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Nelson Norman
Nelson Augusto Norman
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: May 23, 1958 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1978
Final Game: April 29, 1987
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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
1978 20 TEX AL 23 35 34 1 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .265 .265 .324 .588 65 11 1 0 1 0 0 6/5
1979 21 TEX AL 147 383 343 36 76 9 3 0 21 4 1 19 41 .222 .260 .265 .526 43 91 5 0 18 3 0 *6/4
1980 22 TEX AL 17 34 32 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 .219 .242 .219 .461 30 7 2 0 1 0 0 6
1981 23 TEX AL 7 15 13 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .231 .267 .308 .574 70 4 0 0 0 1 0 /6
1982 24 PIT NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /46
1987 29 MON NL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
6 Seasons 198 474 429 42 95 12 3 0 25 4 2 21 50 .221 .256 .263 .519 42 113 8 0 20 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 388 351 34 78 10 2 0 20 3 2 17 41 .221 .256 .263 .519 42 92 7 0 16 3 0
TEX (4 yrs) 194 467 422 42 95 12 3 0 25 4 2 21 49 .225 .260 .268 .527 45 113 8 0 20 4 0
PIT (1 yr) 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 194 467 422 42 95 12 3 0 25 4 2 21 49 .225 .260 .268 .527 45 113 8 0 20 4 0
NL (2 yrs) 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 TEX AL 20 SS 18 8 90.2 61 14 46 1 7 .984 4.7 62.2 4.7 1.7 3.0 0 5.96 3.33 .964 4.92 4.19
1978 TEX AL 20 3B 6 2 23.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 0.5 26.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.35 1.00 .950 3.01 2.58
1979 TEX AL 21 SS 142 115 1015.0 503 177 302 24 64 .952 -7.9 -9.3 -7.9 -3.2 -4.7 0 4.25 3.37 .965 5.01 4.10
1979 TEX AL 21 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.80
1980 TEX AL 22 SS 17 12 101.2 70 21 45 4 12 .943 0.8 9.4 0.8 -1.9 2.7 0 5.84 3.88 .964 4.99 4.26
1981 TEX AL 23 SS 5 4 38.0 27 5 21 1 5 .963 2.2 69.5 2.2 0.4 1.7 0 6.16 5.20 .967 5.00 4.20
1982 PIT NL 24 2B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.75
1982 PIT NL 24 SS 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 3.00 3.00 .967 5.00 4.40
1987 MON NL 29 SS 1 1 8.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -1.0 -150.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 .967 4.73 3.90
6 Seasons SS 184 141 1262.1 667 219 417 31 88 .954 -1.3 -1.2 -1.3 -4.0 2.6 0 4.53 3.46 .965 5.00 4.13
1 Season 3B 6 2 23.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 0.5 26.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.35 1.00 .950 3.01 2.58
2 Seasons 2B 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.77
6 Seasons TOT 193 143 1289.1 673 221 421 31 89 .954 -0.8 -0.7 -0.8 -4.0 3.1 0 4.48 3.33 .919 4.97 4.09

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1979 AL--18--3rd

Youngest s c a p y
1978 AL--born 1958-05-23--5th

                           

Transactions

January 6, 1975: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1977: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Al Oliver to the Texas Rangers. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Tommy Boggs, Adrian Devine and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

April 1, 1982: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Victor Cruz.

October 15, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

December 16, 1985: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Steve Baker.

May 4, 1987: Released by the Montreal Expos.

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