Tex Nelson
Robert Sidney Nelson (Babe)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: August 7, 1936 in Dallas, TX
High School: Adamson (Dallas, TX)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1955
Final Game: June 14, 1957
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 18 BAL AL 25 38 31 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 13 .194 .342 .194 .536 53 6 0 0 0 0 0 /73
1956 19 BAL AL 39 76 68 5 14 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 22 .206 .276 .235 .512 42 16 2 0 0 1 0 97
1957 20 BAL AL 15 25 23 2 5 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 5 .217 .280 .391 .671 88 9 0 1 0 0 0 /97
3 Seasons 79 139 122 11 25 2 2 0 11 0 0 15 40 .205 .295 .254 .549 53 31 2 1 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 285 250 23 51 4 4 0 23 0 0 31 82 .205 .295 .254 .549 53 64 4 2 0 2 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1955 18 BAL AL 38 25 3 3.2 95 .333 .194 .257 .342 .335 .194 .382 .536 .717 53 .343 -1.6 -0.2 .520 .226 .000
1956 19 BAL AL 76 57 5 2.4 99 .298 .206 .258 .276 .338 .235 .393 .512 .731 42 .212 -5.3 -0.5 .411 .132 .029
1957 20 BAL AL 25 18 3 4.5 93 .278 .217 .255 .280 .326 .391 .384 .671 .710 88 .511 -0.7 -0.1 .611 .217 .174
3 Seasons 139 100 11 3.0 97 .301 .205 .257 .295 .335 .254 .389 .549 .724 53 .301 -7.6 -0.8 .475 .172 .049
162 Game Avg. 285 205 23 3.0 97 .301 .205 .257 .295 .335 .254 .389 .549 .724 53 .301 -7.6 -0.8 .475 .172 .049

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1955 18 BAL AL 38 0.0% 34.2% 18.4% 0.0% 0% 1.86 2.4 31.0 2.00 47%
1956 19 BAL AL 76 0.0% 29.0% 9.2% 2.6% 14% 3.14 3.1 13.6 1.43 62%
1957 20 BAL AL 25 0.0% 20.0% 4.0% 8.0% 40% 5.00 4.6 4.6 1.17 72%
3 Seasons 139 0.0% 28.8% 10.8% 2.9% 16% 2.67 3.1 11.1 1.46 60%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 18 BAL AL 0 0 31% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1956 19 BAL AL 0 0 24% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 38% 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 3 1
1957 20 BAL AL 0 0 29% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 0 0 27% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 40% 8 5 3 0 0 0 7 4 3
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 18 BAL AL 38 97% 6 16 3 0 1 0.79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 3 0 0% 21 1 5% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1956 19 BAL AL 76 95% 14 15 4 0 1 1.31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 15% 6 1 17% 50 5 10% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 0
1957 20 BAL AL 25 100% 5 6 3 0 2 1.52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0% 4 1 25% 20 5 25% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 139 96% 25 37 10 0 4 1.12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2 6% 13 2 15% 91 11 12% 9 4 44% 3 0 0% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 18 25 38 31 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 13 .194 .342 .194 .536 53 6 0 0 0 0 0
1956 19 64 114 99 9 20 2 0 0 6 0 0 14 35 .202 .298 .222 .520 46 22 2 0 0 1 0
1957 20 79 139 122 11 25 2 2 0 11 0 0 15 40 .205 .295 .254 .549 53 31 2 1 0 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 18 26 43 34 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 14 .235 .395 .235 .631 3 25
1956 19 41 81 72 6 16 2 0 0 6 0 8 23 .222 .296 .250 .546 5 39
1957 20 16 27 25 2 6 0 2 0 6 0 1 5 .240 .296 .400 .696 3 15
3 Seasons 83 151 131 13 30 2 2 0 13 0 18 42 .229 .325 .275 .599 11 79
162 Game Avg. 162 295 256 25 59 4 4 0 25 0 35 82 .229 .325 .275 .599 21 79

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1955 AL--born 1936-08-07--10th

                                         

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