Dave Nelson Notable

b. June 20, 1944 · Cleveland Indians 1968–1969, Washington Senators 1970–1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1975, Kansas City Royals 1976–1977

Dave Nelson played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1968 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1977.

Across 813 games he batted .244, with 630 hits and 340 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 77 doubles and 187 stolen bases.

He played 466 games at second base, with 1,151 assists and 53 errors. He turned 278 double plays. He also played 203 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1973.

He was born in Fort Sill, OK, USA on June 20, 1944, and died on April 23, 2018. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1973

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1968	CLE	88	189	26	44	4	5	0	19	17	35	23	.233
1969	CLE	52	123	11	25	0	0	0	6	9	26	4	.203
1970	WSA	47	107	5	17	1	0	0	4	7	24	2	.159
1971	WSA	85	329	47	92	11	3	5	33	23	29	17	.280
1972	TEX	145	499	68	113	16	3	2	28	67	81	51	.226
1973	TEX	142	576	71	165	24	4	7	48	34	78	43	.286
1974	TEX	121	474	71	112	13	1	3	42	34	72	25	.236
1975	TEX	28	80	9	17	1	0	2	10	8	10	6	.212
1976	KCR	78	153	24	36	4	2	1	17	14	26	15	.235
1977	KCR	27	48	8	9	3	1	0	4	7	11	1	.188
Career	—	813	2578	340	630	77	19	20	211	220	392	187	.244

On this day & linked events

1944

Born June 20, 1944

Fort Sill, OK, USA

2018

Died April 23, 2018

1968

Major-league debut: Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson made a major-league debut on April 11, 1968.

1977

Final major-league game: Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson played a final major-league game on September 27, 1977.

Image: Jeramey Jannene, CC BY 2.0