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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Team Record in Appearances: 4-14 / in Starts: 3-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 4

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 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	68	70	Jun 23(2)	STL		ATL	W,3-1	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	6	1	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	2.83	33	14	10	1	3	6	72			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.07	0.354	7.00	1.39%	2.39	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
2	69	75	Jun 29	STL	@	CHC	L,8-10	6-6	L(1-1)	5	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.00	2.83	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	-0.150	14.76	-0.51%	-1.05	6b 12- 2 out a2	6b 1-3 2 out a1
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
3	70	85	Jul 11(2)	STL		HOU	W,8-7	GS-5		11	4.1	6	4	4	0	1	0	0	3.38	2.54	19	3	9	0	1	6	36			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.053	3.75	-0.13%	-1.39	1t start tie	5t -23 1 out a4
4	71	89	Jul 15	STL		LAD	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.93	2.39	7	3	2	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.111	3.24	0.21%	0.75	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
5	72	92	Jul 19	STL		NYM	L,2-4	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.76	2.26	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.38	0.02%	0.38	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
6	73	101	Jul 26(2)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6		6	6.0	5	4	2	1	2	1	0	2.82	2.83	26	13	5	0	1	5	51			0	0	0	20	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.44	-0.406	1.34	-0.23%	-1.77	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
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
7	74	113	Aug 7	STL		CIN	W,3-1	GS-8	W(2-1)	11	7.0	7	1	1	0	3	1	0	2.45	2.96	26	6	10	0	1	7	62			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.227	1.05	0.14%	1.28	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a2
8	75	117	Aug 11	STL	@	ATL	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.37	2.88	4	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.11	0.004	.02	0.00%	0.38	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
9	76	119	Aug 13	STL	@	CHC	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.90	2.97	6	3	0	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.11	-0.029	.07	-0.01%	-3.54	8b 123 1 out d2	8b end d 7
10	77	122	Aug 16	STL		ATL	L,1-5	7-GF		2	3.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	2.91	14	1	8	1	2	5		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.012	.01	0.00%	1.13	7t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
11	78	126	Aug 20	STL	@	PHI	L,2-8	4-7		3	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.37	2.86	13	5	7	1	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.005	.00	0.00%	1.52	4b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d6
12	79	136	Aug 30	STL	@	NYM	L,2-8	6-7		9	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.48	2.84	8	4	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.24	6b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d8
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
13	80	141	Sep 4	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	3-4		4	1.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	2.81	2.84	9	3	1	0	1	3		1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.53	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-1.13	3b -2- 0 out d5	4b -23 2 out d5
14	81	143	Sep 6(2)	STL		SFG	L,7-8	8-8		1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.95	3.14	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.62	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
15	82	144	Sep 7	STL		SFG	L,1-5	8-GF		0	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	2.82	3.26	9	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.75	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
16	83	146	Sep 9	STL		LAD	L,1-10	6-GF		1	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	2.77	3.06	16	6	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.51	6t --- 0 out d9	9t end d 9
17	84	155	Sep 20	STL	@	LAD	L,4-5	6-GF(8)		10	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.63	2.99	8	5	2	0	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	.75	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.95	6b -23 1 out tie	8b end d 1
18	85	161	Sep 28	STL		HOU	L,2-3	8-9	H(1)	7	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.91	3.03	6	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.16	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.52	8t --- 0 out a2	9t -23 1 out a2
							4-14		W-L:2-1,Sv:1,Hld:1	3.4	52.2	49	20	17	9	16	3	0	2.91	3.03	212	1.12		3%	9%	49	55	8	63%	0	1	0	193	7	0	3	5	2	1	.72	-0.079	1.89	0.87%	-0.23

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