Rocky Nelson
Glenn Richard Nelson
Born: November 18, 1924
Portsmouth, OH USA
Deceased: 2006
Portsmouth, OH USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Career: 1949-1961
Minor League Statistics
Rocky Nelson compiled a career batting average of .249 with 31 home runs and 173 RBI in his 620-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 260 | 244 | 28 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .221 | .258 | .336 | .594 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 265 | 235 | 27 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | .247 | .324 | .336 | .661 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .278 | .541 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 207 | 195 | 29 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .267 | .302 | .359 | .661 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 46 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .256 | .370 | .282 | .652 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 31 | 102 | 96 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .208 | .235 | .354 | .589 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .232 | .306 | .482 | .789 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1959 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 204 | 175 | 31 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | .291 | .379 | .457 | .836 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 234 | 200 | 34 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | .300 | .382 | .470 | .852 | 94 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 146 | 127 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | .197 | .301 | .370 | .671 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 620 | 1555 | 1394 | 186 | 347 | 61 | 14 | 31 | 173 | 7 | 3 | 130 | 94 | .249 | .317 | .379 | .696 | 529 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 564 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 1.000 | 8.400 | |
1950 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 596 | 51 | 5 | 66 | .992 | 9.243 | |
1951 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.500 | |
1951 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 275 | 24 | 3 | 32 | .990 | 9.344 | |
1951 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1951 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.917 | |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.200 | |
1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 25 | 24 | 187.0 | 189 | 20 | 2 | 20 | .991 | 1.059 | 8.360 |
1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 8 | 8 | 69.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.435 | 1.375 |
1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 14 | 0 | 39.3 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 13.958 | 4.357 |
1959 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 56 | 34 | 348.7 | 337 | 18 | 2 | 45 | .994 | 9.163 | 6.339 |
1959 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 73 | 50 | 475.7 | 463 | 37 | 2 | 48 | .996 | 9.460 | 6.849 |
1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 35 | 23 | 222.3 | 231 | 15 | 1 | 26 | .996 | 9.958 | 7.029 |
Totals | 409 | 140 | 1357.0 | 2795 | 198 | 16 | 299 | .995 | 19.850 | 7.318 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .357 | .500 | .857 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 1B | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 5.333 |
Totals | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 5.333 |
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