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	12-15 / in Starts: 6-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	26 (12-10-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
P Masi	2
J Heath	1

Most Driven In By
T Holmes	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	284	4 (3)	Apr 25 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,7-6	GS-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						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
2	285	10 (5)	May 4	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.67	-0.010	1.79	-0.02%	-0.04	P
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Philadelphia Athletics
3	286	24	May 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.16	-0.004	.82	-0.01%	-0.17	P
4	287	26 (1)	May 21	PHA	@	DET	W,9-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
5	288	33 (6)	May 28	PHA		NYY	W,6-3	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.16	-0.006	.92	-0.02%	0.02	P
6	289	35 (1)	May 30 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	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	290	40 (4)	Jun 2	PHA		CHW	L,3-7	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	9						P
8	291	43 (2)	Jun 6 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	9						P
9	292	46 (2)	Jun 9	PHA		DET	L,4-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	1.44	-0.129	5.31	-0.29%	-1.76	P
10	293	50 (3)	Jun 13 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,5-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9						P
				Player went from Philadelphia Athletics to Boston Braves
11	294	61	Jun 26	BSN		PIT	L,1-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	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
12	295	68 (6)	Jul 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-7	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	1.86	-0.058	11.62	-0.22%	-0.44	P
13	296	77 (8)	Jul 11	BSN		PHI	W,9-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9						P
14	297	79 (1)	Jul 15 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	T,1-1	9-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	2.96	-0.158	16.95	-0.54%	-0.54	P
15	298	82 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	5	3	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.429	.467	.500	.967	9	.22	0.035	1.61	0.15%	2.05	P
16	299	87 (4)	Jul 23	BSN	@	STL	L,5-7	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.438	.849	9	.96	-0.050	6.25	-0.20%	-0.57	P
17	300	91 (3)	Jul 27	BSN		PIT	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.421	.450	.474	.924	9	.91	0.137	6.74	0.61%	1.28	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
18	301	96 (4)	Aug 1	BSN		STL	L,6-9	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.455	.476	.931	9	.99	-0.004	6.43	-0.02%	0.03	P
19	302	98 (1)	Aug 3	BSN		CIN	L,4-5	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.391	.417	.435	.851	9	2.00	-0.109	13.10	-0.43%	-0.55	P
20	303	101 (2)	Aug 6	BSN		CHC	L,4-5	6-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.423	.440	.863	9	2.03	0.058	13.79	0.24%	0.15	P
21	304	104 (2)	Aug 10	BSN		NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.393	.414	.429	.842	9	.93	-0.057	7.38	-0.27%	-1.60	P
22	305	108 (3)	Aug 14	BSN		BRO	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.438	.455	.469	.923	9	1.86	0.122	18.80	0.74%	0.78	P
23	306	116 (7)	Aug 23	BSN	@	BRO	W,3-2	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.424	.441	.455	.896	9	2.62	-0.153	28.79	-1.01%	-1.60	P
Sep/Oct		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
24	307	138 (21)	Sep 12 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,2-1	10-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.412	.429	.441	.870	9	1.77	-0.044	15.55	-0.23%	-0.16	P
25	308	147 (8)	Sep 25	BSN		NYG	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.412	.429	.441	.870	9						P
26	309	148	Sep 26	BSN		NYG	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.412	.429	.441	.870	9						P
27	310	149	Sep 28	BSN	@	BRO	L,8-9	8-13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.389	.405	.417	.822	9	1.85	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
28	311	154 (4)	Oct 3	BSN	@	NYG	W,11-1	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.378	.395	.405	.800	9						P
							12-15		40	37	1	14	1	0	0	4	1	0	3	0	2		0	2	0	0	.378	.395	.405	.800		1.24	-0.525	8.47	-1.51%	-3.46

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