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	6-26 / in Starts: 2-8
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 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:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	19 (11-4-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
J Early	1

Most Driven In By
P Lehner	1
H Thompson	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	252	3 (2)	Apr 18	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.78	-0.106	7.10	-0.16%	-0.57	P
2	253	8 (4)	Apr 26	SLB		CHW	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.52	-0.041	3.08	-0.05%	-0.03	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	254	14 (5)	May 4 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
4	255	20 (5)	May 10	SLB		CLE	W,8-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	.87	0.019	.94	0.01%	0.10	P
5	256	26 (5)	May 18 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	9	1.01	-0.039	.99	-0.02%	-0.39	P
6	257	35 (8)	May 30 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.368	.389	.757	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
7	258	41 (5)	Jun 7	SLB		NYY	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.350	.381	.400	.781	9	1.63	0.021	2.00	0.02%	0.10	P
8	259	48 (6)	Jun 14	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-12	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.391	.409	.800	9	.50	-0.014	.73	-0.01%	-0.03	P
9	260	54 (5)	Jun 21	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.360	.407	.400	.807	9	1.87	0.087	.77	0.02%	0.29	P
10	261	59 (4)	Jun 27	SLB	@	DET	L,2-11	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.414	.385	.798	9	.60	-0.006	.19	0.00%	-0.03	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	262	65 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,3-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.400	.370	.770	9						P
12	263	69 (3)	Jul 10	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.387	.357	.744	9	2.85	-0.079	.08	0.00%	-0.31	P
13	264	73 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,2-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.387	.357	.744	9						P
14	265	76 (2)	Jul 15	SLB		PHA	L,1-8	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.300	.364	.333	.697	9						P
15	266	86 (9)	Jul 24	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-14	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.313	.655	9	.34	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.62	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
16	267	101 (14)	Aug 8	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.281	.361	.313	.674	9	1.51	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
17	268	107 (5)	Aug 11 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.378	.313	.691	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
18	269	110 (2)	Aug 13 (2)	SLB		DET	W,6-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.378	.313	.691	9						P
19	270	111	Aug 14	SLB		DET	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.378	.313	.691	9						P
20	271	112	Aug 15	SLB		CLE	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.378	.313	.691	9						P
21	272	116 (3)	Aug 19	SLB		BOS	L,5-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.378	.313	.691	9						P
22	273	117	Aug 21	SLB		PHA	L,5-8	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.368	.303	.671	9	.38	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
23	274	119 (1)	Aug 23	SLB		PHA	L,0-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.368	.303	.671	9						P
24	275	123 (3)	Aug 26	SLB		NYY	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.368	.303	.671	9						P
25	276	124	Aug 27	SLB		NYY	L,6-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.368	.303	.671	9						P
26	277	126 (1)	Aug 30	SLB		DET	W,3-2	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.359	.294	.653	9	1.34	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.10	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	278	129 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.359	.294	.653	9						P
28	279	131 (1)	Sep 2	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.359	.294	.653	9						P
29	280	140 (8)	Sep 14	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-6	4-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.366	.286	.652	9	.73	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
30	281	145 (4)	Sep 18	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-10	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.381	.286	.667	9	.28	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
31	282	149 (3)	Sep 23	SLB		CLE	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.381	.286	.667	9						P
32	283	152 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.381	.286	.667	9						P
							6-26		42	35	3	9	1	0	0	2	7	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	.257	.381	.286	.667		1.26	-0.176	1.37	-0.20%	-1.25

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