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Nelson King

Name Note: Name presented as Nellie King in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 185lb (198cm, 83kg)

Born: March 15, 1928 in Shenandoah, PA us

Died: August 11, 2010 in Mount Lebanon, PA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Milton Hershey HS for Orphans (Hershey, PA)

Debut: April 15, 1954 (Age 26-031d, 11,097th in major league history)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 15, 1957 (Age 29-184d)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Nelson Joseph King

Nicknames: Nellie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

ERA

3.58

173.1

WHIP

1.402

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Team Record in Appearances: 0-4

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 2, Entered with runners on base: 0

1954 Pitching Game Log

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1954 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	3	Apr 15	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.40	4	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.007	.24	0.01%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
2	2	7	Apr 20	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.50	1.40	8	2	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	.51	-0.119	1.10	-0.16%	-2.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	3	18	May 2(1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	5-7		11	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.40	1.20	10	4	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.020	.16	0.02%	1.55	5b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d4
4	4	20	May 4	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-6	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.14	1.97	9	2	3	0	1	3		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	1	1	.19	-0.038	.29	-0.03%	-1.04	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
							0-4		W-L:0-0	2.5	7.0	10	5	4	1	3	0	0	5.14	1.97	31	0.90		11%	5%	8		0	---%	1	0	0	25	0	0	1	1	3	1	.23	-0.130	.44	-0.16%	-1.45

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