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Barry Zito League
4-1-2102
Ben Nelson Relief Pitcher
Retired (1976, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.67 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 53-56 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
SV 45 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 05-08-1939
K 627 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(23 games)
IP 724.1
WHIP 1.52 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1976
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship B 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A    Mentor Val A-
Speed B  Bunt C- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1964 DET
5
 3
39
0
0
0
1
 4
43.1
 47 22 21 2 18
45
1.50
4.36
1965 DET
9
 6
90
0
0
0
1
 3
97.1
 88 39 38 2 37
103
1.28
3.51
1966 DET
8
 9
86
0
0
0
0
 5
89.2
 101 66 55 2 39
82
1.56
5.52
1967 DET
0
 3
29
0
0
0
0
 2
33.0
 37 23 22 0 13
23
1.52
6.00
1968 DET
7
 7
63
0
0
0
33
 11
61.0
 75 49 46 0 33
53
1.77
6.79
1969 DET
3
 3
37
0
0
0
1
 0
42.1
 40 14 13 0 18
33
1.37
2.76
1970 DET
1
 0
21
0
0
0
0
 0
20.1
 28 15 15 0 8
20
1.77
6.64
1971 DET
3
 2
21
0
0
0
0
 2
23.1
 31 15 14 1 7
18
1.63
5.40
1972 DET
1
 1
22
0
0
0
0
 0
29.0
 26 7 6 0 8
22
1.17
1.86
1973 DET
4
 5
55
0
0
0
3
 6
53.2
 57 31 31 1 24
42
1.51
5.20
1974 DET
7
 9
97
0
0
0
1
 4
99.0
 111 51 43 0 48
78
1.61
3.91
1975 STL
5
 8
69
0
0
0
5
 3
132.1
 149 76 72 2 57
108
1.56
4.90
2102
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
53
 56
629
0
0
0
45
 40
724.1
 790 408 376 10 310
627
1.52
4.67
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Ben Nelson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-09-16Ben Nelson of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1975-03-30The St. Louis Writers have promoted Ben Nelson to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Travis Ruiz to the major league team.
1975-03-30Ben Nelson has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $1.99M per year for 1 year.
1972-08-01Ben Nelson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1971-07-25Ben Nelson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1971-06-15Ben Nelson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1971-04-29Ben Nelson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1968-03-28The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ben Nelson to the major league team.
1968-03-28Ben Nelson has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $4.0M per year for 7 years.
1967-05-10Ben Nelson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1964-04-06Ben Nelson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1964-03-28The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ben Nelson to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ed St.Claire to the major league team.
1958-03-28The Detroit Blazers have sent Jim Silverio to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Ben Nelson to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Curt Pasquella to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Royce Adams to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Charlie Doll to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Jeff Clark to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Harry Murcer to the minors.
1958-03-28The Detroit Blazers have promoted Charlie Eaton to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jeff Clark to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Charlie Doll to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Paul Cassady to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Royce Adams to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Michael Mejias to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ken Klimchock to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jim Silverio to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted George Schlafly to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ed Donovan to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Harry Murcer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ben Nelson to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Curt Pasquella to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Frank Walker to the major league team.
1957-03-28The Detroit Blazers have sent Ben Nelson down to the minors.
1957-03-28The Detroit Blazers have promoted Charlie Hogue to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jeff Clark to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Buck Littleton to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Luis Leshnock to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Charlie Doll to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Michael Mejias to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jim Silverio to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted George Schlafly to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Keith Dittmer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ben Nelson to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Allie Walker to the major league team.