Rocky Nelson

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: November 18, 1924 in Portsmouth, OH us

Died: October 31, 2006 in Portsmouth, OH

Buried: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Franklin Furnace, OH

High School: Portsmouth HS (Portsmouth, OH)

Last Game: September 29, 1961 (Age 36-315d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Glenn Richard Nelson

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1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1394

347

.249

186

RBI

173

OBP

.317

SLG

.380

OPS

.696

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1942	17	-4.2	Johnson City	APPY	D	STL	53		186		47	10	3	0						.253		.339		63

1946	21	-2.2	St. Joseph	WA	C	STL	135	559	518	92	165	31	23	5	93	26		35	35	.319	.367	.496	.864	257		5	1
1947	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AAA	STL	128	526	479	100	172	38	11	11	107	20		39	31	.359	.413	.553	.966	265		5	3
1947	22	-5.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	11	20	18	2	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	4	.056	.150	.056	.206	1		1	0
1947	22	-2.6	Lynchburg	PIED	B	STL	117	506	461	98	171	38	11	11	105	20		38	27	.371	.424	.573	.996	264		4	3
1948	23	-3.7	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	142	567	485	68	147	29	12	7	63	11		70	42	.303	.393	.456	.849	221		2	10
1949	24	-4.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	82	260	244	28	54	8	4	4	32	1	3	11	12	.221	.258	.336	.594	82	5	1	4		0
1950	25	-2.3	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL	48	197	184	25	77	16	2	7	40	2		13	4	.419	.457	.641	1.098	118	5	0	0
1950	25	-2.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	76	265	235	27	58	10	4	1	20	4	1	26	9	.247	.324	.336	.661	79	3	1	3		3
1951	26		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT-STL	86	232	218	32	56	8	4	1	15	1	1	12	7	.257	.296	.344	.640	75	6	0	2		0
1951	26	-3.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0		0
1951	26	-2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	19	18	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	5	1	0	0		0
1951	26	-2.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	71	207	195	29	52	7	4	1	14	1	1	10	7	.267	.302	.359	.661	70	5	0	2		0
1952	27	-1.1	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	2		3		1									.333
1952	27	-1.3	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	37	46	39	6	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	4	.256	.370	.282	.652	11	0	0	0		2
1953	28	-0.2	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	154	663	542	117	167	33	9	34	136	2		106	37	.308	.431	.590	1.021	320		11	4
1954	29	0.6	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	141	585	469	107	146	26	5	31	94	5		105	40	.311	.436	.586	1.023	275		3	3	5
1954	29	0.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0
1955	30	1.9	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	154	642	506	118	184	36	2	37	130	11		118	36	.364	.488	.662	1.150	335		11	0	7
1956	31		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-STL	69	164	152	13	33	7	0	7	23	0	0	10	16	.217	.262	.401	.664	61	4	0	0	2	2
1956	31	2.4	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	49	205	165	42	65	14	0	12	37	2		36	13	.394	.498	.697	1.195	115		1	0	3
1956	31	2.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	31	102	96	7	20	2	0	4	15	0	0	4	10	.208	.235	.354	.590	34	2	0	0	2	1
1956	31	2.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	38	62	56	6	13	5	0	3	8	0	0	6	6	.232	.307	.482	.789	27	2	0	0	0	1
1957	32	3.9	Toronto	IL	AAA		152	649	554	91	163	26	4	28	102	2		84	31	.294	.391	.507	.899	281		7	0	4
1958	33	4.7	Toronto	IL	AAA		148	624	522	104	170	27	7	43	120	1		92	52	.326	.429	.651	1.080	340		5	1	4	26
1958-59	33		Almendares	CUWL	FgW				253		62			5	22					.245
1959	34	5.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	98	204	175	31	51	11	0	6	32	0	0	23	19	.291	.379	.457	.836	80	2	3	1	2	4
1960	35	7.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	93	234	200	34	60	11	1	7	35	1	2	24	15	.300	.382	.470	.852	94	2	5	1	4	5
1961	36	8.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	75	146	127	15	25	5	1	5	13	0	0	17	11	.197	.301	.370	.672	47	3	2	0	0	2
1962	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	MLN	112	472	419	68	100	21	3	19	63	0	1	41	39	.239	.306	.439	.746	184		3	2	7	4
1962	37	11.0	Toronto	IL	AAA	MLN	57	238	212	36	46	8	0	11	32	0	1	21	20	.217	.291	.410	.702	87		2	1	2
1962	37	10.9	Denver	AA	AAA	DET	55	234	207	32	54	13	3	8	31	0		20	19	.261	.322	.469	.791	97		1	1	5	4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		620	1555	1394	186	347	61	14	31	173	7	7	130	94	.249	.317	.380	.696	529	26	12	11	8	18
Minors (13 seasons)					Minors		1418	5878	5032	932	1604	307	81	234	985	82	1	739	360	.319				2774		53	24	30	30
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign			253	253		62			5	22					.245
All Levels (18 Seasons)							2038	7686	6679	1118	2013	368	95	270	1180	89	8	869	454	.301				3303		65	35	38	48

AAA (11 seasons)					Minors		1113	4627	3867	742	1221	228	44	218	787	36	1	666	298	.316				2190		44	20	30	30
B (1 season)					Minors		117	506	461	98	171	38	11	11	105	20		38	27	.371	.424	.573	.996	264		4	3
C (1 season)					Minors		135	559	518	92	165	31	23	5	93	26		35	35	.319	.367	.496	.864	257		5	1
D (1 season)					Minors		53	186	186		47	10	3	0						.253		.339		63