Mel Nelson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 30, 1936 in San Diego, CA us

High School: San Bernardino HS (San Bernardino, CA)

School: San Bernardino Valley College (San Bernardino, CA)

Debut: September 27, 1960 (Age 24-120d, 11,799th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 2, 1969 (Age 33-003d)
vs. ATL 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Melvin Frederick Nelson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.1

ERA

4.40

173.2

WHIP

1.457

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-27 / in Starts: 0-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 10 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	4 (3-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 10 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (3-1-0)

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	3	3 (2)	Apr 11	LAA		CHW	L,1-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	4	4	Apr 13	LAA		CHW	W,1-0	11-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.17	-0.053	4.15	-0.06%	-0.20	PH
3	5	5	Apr 16	LAA	@	MIN	L,10-11	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	6	7 (1)	Apr 18	LAA	@	MIN	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	7	10 (2)	Apr 20	LAA	@	KCA	W,7-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	8	12 (1)	Apr 22	LAA	@	WSA	L,1-4	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	9	14 (1)	Apr 24	LAA	@	DET	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	10	15	Apr 25	LAA	@	DET	W,7-5	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	11	16	Apr 26	LAA	@	BAL	W,4-3	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	12	20 (3)	Apr 29 (2)	LAA		WSA	W,13-8	4-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.040	1.66	-0.05%	-0.27	P
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
11	13	24 (3)	May 3	LAA		CLE	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						PR
12	14	25	May 4	LAA		CLE	L,0-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	15	27 (1)	May 6	LAA		MIN	W,5-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	16	29 (1)	May 8	LAA		MIN	W,4-3	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.016	1.29	-0.02%	-0.09	P
15	17	31 (1)	May 11	LAA	@	CHW	L,2-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	18	33 (1)	May 12 (2)	LAA	@	CHW	W,7-6	4-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.02	0.042	1.95	0.05%	0.24	P
17	19	38 (4)	May 17	LAA	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.30	-0.065	1.92	-0.06%	-0.51	P
18	20	41 (2)	May 20	LAA	@	CLE	L,5-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
19	21	42	May 22	LAA	@	CLE	W,7-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.42	-0.011	.43	-0.01%	-0.09	P
20	22	44 (1)	May 25	LAA		KCA	L,2-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.68	-0.016	.64	-0.01%	-0.26	P
21	23	46 (1)	May 28	LAA		DET	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
22	24	48 (1)	May 30	LAA		DET	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
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
23	25	54 (5)	Jun 5 (1)	LAA		CHW	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.36	-0.031	1.56	-0.02%	-0.26	P
24	26	58 (3)	Jun 9	LAA		MIN	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
25	27	60 (1)	Jun 11	LAA	@	KCA	L,2-5	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
26	28	66 (5)	Jun 16 (2)	LAA	@	MIN	W,5-4	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
27	29	69 (2)	Jun 19 (2)	LAA		KCA	L,3-4	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						PR P
28	30	72 (2)	Jun 23	LAA		WSA	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
29	31	74 (1)	Jun 25	LAA		BAL	L,0-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
30	32	78 (3)	Jun 28 (2)	LAA	@	DET	L,3-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
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
31	33	83 (4)	Jul 4	LAA	@	BAL	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8						P
32	34	85 (1)	Jul 6	LAA	@	WSA	L,2-3	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	5						PR
33	35	86	Jul 7 (1)	LAA	@	WSA	L,3-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
34	36	90 (3)	Jul 13	LAA		NYY	W,3-1	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
35	37	92 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	LAA		BOS	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
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
36	38	154 (61)	Sep 18 (2)	LAA		BAL	L,5-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
37	39	157 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
38	40	158	Sep 22 (2)	LAA	@	CLE	L,1-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	7						P
39	41	161 (2)	Sep 28	LAA	@	BOS	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
							12-27		10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200		1.06	-0.190	1.72	-0.17%	-1.44

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