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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	TEX		CHW	L,1-3	GS	34	8.0	5	3	1	9	2	2B
2	2	Apr 10	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-12	GS	32	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
3	3	Apr 11	TEX	@	KCR	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
4	5 (1)	Apr 13	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
5	6	Apr 17	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
6	7	Apr 18	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
7	9 (1)	Apr 21	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
8	10	Apr 22	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
9	11	Apr 24	TEX		DET	W,2-1	GS	24	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
10	12	Apr 25	TEX		DET	W,4-1	GS	29	7.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
11	13	Apr 26	TEX		DET	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
12	14	Apr 27	TEX		MIL	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
13	15	Apr 28	TEX		MIL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
14	16	Apr 29	TEX		MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	17	May 1	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
16	18	May 2	TEX	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
17	19	May 4	TEX	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
18	21 (1)	May 6	TEX	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
19	22	May 8	TEX	@	MIL	W,5-3	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
20	31 (8)	May 16	TEX		KCR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
21	32	May 17	TEX		KCR	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
22	33	May 18	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
23	34	May 19	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
24	35	May 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
25	36	May 22	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
26	37	May 23	TEX	@	OAK	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
27	38	May 25	TEX	@	NYY	L,7-9	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
28	39	May 26	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	3	4	1	8	3	2B
29	40	May 27	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
30	41	May 29	TEX		CLE	L,7-9	CG	49	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
31	42	May 30	TEX		CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
32	43	May 31	TEX		CLE	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	44	Jun 1	TEX		BAL	W,4-3	CG	54	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
34	45	Jun 2	TEX		BAL	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
35	46	Jun 3	TEX		BAL	L,1-7	CG	28	5.2	2	2	0	4	1	2B
36	47	Jun 5	TEX		NYY	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
37	48	Jun 6	TEX		NYY	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	2B
38	49	Jun 7	TEX		NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
39	50	Jun 8	TEX		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
40	51	Jun 9	TEX		BOS	L,1-12	CG	46	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
41	52	Jun 10	TEX		BOS	L,1-10	GS	34	7.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
42	53	Jun 12	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	30	8.0	4	2	0	6	3	2B
43	54	Jun 13	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
44	55	Jun 15	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
45	56	Jun 16	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
46	57	Jun 17	TEX	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	67	15.0	6	5	0	11	1	2B
47	58	Jun 18	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
48	59	Jun 19	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
49	60	Jun 20	TEX	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
50	61	Jun 22	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
51	62	Jun 23	TEX	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
52	63	Jun 24 (1)	TEX	@	KCR	L,4-7	GS	31	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
53	64	Jun 24 (2)	TEX	@	KCR	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
54	65	Jun 25	TEX		OAK	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
55	66	Jun 26	TEX		OAK	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
56	67	Jun 27	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	2B
57	68	Jun 28	TEX		MIN	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
58	69	Jun 29	TEX		KCR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
59	70	Jun 30 (1)	TEX		KCR	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
60	71	Jun 30 (2)	TEX		KCR	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	72	Jul 1	TEX		KCR	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
62	73	Jul 2	TEX		CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
63	74	Jul 3 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,1-15	GS	32	5.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
64	75	Jul 3 (2)	TEX		CHW	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
65	76	Jul 4 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
66	77	Jul 4 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
67	78	Jul 5	TEX		CHW	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
68	79	Jul 6	TEX	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
69	80	Jul 7	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-17	CG	51	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
70	81	Jul 8 (1)	TEX	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS	26	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
71	82	Jul 8 (2)	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
72	83	Jul 9	TEX	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	51	12.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
73	84	Jul 10	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
74	85	Jul 11	TEX	@	DET	L,2-14	CG	48	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
75	86	Jul 12	TEX	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
76	87	Jul 13	TEX	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
77	88	Jul 14	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
78	89	Jul 15	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
79	90	Jul 17	TEX		MIL	L,3-6	GS	27	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
80	94 (3)	Jul 21	TEX		DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
81	95	Jul 22	TEX		DET	W,4-3	GF	23	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
82	96	Jul 26 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
83	97	Jul 26 (2)	TEX		CAL	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
84	98	Jul 27	TEX		CAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
85	99	Jul 28	TEX	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
86	100	Jul 29 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
87	101	Jul 29 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
88	102	Jul 30	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
89	103	Jul 31	TEX	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	104	Aug 1	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
91	105	Aug 2	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
92	106	Aug 3	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
93	107	Aug 4	TEX	@	CHW	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
94	108	Aug 5 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
95	109	Aug 5 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	3	1	0	4	1	2B
96	110	Aug 7 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
97	111	Aug 7 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
98	112	Aug 8	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	5	3	0	8	2	2B
99	113	Aug 10	TEX		CLE	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
100	114	Aug 11	TEX		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
101	115	Aug 12	TEX		CLE	L,6-7	GS	42	9.1	2	2	0	4	2	2B
102	116	Aug 13	TEX		BAL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
103	117	Aug 14	TEX		BAL	L,10-12	CG	51	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
104	118	Aug 15	TEX		BAL	L,1-5	GS	26	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
105	119	Aug 17	TEX		NYY	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
106	120	Aug 18	TEX		NYY	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
107	121	Aug 19	TEX		NYY	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
108	122	Aug 20	TEX		BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
109	123	Aug 21	TEX		BOS	L,9-15	CG	49	9.0	5	6	0	11	3	2B
110	124	Aug 22	TEX		BOS	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
111	125	Aug 24	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
112	127 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	TEX	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
113	128	Aug 26 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
114	129	Aug 27	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
115	130	Aug 28	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
116	131	Aug 29	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
117	132	Aug 30	TEX		MIN	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
118	133	Aug 31	TEX		MIN	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	134	Sep 1	TEX		MIN	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
120	135	Sep 2	TEX		MIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
121	136	Sep 3 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	50	10.1	3	1	0	4	0	2B
122	137	Sep 3 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
123	138	Sep 4	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-14	CG	47	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
124	139	Sep 7	TEX		OAK	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
125	140	Sep 8	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
126	141	Sep 9	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
127	142	Sep 10	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
128	143	Sep 11	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
129	144	Sep 12	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
130	145	Sep 14	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	42	9.2	4	2	0	6	1	2B
131	146	Sep 15	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
132	147	Sep 16	TEX	@	OAK	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
133	148	Sep 17	TEX		CHW	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
134	149	Sep 18	TEX		CHW	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
135	150	Sep 19 (1)	TEX		CAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
136	151	Sep 19 (2)	TEX		CAL	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
137	155 (3)	Sep 22	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-5	GF	10	1.2	2	1	0	3	1	PH 2B
138	157 (1)	Sep 24	TEX	@	CAL	L,9-10	CG	44	8.2	1	4	0	5	0	2B
139	158	Sep 25	TEX	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	37	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
140	162 (3)	Sep 30	TEX		KCR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
							140gm		1175.0	327	364	11	702	98