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	8-14 / in Starts: 8-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (6-7-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
F Mancuso	1
M Christman	0

Most Driven In By
G McQuillen	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	229	1	Apr 16	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.82	-0.032	2.14	-0.05%	-0.12	P
2	230	5 (3)	Apr 21 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,2-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.33	-0.067	2.80	-0.08%	-0.45	P
3	231	9 (3)	Apr 26	SLB		DET	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	9	1.44	0.070	2.91	0.09%	0.42	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
4	232	14 (4)	May 1	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	9	1.01	-0.099	2.00	-0.12%	-0.71	P
5	233	21 (6)	May 9	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.412	.745	9	.58	-0.018	.86	-0.02%	0.20	P
6	234	26 (4)	May 14	SLB		NYY	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.350	.636	9	1.36	-0.109	1.83	-0.09%	-0.60	P
7	235	35 (8)	May 26 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.280	.375	.655	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
8	236	42 (6)	Jun 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.280	.375	.655	9						P
9	237	44 (1)	Jun 5	SLB	@	BOS	T,8-8	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.385	.681	9	3.35	-0.037	1.34	-0.01%	0.03	P
10	238	49 (4)	Jun 9 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.370	.656	9	.99	-0.024	.11	0.00%	-0.21	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
11	239	73 (23)	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.387	.700	9	.40	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.01	P
12	240	77 (3)	Jul 11	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.265	.286	.353	.639	9	.78	-0.071	.02	0.00%	-0.78	P
13	241	85 (7)	Jul 17 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.278	.343	.621	9	.71	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.15	P
14	242	89 (3)	Jul 21 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.278	.343	.621	9						P
15	243	92 (2)	Jul 26	SLB		BOS	L,5-8	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.333	.623	9	1.10	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
16	244	97 (4)	Jul 31	SLB		WSH	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.325	.611	9	1.00	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.35	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
17	245	106 (8)	Aug 10	SLB		CLE	L,3-5	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.244	.295	.317	.613	9						P
18	246	113 (6)	Aug 18 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.313	.318	.631	9						P
19	247	120 (6)	Aug 23	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.294	.298	.592	9	1.19	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.95	P
20	248	126 (5)	Aug 31	SLB		DET	L,3-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.283	.286	.569	9	.50	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.20	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
21	249	132 (5)	Sep 5	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.288	.574	9	.46	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
22	250	143 (10)	Sep 16	SLB		NYY	L,5-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.288	.574	9						P
23	251	147 (3)	Sep 21 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,1-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.288	.574	9						P
							8-14		56	52	2	12	3	0	0	1	4	0	4	0	0		0	1	0	0	.231	.286	.288	.574		1.01	-0.564	.97	-0.28%	-3.46

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