, OH)

Debut: April 27, 1949 (Age 24-160d, 10,609th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1961 (Age 36-315d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Glenn Richard Nelson

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1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1394

347

.249

186

RBI

173

OBP

.317

SLG

.380

OPS

.696

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-50 / in Starts: 13-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 146 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	93 (45-33-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 146 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	91 (47-28-15)

Most Driven In
Self	5
R Clemente	2
B Skinner	2
D Groat	2
D Hoak	1
B Virdon	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
D Hoak	4
R Clemente	2
D Stuart	1
B Virdon	1
V Law	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	546	1	Apr 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.45	-0.005	3.63	-0.01%	-0.02	1B
2	547	2	Apr 12	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	4	1.30	-0.034	3.25	-0.05%	-0.58	1B
3	548	3	Apr 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG(12)	6	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.385	.651	4	1.21	0.145	3.08	0.22%	0.53	1B
4	549	5 (1)	Apr 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.267	.385	.651	4						1B
5	550	6	Apr 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-13	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.357	.607	9	1.83	-0.053	5.12	-0.09%	-0.34	PH
6	551	15 (8)	Apr 30 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.357	.651	9	.61	0.023	2.09	0.05%	0.21	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	552	16	May 2	PIT	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.318	.389	.707	4	.74	0.054	2.32	0.10%	0.14	1B
8	553	17	May 3	PIT	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.346	.524	.870	4	.94	0.016	3.30	0.03%	0.67	1B
9	554	20 (2)	May 7	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.333	.500	.833	8	1.56	-0.045	5.23	-0.09%	-0.23	PH
10	555	23 (2)	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,8-5	CG	4	3	2	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.419	.720	1.139	6	1.18	0.378	3.44	0.66%	4.10	1B
11	556	25 (1)	May 14	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.400	.724	1.124	6	1.92	-0.024	6.56	-0.05%	-0.32	1B
12	557	27 (1)	May 17	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.359	.636	.995	6	.99	-0.104	2.93	-0.19%	-1.20	1B
13	558	28	May 19	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.326	.568	.893	6	.70	-0.071	1.98	-0.12%	-0.65	1B
14	559	31 (2)	May 22	PIT	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.362	.564	.926	6	.89	0.036	3.13	0.08%	0.39	1B
15	560	32	May 23	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.354	.550	.904	9	1.54	-0.037	5.70	-0.08%	-0.15	PH
16	561	35 (2)	May 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.347	.537	.884	9	1.60	-0.042	5.62	-0.09%	-0.26	PH
17	562	36	May 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.340	.524	.864	9	1.22	-0.060	3.80	-0.11%	-0.83	PH
18	563	37	May 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.209	.333	.512	.845	7	2.34	-0.099	6.01	-0.15%	-0.53	PH
19	564	38	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.327	.489	.817	6	.45	-0.033	1.16	-0.05%	-0.69	1B
20	565	39	May 31	PIT		MLN	W,9-1	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.339	.489	.829	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	566	41 (1)	Jun 2	PIT		PHI	L,0-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.333	.479	.813	9	.20	-0.005	.51	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
22	567	44 (2)	Jun 5	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.328	.469	.797	9	.40	-0.010	1.30	-0.02%	-0.33	PH
23	568	45	Jun 6	PIT	@	LAD	L,7-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.322	.460	.782	9	2.06	-0.060	7.36	-0.13%	-0.25	PH
24	569	47 (1)	Jun 8	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.322	.460	.782	4						1B
25	570	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,6-9	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.328	.463	.791	4	1.18	0.020	3.58	0.04%	0.03	1B
26	571	50 (1)	Jun 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-4	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.338	.509	.847	7	.81	0.073	1.92	0.11%	0.91	1B
27	572	51	Jun 13	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.361	.508	.870	7	1.06	0.084	3.02	0.14%	0.46	1B
28	573	53 (1)	Jun 15	PIT		CIN	L,1-8	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.370	.517	.887	9	.28	0.013	.94	0.03%	1.00	PH
29	574	54	Jun 16	PIT		STL	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.365	.508	.873	9	1.22	-0.034	2.92	-0.05%	-0.36	PH
30	575	60 (5)	Jun 23	PIT		PHI	L,11-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.360	.500	.860	2	1.82	-0.047	3.89	-0.06%	-0.11	PH
31	576	63 (2)	Jun 25 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.355	.492	.847	8	1.50	-0.043	2.71	-0.05%	-0.23	PH
32	577	64	Jun 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.351	.484	.835	9	1.38	-0.029	2.82	-0.04%	-0.20	PH
33	578	66 (1)	Jun 29	PIT		LAD	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.351	.484	.835	9						1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	579	69 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.359	.492	.851	8	2.75	0.139	5.66	0.17%	1.27	PH 1B
35	580	70	Jul 2 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,9-0	CG(7)	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.366	.485	.851	3	.61	-0.027	1.38	-0.04%	-0.16	1B
36	581	71	Jul 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.361	.478	.840	9	2.16	-0.055	5.87	-0.09%	-0.24	PH
37	582	72	Jul 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.357	.471	.829	9	.52	-0.014	1.05	-0.02%	-0.11	PH
38	583	74 (1)	Jul 6 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225	.353	.465	.818	9	.13	0.006	.17	0.00%	0.13	PH
39	584	75	Jul 7	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.344	.447	.792	3	1.35	0.020	1.41	0.01%	0.01	1B
40	585	76	Jul 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.337	.432	.769	3	1.15	-0.135	1.31	-0.09%	-1.32	1B
41	586	77	Jul 9	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.340	.430	.770	3	.74	0.025	1.03	0.02%	-0.04	1B
42	587	79 (1)	Jul 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.327	.411	.738	6	.91	-0.095	1.06	-0.07%	-0.79	1B
43	588	81 (1)	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,11-12	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.327	.411	.738	4						1B
44	589	82	Jul 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-6	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.451	.784	9	.93	0.068	1.22	0.05%	1.00	PH
45	590	84 (1)	Jul 21	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.340	.467	.807	9	.22	0.012	.32	0.01%	0.22	PH
46	591	85	Jul 22	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.336	.462	.799	9	2.07	-0.088	2.66	-0.07%	-0.53	PH
47	592	86	Jul 23 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-11	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.348	.474	.822	4	.99	0.031	1.14	0.02%	1.15	1B
48	593	87	Jul 23 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.354	.480	.834	9	.84	0.030	.84	0.02%	0.27	PH
49	594	88	Jul 25	PIT		SFG	L,7-16	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.351	.475	.826	8	.33	-0.009	.16	0.00%	-0.44	PH
50	595	89	Jul 26	PIT		SFG	W,8-3	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.353	.461	.814	4	.65	-0.026	.22	-0.01%	-0.17	1B
51	596	90	Jul 27	PIT		SFG	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.341	.443	.785	4	1.72	-0.185	.78	-0.05%	-1.26	1B
52	597	91	Jul 28	PIT		LAD	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.339	.439	.778	6	1.56	-0.045	.38	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
53	598	92	Jul 29	PIT		LAD	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.336	.435	.771	4	.29	-0.008	.04	0.00%	-0.11	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	599	96 (3)	Aug 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.341	.435	.776	9	2.16	0.087	.05	0.00%	0.39	PH
55	600	98 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.341	.435	.776	4						1B
56	601	101 (2)	Aug 8 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.341	.435	.776	4						PR 1B
57	602	103 (1)	Aug 9	PIT		STL	L,0-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.339	.431	.770	9	.60	-0.015	.03	0.00%	-0.24	PH
58	603	109 (5)	Aug 15	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.336	.427	.763	9	.50	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.15	PH
59	604	113 (3)	Aug 18	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.336	.427	.763	4						1B
60	605	114	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	8-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.223	.331	.420	.750	4	3.00	0.286	.02	0.00%	0.68	1B
61	606	115	Aug 20	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.321	.405	.726	4	1.35	-0.141	.02	0.00%	-0.93	1B
62	607	117 (1)	Aug 23	PIT		MLN	W,7-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.319	.402	.720	9	1.91	-0.049	.02	0.00%	-0.24	PH
63	608	119 (1)	Aug 25	PIT		CHC	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.319	.402	.720	4						1B
64	609	120	Aug 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.319	.402	.720	4						1B
65	610	122 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.316	.398	.714	1	7.15	-0.164	.12	0.00%	-0.48	PH
66	611	123	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.314	.395	.709	9	2.43	-0.069	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
67	612	124	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.312	.392	.703	2	3.79	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.77	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
68	613	126 (1)	Sep 1	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.309	.388	.698	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
69	614	127	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.314	.388	.703	9	2.10	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.24	PH
70	615	131 (3)	Sep 6	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.312	.385	.697	9	.16	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
71	616	139 (7)	Sep 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.310	.382	.692	9	1.18	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.63	PH
72	617	141 (1)	Sep 17	PIT		STL	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.308	.379	.687	9	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
73	618	148 (6)	Sep 26 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.306	.376	.682	9	.43	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
74	619	151 (2)	Sep 28	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.303	.373	.676	9	.69	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
75	620	152	Sep 29	PIT		CIN	L,1-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.301	.370	.671	9	.24	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
							25-50		146	127	15	25	5	1	5	13	17	2	11	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	.197	.301	.370	.671		1.16	-0.581	2.06	-0.10%	-3.79

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