Lynn Nelson

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: February 24, 1905 in Sheldon, ND us

Died: February 15, 1955 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Debut: April 18, 1930 (Age 25-053d, 7,061st in major league history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 3, 1940 (Age 35-130d)
vs. CHW 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: Lynn Bernard Nelson

Nicknames: Line Drive

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.4

ERA

5.25

166

676.2

255

WHIP

1.535

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-16 / in Starts: 1-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 15, Entered with runners on base: 6

1933 Pitching Game Log

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1933 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	38	17	May 4(2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.90	4	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.026	1.20	0.04%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
2	39	19	May 6	CHC	@	BSN	W,9-6	8-GF(13)	W(1-0)	1	6.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	3.33	21	7	8	2	2	2		0	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.88	0.599	3.05	0.58%	2.47	8b --- 0 out tie	13b end a 3
3	40	22	May 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	8-8	L(1-1)	5	0.2	1	4	4	3	0	0	0	4.70	4.47	6	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.61	-0.334	5.74	-0.44%	-2.00	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 1-3 2 out d2
4	41	24	May 13(2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-7	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	4.03	9	5	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.005	.05	0.01%	1.50	6b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
5	42	31	May 21(1)	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	5-6		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.90	4	2	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.016	.25	0.02%	0.91	5t 1-3 2 out d5	6t 3 out d5
6	43	33	May 22	CHC		PHI	L,4-11	6-GF		0	4.0	5	6	1	5	0	0	0	2.81	4.59	24	8	7	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	19	1	1	0	0	0	2	.44	-0.228	.82	-0.25%	-4.22	6t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 7
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	44	43	Jun 1	CHC		STL	L,1-6	9-GF		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	4.49	3	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
8	45	50	Jun 9	CHC	@	STL	L,2-12	7-7		7	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.00	4.40	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.06	-0.005	.19	-0.01%	-0.53	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d6
9	46	52	Jun 11(1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.84	4.22	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.025	1.50	0.04%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
10	47	53	Jun 11(2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-8	5-GF	W(2-1)	-1	4.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.70	4.02	16	6	7	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.55	0.368	3.64	0.52%	0.94	5b 1-- 2 out d3	9b end a 1
11	48	68	Jun 28(1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-5	7-8	W(3-1)	16	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.92	4.00	7	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	-0.142	1.87	-0.12%	-0.57	7b --- 0 out d3	8b 123 1 out a3
12	49	71	Jun 30	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	3-GF(8)	L(3-2)	1	5.2	8	3	3	2	1	0	0	3.26	3.92	28	12	6	0	0	7		1	1	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.270	2.27	-0.40%	-1.26	3b -2- 1 out tie	8b end d 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	50	78	Jul 7	CHC		NYG	W,6-5	3-4		6	1.1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.13	3.82	7	2	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.27	-0.027	.90	-0.05%	-0.25	3t -2- 2 out d4	4t 3 out d5
14	51	85	Jul 14	CHC		BRO	L,3-5	6-7		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.94	3.85	8	3	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.021	1.19	0.06%	0.89	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
15	52	92	Jul 23(1)	CHC		PHI	W,9-5	10-GF(10)	S(1)	8	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.91	3.78	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.82	0.164	35.02	0.51%	0.73	10t 123 2 out tie	10t end tie
16	53	97	Jul 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-9	8-GF(10)	L(3-3)	5	2.1	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	3.47	4.19	12	3	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.91	-0.223	8.15	-0.57%	-1.83	8b --- 0 out d2	10b end d 3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	54	103	Aug 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-6	9-GF		6	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.86	4.24	6	1	2	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.010	.27	-0.03%	-1.55	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
18	55	108	Aug 12(1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.76	4.18	5	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.005	.73	0.02%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
19	56	113	Aug 18	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-3	3-GF	W(4-3)	5	7.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.18	3.94	25	8	12	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	0.708	5.31	1.33%	3.24	3b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
20	57	121	Aug 26(2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG(8)	L(4-4)	7	8.0	15	6	6	2	3	1	0	3.71	4.03	37	14	4	2	2	14	29			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	3	0	0	1.10	-0.262	2.88	-0.41%	-2.00	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
21	58	124	Aug 29(1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-13	6-GF(8)		2	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.51	3.93	10	5	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.27	6b --- 0 out d10	8b end d 8
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	59	128	Sep 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-7	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	3	1	4	0	0	0	3.55	4.10	12	4	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	.67	-0.166	2.18	-0.33%	-2.13	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 4
23	60	138	Sep 10(2)	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	W(5-4)	8	9.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.34	3.96	32						71						30	1	0			0
24	61	144	Sep 16(1)	CHC		NYG	L,1-2	CG	L(5-5)	5	9.0	7	2	2	3	2	0	0	3.18	3.90	38	13	13	3	0	7	64			0	0	0	33	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.43	0.084	.10	0.00%	2.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
							8-16		W-L:5-5,Sv:1,BSv:1	4.4	76.1	65	34	27	30	20	2	0	3.18	3.90	323	1.21		6%	5%	55	55	9	22%	1	1	0	280	6	3	5	5	0	6	1.06	0.354	2.34	0.51%	-0.62

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