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	11-16 / in Starts: 4-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	25 (9-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-11-5)

Most Driven In
F Patek	2
J Zdeb	1
J Wathan	1
W Wilson	0

Most Driven In By
A Otis	3
A Cowens	1
T Poquette	1
H McRae	1
D Porter	1
F Patek	1
C Hurdle	0

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 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	787	6 (5)	Apr 15	KCR		DET	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	4.73	-0.123	6.83	-0.11%	-0.45	PH
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
2	788	27 (20)	May 8	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	1	1.28	-0.031	2.22	-0.03%	0.04	2B
3	789	28	May 9	KCR		CAL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.58	-0.016	.79	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
4	790	31 (2)	May 13	KCR		TEX	W,3-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	1	1.70	0.240	1.91	0.16%	0.74	DH
5	791	32	May 14	KCR		TEX	W,6-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	1	.41	-0.026	.46	-0.02%	-0.71	DH
6	792	33	May 15	KCR		TEX	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.316	.616	1	.68	-0.059	.83	-0.04%	-0.47	DH
7	793	34	May 18	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	1	.58	-0.058	.64	-0.04%	-0.97	DH
8	794	35	May 19	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-8	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.280	.549	8	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.13	2B
9	795	37 (1)	May 21	KCR		CLE	L,7-12	9-10	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.385	.681	1	3.56	0.530	2.72	0.24%	1.86	PH
10	796	42 (4)	May 28	KCR	@	BOS	L,12-17	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.370	.656	8	.20	-0.005	.13	0.00%	-0.27	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
11	797	46 (3)	Jun 3	KCR		BAL	L,6-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.370	.681	6	3.24	0.128	2.50	0.06%	0.38	PH
12	798	48 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	KCR		BAL	W,14-13	GS-8	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.233	.324	.333	.657	1	.83	-0.049	.41	-0.02%	0.05	2B
13	799	50 (1)	Jun 6	KCR		BOS	L,0-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.324	.333	.657	4						PR
14	800	54 (3)	Jun 10	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.233	.324	.333	.657	4	2.90	-0.101	2.52	-0.05%	-0.42	PR 2B
15	801	57 (2)	Jun 13	KCR	@	NYY	W,8-3	6-GF	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.313	.618	6	.44	0.008	.37	0.00%	-0.17	PR
16	802	62 (4)	Jun 19	KCR		MIN	W,8-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.306	.313	.618	6						PR
17	803	68 (5)	Jun 25	KCR	@	OAK	W,6-4	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.324	.364	.688	7	.22	0.014	.28	0.01%	0.41	PH
18	804	69	Jun 26 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-7	GS-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	1	1.02	-0.075	1.37	-0.06%	-0.68	2B
19	805	72 (2)	Jun 28	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-1	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
20	806	73	Jun 29	KCR	@	CAL	L,0-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.293	.324	.617	9	.06	-0.002	.10	0.00%	-0.23	2B
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
21	807	76 (2)	Jul 3	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.279	.308	.587	8	1.94	-0.115	3.49	-0.13%	-1.00	PH 2B
22	808	78 (1)	Jul 5	KCR	@	TEX	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.279	.308	.587	4						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
23	809	144 (65)	Sep 15 (1)	KCR		OAK	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.279	.308	.587	6						PR
24	810	152 (7)	Sep 24	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS-8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.286	.577	2	1.17	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.57	2B
25	811	154 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	KCR	@	CAL	W,6-2	3-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.294	.273	.567	3	.45	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.17	2B
26	812	155	Sep 26	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.294	.273	.567	9						2B
27	813	156	Sep 27 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-4	GS-10	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188	.291	.292	.583	1	1.59	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.44	2B
							11-16		55	48	8	9	3	1	0	4	7	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.188	.291	.292	.583		1.11	0.152	1.00	-0.03%	-2.73

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