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	10-18 / in Starts: 10-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	58 (26-19-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (28-19-10)

Most Driven In
J Sundberg	2
Self	2
J Lovitto	1
R Howell	1
J Fregosi	1
M Cubbage	1
L Randle	1
M Hargrove	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
J Burroughs	2
J Lovitto	1
W Davis	1
C Tovar	1
L Randle	1
J Sundberg	0
T Grieve	0

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 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	681	1	Apr 8	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	.71	-0.060	1.10	-0.06%	-0.67	2B
2	682	2	Apr 9	TEX		MIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	2.39	-0.115	3.55	-0.10%	-0.30	2B
3	683	3	Apr 10	TEX		MIN	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	1.37	-0.150	1.87	-0.12%	-1.12	2B
4	684	4	Apr 11	TEX		OAK	L,5-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	8	.91	-0.022	1.27	-0.02%	-0.20	2B
5	685	5	Apr 12	TEX		OAK	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	8	.81	-0.060	1.08	-0.05%	-0.67	2B
6	686	6	Apr 15	TEX	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG(13)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	8	1.69	0.080	1.88	0.05%	0.53	2B
7	687	7	Apr 16	TEX	@	CHW	W,14-4	GS-9	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	1	.68	-0.082	.86	-0.06%	-0.12	2B
8	688	8	Apr 17	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.194	.406	8	.75	-0.079	1.03	-0.07%	-1.17	2B
9	689	9	Apr 18	TEX		KCR	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.243	.229	.472	1	1.57	-0.047	2.46	-0.05%	-0.42	2B
10	690	10	Apr 19	TEX		KCR	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.179	.220	.205	.425	1	1.02	-0.039	1.51	-0.04%	-0.15	2B
11	691	11	Apr 20	TEX		KCR	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.195	.250	.220	.470	8	.92	0.048	1.20	0.04%	0.24	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
12	692	121 (109)	Aug 15 (2)	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-13	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.250	.220	.470	6						2B
13	693	124 (2)	Aug 18 (1)	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.229	.200	.429	1	.96	-0.099	.02	0.00%	-0.86	2B
14	694	125	Aug 18 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.245	.200	.445	7	.90	0.048	.01	0.00%	0.25	PH
15	695	127 (1)	Aug 21	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	12-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.245	.200	.445	5						PR
16	696	128	Aug 22	TEX		BAL	L,5-8	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.260	.200	.460	2	.47	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
17	697	130 (1)	Aug 24	TEX		BAL	W,8-7	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.208	.291	.292	.583	2	2.54	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.98	2B
18	698	131	Aug 25	TEX		DET	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.271	.269	.540	1	1.00	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.46	2B
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
19	699	137 (5)	Sep 1	TEX		MIN	L,4-5	7-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.295	.283	.578	7	2.31	0.044	.01	0.00%	0.37	PH 2B
20	700	138	Sep 2	TEX		MIN	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.295	.283	.578	7						2B
21	701	139	Sep 3	TEX	@	CAL	W,5-4	GS-6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.297	.273	.570	2	.77	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.62	2B
22	702	144 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.294	.271	.565	2	.91	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.45	2B
23	703	146 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.315	.297	.612	2	1.09	0.192	.00	0.00%	2.14	2B
24	704	149 (2)	Sep 13	TEX		CHW	W,8-7	CG(10)	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.304	.286	.590	2	1.52	-0.162	.00	0.00%	-0.85	2B
25	705	151 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	TEX		OAK	L,5-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.296	.278	.574	7	.55	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.30	DH
26	706	154 (2)	Sep 18	TEX		CAL	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.213	.286	.267	.552	2	.90	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.29	2B
27	707	157 (2)	Sep 21	TEX	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.215	.292	.304	.596	2	.56	0.065	.00	0.00%	1.34	2B
28	708	159 (1)	Sep 23	TEX	@	KCR	L,0-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.289	.300	.589	8	1.21	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
							10-18		92	80	9	17	1	0	2	10	8	1	10	1	2	1	4	3	6	0	.213	.289	.300	.589		1.21	-0.654	.88	-0.47%	-3.84

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