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	36-40 / in Starts: 30-35
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	59 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 9 bases loaded PA and 9 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 265 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	140 (76-43-21) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 265 PAs	31
Avg. Runners on Base	177 (93-55-28)

Most Driven In
B Howerton	4
R Schoendienst	3
E Slaughter	3
S Musial	2
M Marion	1
H Rice	1
J Garagiola	1
E Miller	1

Most Driven In By
D Rice	6
S Musial	4
T Glaviano	3
A Brazle	2
E Slaughter	2
R Schoendienst	2
M Marion	1
E Miller	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	83	1	Apr 18	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.85	-0.058	2.16	-0.09%	-0.85	1B
2	84	3 (1)	Apr 20	STL		PIT	L,4-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	6	.98	-0.069	2.45	-0.10%	-1.04	1B
3	85	4	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.300	.482	6	1.61	-0.062	3.83	-0.09%	-0.59	1B
4	86	5	Apr 22	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.300	.482	7						1B
5	87	6	Apr 24	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.300	.482	6						1B
6	88	7	Apr 26	STL	@	CIN	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.300	.482	5						PR 1B
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	89	13 (5)	May 3	STL		BRO	W,6-5	CG(13)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.250	.426	7	1.76	-0.228	4.67	-0.36%	-1.48	1B
8	90	14	May 4	STL		PHI	L,6-9	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.158	.222	.380	8						1B
9	91	17 (2)	May 7	STL		BSN	W,15-0	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.222	.380	3						1B
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
10	92	64 (46)	Jun 30	STL		PIT	W,9-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.136	.208	.227	.436	7						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
11	93	65	Jul 1	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.308	.558	7	1.12	0.097	4.90	0.26%	1.44	1B
12	94	66	Jul 2	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.267	.485	7	.86	-0.087	3.97	-0.24%	-0.84	1B
13	95	67	Jul 4 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.324	.574	7	.72	0.008	3.93	0.03%	0.33	1B
14	96	68	Jul 4 (2)	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.325	.405	.730	7	1.38	0.245	7.66	0.82%	2.84	1B
15	97	69	Jul 5	STL		CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.463	.782	7	.41	0.132	2.11	0.41%	0.92	1B
16	98	70	Jul 6	STL		CIN	W,13-1	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.347	.467	.814	7	.11	0.035	.60	0.11%	1.06	1B
17	99	71	Jul 7	STL	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.321	.429	.749	7	.16	-0.016	.85	-0.05%	-0.91	1B
18	100	72	Jul 8	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.298	.396	.694	7	.65	-0.067	3.38	-0.21%	-1.07	1B
19	101	73	Jul 9	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.300	.382	.682	7	1.02	-0.091	5.26	-0.28%	-0.91	1B
20	102	74	Jul 13	STL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.228	.290	.368	.659	7	1.38	-0.080	9.92	-0.35%	-0.59	1B
21	103	75	Jul 14	STL		PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.217	.288	.350	.638	7						1B
22	104	76	Jul 15	STL		PHI	W,8-6	8-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.299	.377	.676	9	4.44	0.186	32.43	0.81%	1.83	PH
23	105	78 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	STL		BRO	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.215	.282	.354	.636	7	1.73	-0.184	11.63	-0.74%	-1.48	1B
24	106	80 (1)	Jul 18	STL		BRO	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.293	.353	.646	1	.56	-0.040	3.37	-0.14%	0.02	1B
25	107	81	Jul 19 (1)	STL		NYG	W,18-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.347	.647	1	.46	-0.054	2.22	-0.16%	-0.33	1B
26	108	82	Jul 19 (2)	STL		NYG	W,10-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.318	.355	.673	1	.46	0.031	2.35	0.09%	0.73	1B
27	109	84 (1)	Jul 21	STL		NYG	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.225	.311	.338	.649	1	1.60	-0.153	8.66	-0.50%	-0.75	1B
28	110	85	Jul 22 (1)	STL		BSN	L,5-8	CG	5	5	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.326	.388	.715	1	.70	0.092	4.51	0.36%	1.46	1B
29	111	86	Jul 22 (2)	STL		BSN	W,11-7	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.354	.409	.763	7	.45	0.057	2.77	0.21%	2.30	1B
30	112	87	Jul 23	STL		BSN	W,8-4	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.369	.429	.798	7	.43	-0.018	2.77	-0.07%	1.67	1B
31	113	88	Jul 25	STL	@	BRO	W,9-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.358	.415	.773	7	1.03	-0.084	7.01	-0.35%	-0.67	1B
32	114	89	Jul 26	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.342	.394	.736	1	.81	-0.107	5.38	-0.43%	-1.36	1B
33	115	90	Jul 27	STL	@	BRO	W,13-3	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.348	.400	.748	6	.01	0.001	.06	0.00%	0.39	1B
34	116	91	Jul 28	STL	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.336	.385	.721	1	.51	-0.052	2.62	-0.16%	-0.70	1B
35	117	92	Jul 29	STL	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS-7	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.390	.743	1	1.33	0.157	6.31	0.45%	1.50	1B
36	118	93	Jul 30	STL	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.275	.358	.394	.752	7	.80	0.024	3.72	0.07%	0.40	1B
37	119	94	Jul 31	STL	@	BSN	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.282	.363	.400	.763	6	1.92	0.092	10.01	0.29%	0.41	PR 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
38	120	95	Aug 1	STL	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.367	.416	.783	7	.55	0.066	2.87	0.21%	0.47	1B
39	121	96	Aug 2	STL	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.284	.366	.422	.789	7						1B
40	122	97	Aug 3	STL	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.358	.412	.770	7	.72	-0.055	3.42	-0.16%	-0.49	1B
41	123	98	Aug 4	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.350	.402	.752	7	1.09	-0.084	5.16	-0.24%	-0.65	1B
42	124	99	Aug 5	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.270	.348	.397	.744	7	1.31	0.110	4.97	0.25%	0.38	1B
43	125	100	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.336	.382	.717	1	.58	-0.072	2.15	-0.16%	-1.11	1B
44	126	101	Aug 6 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.327	.370	.697	1	.60	-0.061	2.53	-0.16%	-0.76	1B
45	127	103 (1)	Aug 8	STL	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	5	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.259	.335	.388	.724	6						1B
46	128	104	Aug 11	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.327	.378	.705	7	1.31	-0.116	3.79	-0.20%	-1.42	1B
47	129	105	Aug 12	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.329	.374	.703	7	1.10	0.017	2.98	0.03%	-0.16	1B
48	130	106	Aug 13	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.321	.364	.686	6	1.88	-0.182	5.62	-0.33%	-0.95	1B
49	131	107	Aug 14	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.326	.368	.693	7	1.39	0.033	3.95	0.06%	0.03	1B
50	132	108	Aug 15	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.324	.365	.689	7	1.84	-0.140	4.76	-0.22%	-0.66	1B
51	133	109	Aug 16	STL		PIT	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.252	.322	.362	.684	7						1B
52	134	110	Aug 18	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.314	.351	.665	7	1.76	-0.222	2.30	-0.18%	-1.01	1B
53	135	111	Aug 19	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.246	.317	.351	.668	7	1.01	0.064	1.65	0.06%	0.69	1B
54	136	112	Aug 20	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.251	.321	.354	.676	7	.76	0.021	1.58	0.03%	-0.03	1B
55	137	113	Aug 21	STL		BSN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.251	.320	.358	.677	7	.64	0.135	1.69	0.21%	2.37	1B
56	138	114	Aug 22	STL		BSN	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.313	.350	.663	7	1.23	-0.131	3.09	-0.20%	-1.16	1B
57	139	115	Aug 23	STL		BSN	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.247	.314	.349	.663	7						1B
58	140	116	Aug 24	STL		NYG	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.313	.347	.660	7	1.58	-0.007	1.40	0.00%	-0.78	1B
59	141	117	Aug 25	STL		NYG	W,7-4	CG	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.324	.354	.678	7	1.14	0.200	.47	0.05%	1.78	1B
60	142	119 (1)	Aug 27	STL		BRO	W,13-3	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.256	.329	.364	.693	7	.43	0.018	.15	0.00%	0.75	1B
61	143	120	Aug 28	STL		BRO	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.329	.364	.692	7	.51	-0.034	.13	-0.01%	-0.30	1B
62	144	121	Aug 29	STL		PHI	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.327	.361	.689	7	1.41	-0.096	.57	-0.02%	-0.62	1B
63	145	122	Aug 30	STL		PHI	L,8-9	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.338	.366	.704	8	.82	0.139	.13	0.01%	1.52	1B
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
64	146	123	Sep 1	STL	@	PIT	L,4-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.336	.361	.697	8	.31	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.39	1B
65	147	124	Sep 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.336	.360	.696	7	.57	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.15	1B
66	148	125	Sep 3	STL	@	PIT	L,11-12	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.338	.355	.693	7	1.56	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.37	1B
67	149	126	Sep 4 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.332	.349	.681	7	1.49	-0.160	.01	0.00%	-0.97	1B
68	150	127	Sep 4 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.331	.347	.677	8	1.10	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.48	1B
69	151	129 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	STL		CHC	W,5-4	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.252	.331	.347	.677	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
70	152	131 (1)	Sep 7	STL		CHC	L,2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.251	.329	.345	.675	9						PH
71	153	132	Sep 9	STL		PIT	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.328	.344	.672	9	2.42	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
72	154	134 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	STL		PIT	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.249	.327	.342	.669	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
73	155	136 (1)	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.249	.327	.342	.669	9						PR
74	156	145 (8)	Sep 23 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.245	.322	.336	.658	6	.80	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.11	1B
75	157	146	Sep 24	STL	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.245	.320	.335	.655	7	.90	0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.11	1B
76	158	147	Sep 26	STL		CIN	L,2-7	CG(7)	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.324	.336	.661	7	.43	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.55	1B
							36-40		265	235	27	58	10	4	1	20	26	2	9	1	3		3	2	4	0	.247	.324	.336	.661		.99	-1.028	3.18	-1.37%	-0.83

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