Jim Nelson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: July 4, 1947 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: August 22, 2004 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Luther Burbank HS (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Luther Burbank HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: May 30, 1970 (Age 22-330d, 12,997th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3.0 IP, 0 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 15, 1971 (Age 24-011d)
vs. SDP 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: James Lorin Nelson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

3.06

103.0

WHIP

1.505

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-8 / in Starts: 7-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	22 (11-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
F Patek	1
B Mazeroski	1
B Robertson	1
G Alley	0

Most Driven In By
R Hebner	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	48 (47)	May 30	PIT		SFG	L,11-13	5-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.85	0.031	1.13	0.03%	0.66	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	52 (3)	Jun 4	PIT		LAD	L,0-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
3	3	62 (9)	Jun 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.60	0.043	.90	0.04%	0.47	P
4	4	69 (6)	Jun 22 (2)	PIT		STL	W,1-0	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.56	-0.132	2.50	-0.13%	-1.11	P
5	5	75 (5)	Jun 28 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.08	0.012	3.05	0.02%	-0.14	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	79 (3)	Jul 3	PIT	@	CHC	W,16-14	GS-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	1.35	0.013	4.05	0.02%	0.15	P
7	7	83 (3)	Jul 6	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.46	-0.036	1.23	-0.06%	-0.48	P
8	8	87 (3)	Jul 10	PIT	@	STL	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.60	-0.119	4.54	-0.20%	-0.85	P
9	9	91 (3)	Jul 17	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9						P
10	10	95 (3)	Jul 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	1.56	-0.013	4.48	-0.02%	-0.05	P
11	11	100 (4)	Jul 26	PIT		HOU	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	2.18	0.051	6.40	0.09%	0.53	P
12	12	104 (3)	Jul 31	PIT	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.211	.238	.211	.449	9	1.67	0.012	5.15	0.02%	0.03	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	107 (2)	Aug 3	PIT	@	MON	L,0-8	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.238	.211	.449	8						P
14	14	113 (5)	Aug 8	PIT		NYM	L,9-12	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.227	.200	.427	9	.60	-0.017	3.00	-0.05%	-0.23	P
15	15	115 (1)	Aug 10	PIT		NYM	L,2-10	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.227	.200	.427	9						P
							7-8		23	20	1	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	6	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.227	.200	.427		1.21	-0.155	3.12	-0.24%	-1.01

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