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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-29 / in Starts: 14-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 137 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	59 (32-20-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 137 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	84 (43-26-14)

Most Driven In
J Cardenal	3
E Leon	2
J Pizarro	1
L Tiant	0

Most Driven In By
T Horton	4
L Brown	2
K Harrelson	2
F Baker	1
E Leon	1
C Peterson	1
J Cardenal	0
L Klimchock	0

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	89	8 (7)	Apr 17	CLE		DET	L,6-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.91	-0.048	1.98	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
2	90	10 (1)	Apr 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	.72	0.006	.60	0.00%	-0.75	2B
3	91	13 (2)	Apr 24	CLE		NYY	L,3-11	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	.99	0.064	.51	0.02%	0.78	2B
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
4	92	53 (39)	Jun 13	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	7	.55	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.07	2B
5	93	57 (3)	Jun 17	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	1	2.72	0.071	.03	0.00%	0.24	PR LF
6	94	58	Jun 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	1						PR
7	95	63 (4)	Jun 22 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	4						PR RF
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
8	96	92 (28)	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	3						PR
9	97	96 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	2						PR
10	98	97	Jul 20 (2)	CLE		DET	W,5-4	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	3.46	-0.201	.00	0.00%	-0.88	PR 2B
11	99	98	Jul 24	CLE		MIN	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7	1.23	0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.20	2B
12	100	99	Jul 25	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	CG(16)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	7	1.61	-0.184	.00	0.00%	-0.70	2B
13	101	100	Jul 26	CLE		MIN	W,6-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	2	.94	0.078	.00	0.00%	1.01	2B
14	102	101	Jul 27	CLE		MIN	L,7-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.172	.226	.172	.398	2	1.36	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.69	2B
15	103	102	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.206	.456	2	2.21	-0.190	.00	0.00%	-0.67	2B
16	104	103	Jul 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,9-5	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.216	.250	.216	.466	2	1.12	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.75	2B
17	105	104	Jul 30	CLE		CHW	L,6-11	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.222	.190	.413	2	.59	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.96	2B
18	106	105	Jul 31	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.220	.191	.411	2	1.91	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.57	2B
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
19	107	106	Aug 1	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.222	.196	.418	2	.32	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.28	2B
20	108	107	Aug 2	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.220	.196	.417	2	1.09	0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.12	2B
21	109	108	Aug 3	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.186	.222	.186	.409	2	1.27	0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.13	2B
22	110	109	Aug 4	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.209	.175	.384	2	.62	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.74	2B
23	111	110	Aug 5 (1)	CLE		OAK	L,3-8	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.250	.209	.459	2	.55	0.070	.00	0.00%	1.11	2B
24	112	111	Aug 5 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,10-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.260	.222	.482	2	.52	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.56	2B
25	113	112	Aug 6	CLE		OAK	L,4-6	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.211	.256	.211	.467	2	.94	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.16	2B
26	114	113	Aug 7	CLE		OAK	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.259	.215	.474	2	.82	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.08	2B
27	115	114	Aug 8	CLE		KCR	W,7-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.244	.202	.447	1	.35	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-1.01	2B
28	116	115	Aug 9	CLE		KCR	L,0-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.195	.245	.195	.440	1	.36	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.32	2B
29	117	116	Aug 10	CLE		KCR	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.237	.189	.426	1	.36	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.91	2B
30	118	117	Aug 11	CLE		SEP	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.204	.257	.204	.462	1	.98	0.107	.00	0.00%	0.85	2B
31	119	118	Aug 12	CLE		SEP	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.255	.204	.459	1	.78	0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.09	2B
32	120	119	Aug 13	CLE		SEP	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.255	.198	.453	1	1.12	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.53	2B
33	121	120	Aug 15	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.243	.189	.432	1	1.70	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-1.37	2B
34	122	121	Aug 16	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	7	.74	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.48	2B
35	123	122	Aug 17	CLE	@	CAL	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	9	4.69	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-0.57	PR
36	124	125 (2)	Aug 20	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	5						PR
37	125	126	Aug 22	CLE	@	SEP	W,9-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	2						PR
38	126	127	Aug 23	CLE	@	SEP	W,7-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	3	.17	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PR
39	127	128	Aug 24	CLE	@	SEP	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	2						PR
40	128	132 (3)	Aug 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	4	.61	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.09	PR
41	129	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.252	.193	.445	9						PR
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
42	130	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIN	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.250	.191	.441	9	.49	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
43	131	137 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.250	.191	.441	2						PR
44	132	139 (1)	Sep 6	CLE		NYY	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.250	.191	.441	2	4.87	0.133	.00	0.00%	0.26	PR
45	133	140	Sep 7	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	3-GF	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.205	.260	.205	.466	7	.74	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.81	PR 2B
46	134	141	Sep 8	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.207	.260	.207	.467	2	1.10	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.11	2B
47	135	142	Sep 9	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.256	.203	.459	8	.98	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.37	2B
48	136	143	Sep 10	CLE		DET	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.254	.202	.456	9	2.66	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
49	137	145 (1)	Sep 12	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.252	.200	.452	9	1.35	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.09	2B
50	138	152 (6)	Sep 20	CLE		WSA	L,3-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.252	.200	.452	3						PR
51	139	153	Sep 21	CLE		WSA	W,4-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.259	.203	.463	8	1.43	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.55	2B
52	140	159 (5)	Sep 28	CLE	@	WSA	L,6-7	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.259	.203	.463	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
							23-29		137	123	11	25	0	0	0	6	9	1	26	1	2	2	4	2	4	3	.203	.259	.203	.463		1.10	-0.789	.04	-0.01%	-5.28

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