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+

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

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	59 (58)	Jun 16	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
2	60	Jun 18	WSA		BOS	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	62 (1)	Jun 20	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
4	63	Jun 21	WSA		BAL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
5	64	Jun 22 (1)	WSA		BAL	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
6	65	Jun 22 (2)	WSA		BAL	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
7	67 (1)	Jun 24	WSA		BAL	L,1-6	GS	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
8	68	Jun 25	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-12	GF	10	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH 3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	79 (10)	Jul 5	WSA	@	CLE	W,15-6	GF	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
10	80	Jul 6 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
11	81	Jul 6 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
12	83 (1)	Jul 8	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	85 (1)	Jul 10	WSA		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
14	86	Jul 11	WSA		DET	W,4-3	GF	24	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
15	87	Jul 15	WSA		CHW	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
16	88	Jul 16	WSA		CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
17	89	Jul 17	WSA		MIN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
18	90	Jul 18	WSA		MIN	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	3B
19	91	Jul 19	WSA		MIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
20	92	Jul 20	WSA		MIL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
21	93	Jul 21	WSA		MIL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
22	94	Jul 22	WSA		MIL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
23	95	Jul 24 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	9.1	4	3	2	9	0	3B
24	96	Jul 24 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
25	97	Jul 25 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
26	98	Jul 25 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
27	99	Jul 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
28	100	Jul 28	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
29	101	Jul 30	WSA	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
30	102	Jul 31	WSA	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	103	Aug 1 (1)	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
32	104	Aug 1 (2)	WSA	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
33	105	Aug 2	WSA	@	DET	L,7-11	GS	43	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B 2B
34	106	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
35	107	Aug 4	WSA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
36	108	Aug 5	WSA		CLE	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
37	109	Aug 6	WSA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
38	110	Aug 7	WSA		CLE	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
39	111	Aug 8	WSA		CLE	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	112	Aug 10 (1)	WSA		KCR	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
41	113	Aug 10 (2)	WSA		KCR	L,1-3	GS	29	7.1	0	2	0	2	1	3B
42	114	Aug 11	WSA		KCR	L,0-1	CG	23	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	3B
43	115	Aug 12 (1)	WSA		KCR	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
44	116	Aug 12 (2)	WSA		KCR	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	1	3B
45	117	Aug 13	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
46	118	Aug 14	WSA		CAL	W,2-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
47	119	Aug 15	WSA		CAL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	120	Aug 17	WSA		OAK	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
49	121	Aug 18	WSA		OAK	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
50	122	Aug 20 (1)	WSA	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	123	Aug 20 (2)	WSA	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
52	124	Aug 21	WSA	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
53	125	Aug 22	WSA	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
54	126	Aug 24	WSA	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
55	127	Aug 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
56	128	Aug 26	WSA	@	CAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
57	129	Aug 27	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
58	130	Aug 28	WSA	@	OAK	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
59	131	Aug 29 (1)	WSA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
60	132	Aug 29 (2)	WSA	@	OAK	L,0-9	CG	43	8.0	5	2	2	9	1	3B
61	133	Aug 31	WSA	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	134	Sep 1	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
63	135	Sep 2	WSA	@	NYY	L,1-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
64	136	Sep 3	WSA		BAL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
65	137	Sep 4	WSA		BAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
66	138	Sep 5	WSA		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
67	139	Sep 6	WSA		DET	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
68	140	Sep 7	WSA		DET	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
69	141	Sep 8	WSA		DET	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
70	142	Sep 9	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
71	143	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
72	144	Sep 14 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
73	145	Sep 14 susp	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-6	GF	50	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
74	146	Sep 15	WSA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
75	147	Sep 16	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
76	148	Sep 17	WSA		BOS	L,7-10	CG	51	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
77	149	Sep 18	WSA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
78	150	Sep 19	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
79	151	Sep 20	WSA		CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
80	152	Sep 21	WSA		CLE	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
81	153	Sep 22	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
82	154	Sep 24	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
83	155	Sep 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	159 (3)	Sep 30	WSA		NYY	L,7-5	CG	37	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							85gm		716.1	63	150	14	227	15