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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
Johnny Nelson Second Base
Retired (1986, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .721 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 786 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 05-17-1951
HR 90 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(64 games)
RBI 427
SB 92
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF F  (0.6%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (98.7%) RF D- (6.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1973 MIL
51
169
16
37
7
0
3
20
15
 38 0 2
1
 2 10
.593
.280
.314
.095
.219
1974 MIL
146
502
52
108
18
0
11
65
40
 92 4 4
8
 7 19
.593
.276
.317
.102
.215
1975 MIL
146
477
47
100
16
4
5
45
37
 104 0 3
8
 3 11
.556
.265
.291
.082
.210
1976 MIL
89
209
29
58
10
1
7
28
19
 30 1 0
4
 1 6
.776
.341
.435
.158
.278
1979 MIL
82
263
31
73
9
3
8
51
22
 46 0 5
10
 9 10
.753
.328
.426
.148
.278
1980 MIL
123
366
53
100
13
5
14
51
32
 69 1 2
8
 3 9
.782
.332
.451
.178
.273
1981 TEX
107
235
38
73
6
2
8
33
21
 38 0 2
16
 11 11
.820
.364
.455
.145
.311
1982 TEX
110
209
26
58
7
4
8
38
18
 38 0 1
13
 6 6
.797
.333
.464
.187
.278
1983 TEX
92
110
12
27
3
1
6
21
14
 13 0 0
4
 6 2
.785
.331
.455
.209
.245
1984 TEX
137
292
48
96
12
1
15
45
26
 39 0 2
17
 10 9
.912
.381
.531
.202
.329
1985 TEX
91
183
31
56
9
3
5
30
12
 34 2 1
3
 4 5
.823
.354
.470
.164
.306
Total
1174
3015
383
786
110
24
90
427
256
 541 8 22
92
 62 98
.721
.318
.403
.142
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Johnny Nelson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-04-21The Texas Cattlemen have waived Johnny Nelson.
1986-04-01The Texas Cattlemen have promoted Jack Bennett to the major league team. The Texas Cattlemen have designated Johnny Nelson for assignment.
1981-04-14The Texas Cattlemen have acquired Johnny Nelson from the waiver wire.
1981-04-01The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have designated Johnny Nelson for assignment.
1979-05-07Johnny Nelson of the Milwaukee Stripling Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1979-04-14The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Deacon Corey to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Johnny Nelson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Rafael Navarro to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Harvey Aragon to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have sent Danny Doyle to the minors. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have designated Lance McKelvey for assignment. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have designated Ralph Twineham for assignment. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have sent Bob Daughters to the minors.
1977-04-01The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Sparky Pearson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Brian Menze to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Heathcliff Murphy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Jeff Andrews to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Frank Barron to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have sent Johnny Nelson to the minors. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have designated John Hernandez for assignment.
1973-08-06Johnny Nelson of the Milwaukee Stripling Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1973-06-23The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Johnny Nelson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have designated George Torborg for assignment.