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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	44 (43)	Jun 8	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
2	45	Jun 9	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS	25	7.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
3	46	Jun 10	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS	32	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
4	47	Jun 11	BRO	@	STL	W,8-6	GS	27	7.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
5	48	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	W,6-4	GS	26	6.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
6	49	Jun 15	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
7	50	Jun 16	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	GS	22	6.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
8	51	Jun 17 (1)	BRO		MLN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
9	52	Jun 17 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
10	53	Jun 19	BRO		STL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
11	55 (1)	Jun 21	BRO		STL	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
12	56	Jun 22	BRO		CIN	L,0-6	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
13	57	Jun 23	BRO		CIN	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
14	58	Jun 24 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,6-10	CG	40	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
15	60 (1)	Jun 25	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
16	64 (3)	Jun 29	BRO		PHI	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	PH 1B
17	65	Jun 30	BRO		PHI	W,10-7	GS	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	66	Jul 1 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,4-7	GS	28	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
19	67	Jul 1 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
20	68	Jul 2	BRO		NYG	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
21	75 (6)	Jul 12	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
22	76	Jul 13 (1)	BRO	@	MLN	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
23	77	Jul 13 (2)	BRO	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
24	78	Jul 14	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-3	GS	21	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	79	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-8	GS	24	6.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to St. Louis Cardinals
26	99	Aug 4	STL	@	BRO	L,4-12	GF	14	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
27	102 (2)	Aug 6	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	GF	33	7.2	11	2	0	13	3	1B
28	103	Aug 7	STL	@	CIN	W,8-4	GF	16	4.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
29	104	Aug 8 (1)	STL	@	MLN	L,1-10	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 1B
30	105	Aug 8 (2)	STL	@	MLN	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
31	109 (3)	Aug 11	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 1B
32	115 (5)	Aug 17	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	116	Aug 18	STL		CHC	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	117	Aug 19 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	119 (1)	Aug 21	STL		BRO	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	120	Aug 22	STL		BRO	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	121	Aug 23 (1)	STL		PIT	W,3-0	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	122	Aug 23 (2)	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	124 (1)	Aug 25	STL		PIT	W,8-5	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	136 (11)	Sep 7	STL		CIN	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
41	137	Sep 8	STL		CIN	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
42	142 (4)	Sep 15	STL	@	NYG	W,9-4	GF	6	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
43	146 (3)	Sep 19	STL	@	BRO	L,2-17	GF	14	3.0	3	2	0	5	2	1B
44	147	Sep 21	STL	@	CIN	L,1-9	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
45	151 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
46	153 (1)	Sep 26	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	40	10.2	14	2	0	16	0	PR 1B
							47gm		295.1	254	27	2	283	26