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: 6-30 / 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: 24, Entered with runners on base: 12

1930 Pitching Game Log

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1930 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	1	4	Apr 18	CHC	@	STL	L,1-11	7-GF(8)		99	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.40	4.66	8	3	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.01	-0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.74	7b -23 1 out d7	8b end d10
2	2	10	Apr 24	CHC		STL	L,2-9	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	3.23	3	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.65	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
3	3	13	Apr 27	CHC		PIT	L,5-9	4-6		2	2.2	3	2	2	2	4	0	0	5.06	2.67	11	0	2	0	0	3		1	0	2	2	1	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.23	0.008	.58	0.01%	0.09	4t -2- 1 out d6	6t 3 out d8
4	4	15	Apr 29	CHC		PIT	L,9-13	6-6		1	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.35	3.21	3	0	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.37	-0.180	5.97	-0.27%	-2.06	6t 1-3 1 out d1	6t -2- 2 out d4
May				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
5	5	22	May 8	CHC		BRO	W,7-4	8-GF	W(1-0)	8	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.70	2.86	6	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.116	3.10	0.24%	1.30	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 3
6	6	24	May 10	CHC		NYG	L,4-9	3-GF		1	6.1	8	2	2	2	1	1	1	3.86	4.28	28	7	9	1	0	8		1	0	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	.22	0.055	.93	0.14%	2.27	3t -2- 2 out d5	9t end d 5
7	7	28	May 15	CHC		BSN	L,8-10	GS-5		4	4.1	5	4	3	1	0	1	0	4.42	4.82	19	8	5	0	0	5	38			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.11	-0.190	3.62	-0.37%	-1.11	1t start tie	5t --- 1 out d2
8	8	33	May 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-10	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	5.31	4.82	11	2	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.032	.25	-0.05%	-1.72	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 7
9	9	35	May 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	5.91	4.64	5	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.28	-0.052	.79	-0.09%	-1.36	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
10	10	38	May 26	CHC		CIN	L,2-6	6-7		2	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.40	4.61	9	4	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.068	1.32	0.08%	1.30	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
11	11	41	May 30(2)	CHC		STL	W,9-8	7-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.32	4.59	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.02	0.056	5.13	0.09%	0.51	7t 12- 2 out d1	7t 3 out d1
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
12	12	48	Jun 7	CHC	@	BRO	L,9-12	4-7	L(1-1)	7	3.2	2	3	3	1	3	1	1	5.60	4.83	15	3	5	0	2	2		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	-0.165	8.67	-0.55%	0.24	4b 1-3 1 out d1	7b 3 out d2
13	13	61	Jun 22	CHC		BSN	L,2-3	9-GF		14	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.40	4.87	4	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.056	4.90	0.15%	0.65	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
14	14	64	Jun 25	CHC		PHI	W,13-12	2-5		2	2.2	6	4	4	0	2	1	0	6.10	4.98	14	1	5	1	2	6		3	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.259	5.62	-0.66%	-1.54	2t 123 2 out d3	5t --- 1 out d3
15	15	65	Jun 26	CHC		BRO	L,1-7	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.73	4.82	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.41	0.02%	1.30	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
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
16	16	71	Jul 2	CHC		NYG	L,8-9	4-9	L(1-2)	5	4.2	7	4	2	1	4	0	0	5.50	4.45	23	6	5	3	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	22	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.78	-0.264	11.32	-1.01%	-1.42	4t --- 2 out tie	9t -2- 1 out d3
17	17	76	Jul 6(2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,7-8	7-7		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.35	4.41	4	1	2	1	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.66	0.031	3.35	0.09%	0.60	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
18	18	80	Jul 13(1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5.22	4.52	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.50	0.020	2.43	0.06%	0.62	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
19	19	81	Jul 13(2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-3	7-GF(8)		-1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.97	4.39	7	2	3	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.028	.85	0.07%	1.24	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
20	20	88	Jul 20	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-13	4-7		6	3.2	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.96	4.58	16	6	5	1	0	3		1	0	2	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.023	.65	0.09%	0.92	4b --3 1 out d6	7b 3 out d8
21	21	91	Jul 22(2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-6	7-GF(7)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.86	4.54	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.005	.52	0.02%	0.63	7b --- 0 out d5	7b end d 5
22	22	92	Jul 23	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-8	5-7		0	2.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	4.96	4.63	11	3	4	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.83	-0.013	5.95	-0.06%	0.96	5b 123 1 out d1	7b 3 out d3
23	23	94	Jul 25	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-5	GS-6	W(2-2)	1	5.2	9	4	4	3	0	0	1	5.10	4.67	28	7	8	1	0	9	32			0	1	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.25	0.061	7.46	0.22%	-0.19	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out a2
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
24	24	101	Aug 2	CHC		PIT	L,8-14	7-8		7	1.1	7	4	4	1	0	0	0	5.63	4.68	11	0	3	0	0	7		1	1	0	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.179	2.13	-0.63%	-4.29	7t 1-- 1 out d2	8t 1-3 2 out d7
25	25	111	Aug 13	CHC		BRO	L,5-15	7-8		10	2.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	5.90	4.60	10	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	.56	-0.101	6.83	-0.75%	-1.70	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d5
26	26	114	Aug 16(1)	CHC		PHI	W,10-9	9-GF	W(3-2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.80	4.58	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.056	6.65	0.25%	0.65	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
27	27	115	Aug 16(2)	CHC		PHI	T,3-3	8-9		-1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.61	4.53	6	2	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.039	1.80	0.18%	1.30	8t --- 0 out d3	9t 3 out d3
28	28	118	Aug 19(1)	CHC		PHI	L,8-9	8-GF		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.43	4.52	8	6	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.126	7.02	0.55%	1.30	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
29	29	120	Aug 20	CHC		PHI	L,8-10	GS-7		0	6.0	10	7	6	2	1	4	0	5.74	5.19	31	9	10	1	0	9	25			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.39	-0.350	10.64	-1.61%	-3.11	1t start tie	7t --- 0 out tie
30	30	127	Aug 28	CHC		STL	L,7-8	8-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.66	5.20	4	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.043	6.96	0.21%	0.65	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
31	31	128	Aug 29	CHC		STL	W,9-8	8-9		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.50	5.11	7	1	3	0	3	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.010	.85	0.06%	1.30	8t --- 0 out d5	9t 3 out d5
32	32	130	Aug 31	CHC		STL	L,3-8	6-8		1	3.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.28	4.99	13	8	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	.06	0.011	.45	0.05%	1.94	6t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d7
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
33	33	131	Sep 1(1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.21	4.96	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.03	0.002	.19	0.01%	0.60	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
34	34	134	Sep 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-9	6-7		1	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.12	4.90	6	1	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.128	6.71	-0.69%	-0.78	6b 1-3 2 out d1	7b 3 out d3
35	35	140	Sep 10	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-6	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.17	4.91	6	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.003	.54	-0.03%	-0.36	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
36	36	146	Sep 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	5.11	5.05	5	3	1	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.09	-0.026	.71	-0.13%	-2.52	8b 123 0 out d2	8b end d 7
37	37	148	Sep 18	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.09	4.99	8	2	4	0	1	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.019	1.67	-0.11%	0.26	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
							6-30		W-L:3-2	2.7	81.1	96	52	46	28	29	10	6	5.09	4.99	365	1.09		6%	4%	91	32	23	43%	6	6	2	322	13	4	1	7	6	6	.73	-1.144	4.32	-4.40%	-1.64

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