Nels Potter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: August 23, 1911 in Mount Morris, IL us

Died: September 30, 1990 in Mount Morris, IL

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, IL

High School: Mount Morris HS (Mount Morris, IL)

Schools: Mount Morris College (Mount Morris, IL), Manchester University (North Manchester, IN)

Debut: April 25, 1936 (Age 24-246d, 8,004th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1949 (Age 38-026d)
vs. CIN 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Nelson Thomas Potter

Nicknames: Nellie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.9

ERA

3.99

349

177

1686.0

747

WHIP

1.366

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-13 / in Starts: 18-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	51 (28-18-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	65 (33-21-10)

Most Driven In
L Schulte	2
F Mancuso	1
G Moore	1
M Christman	1
D Gutteridge	0

Most Driven In By
L Finney	1
P Gray	1
C Laabs	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	197	3 (2)	Apr 19	SLB		DET	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.78	0.006	1.91	0.01%	0.18	P
2	198	7 (3)	Apr 26	SLB	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.61	0.217	2.65	0.21%	0.36	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
3	199	10 (2)	May 2	SLB		CLE	L,1-2	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
4	200	14 (3)	May 8	SLB		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.86	-0.172	1.42	-0.17%	-1.45	P
5	201	18 (3)	May 13 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,1-4	GS-0	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9						P
6	202	22 (3)	May 20 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.273	.304	.273	.577	9	.17	0.045	.51	0.08%	2.05	P
7	203	26 (3)	May 25	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9	.92	-0.112	2.62	-0.19%	-1.66	P
8	204	32 (5)	May 30 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.259	.545	9	.99	0.043	2.27	0.06%	0.36	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
9	205	36 (3)	Jun 3 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.290	.267	.557	9	1.56	0.091	4.30	0.15%	0.23	P
10	206	42 (5)	Jun 8	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.242	.265	.242	.507	9	1.47	-0.143	4.94	-0.29%	-1.02	P
11	207	47 (4)	Jun 13	SLB	@	DET	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.250	.229	.479	9	.86	-0.044	2.74	-0.09%	-0.37	P
12	208	51 (3)	Jun 19	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.222	.243	.222	.465	9						P
13	209	56 (4)	Jun 24 (2)	SLB		DET	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.250	.231	.481	9	.54	-0.008	.97	-0.01%	-0.07	P
14	210	60 (3)	Jun 30	SLB		BOS	T,2-2	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.238	.220	.458	9	.98	-0.049	.91	-0.03%	-0.44	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
15	211	66 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.227	.209	.437	9	.75	-0.037	.83	-0.03%	-0.31	P
16	212	72 (5)	Jul 8	SLB		WSH	W,5-1	CG(7)	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.239	.222	.461	9	.56	0.024	.70	0.02%	0.26	P
17	213	75 (2)	Jul 13	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.275	.280	.555	9	.90	0.066	.88	0.04%	0.80	P
18	214	81 (5)	Jul 21	SLB	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.273	.278	.551	9	.35	-0.014	.90	-0.02%	-0.34	P
19	215	85 (3)	Jul 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.263	.268	.531	9	1.40	-0.058	3.46	-0.09%	-0.38	P
Aug		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
20	216	90 (4)	Aug 1	SLB	@	DET	L,8-9	GS-8	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.295	.300	.595	9	.81	0.083	1.45	0.09%	1.34	P
21	217	95 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,10-9	GS-7	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.306	.317	.323	.640	9	.18	0.019	.12	0.01%	0.56	P
22	218	100 (4)	Aug 10 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.292	.303	.308	.611	9						P
23	219	106 (5)	Aug 14	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.303	.308	.611	9						P
24	220	109 (2)	Aug 17	SLB		NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.314	.309	.623	9	.35	0.002	.27	0.00%	-0.23	P
25	221	114 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.282	.301	.296	.597	9						P
26	222	121 (6)	Aug 26 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.316	.311	.627	9	.48	0.022	.58	0.02%	0.40	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
27	223	126 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.312	.329	.325	.654	9	.97	-0.089	1.95	-0.11%	-0.65	P
28	224	132 (5)	Sep 5 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.317	.313	.630	9	1.58	-0.113	5.04	-0.22%	-0.95	P
29	225	142 (9)	Sep 13	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.329	.325	.655	9	1.42	0.023	.01	0.00%	0.36	P
30	226	148 (5)	Sep 19 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.318	.314	.632	9	.83	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
31	227	151 (2)	Sep 23	SLB	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.319	.315	.633	9	.45	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.33	P
32	228	154 (2)	Sep 30	SLB		DET	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.319	.326	.645	9	1.06	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
							18-13		99	92	3	28	2	0	0	5	2	0	7	0	5		1	3	0	0	.304	.319	.326	.645		.86	-0.183	1.55	-0.55%	-1.32

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