1960
Born December 3, 1960
Tampa, FL, USA
Gene Nelson Notable
b. December 3, 1960 · New York Yankees 1981, Seattle Mariners 1982–1983, Chicago White Sox 1984–1986, Oakland Athletics 1987–1992, California Angels 1993, Texas Rangers 1993
Gene Nelson played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1981 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1993. His longest stay was with the Oakland Athletics, from 1987 to 1992.
He went 53 and 64 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 1,080 innings in 493 games. He struck out 655 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 500 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 stolen base.
He was born in Tampa, FL, USA on December 3, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1982 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYY | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | SEA | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | SEA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CHW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CHW | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | CHW | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | OAK | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | OAK | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | OAK | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | OAK | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | OAK | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | OAK | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CAL/TEX | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 500 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 39.1 | 40 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 4.81 |
| 1982 | SEA | 6 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 122.2 | 133 | 63 | 60 | 71 | 4.62 |
| 1983 | SEA | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32.0 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 7.88 |
| 1984 | CHW | 3 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 74.2 | 72 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 4.46 |
| 1985 | CHW | 10 | 10 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 145.2 | 144 | 69 | 67 | 101 | 4.26 |
| 1986 | CHW | 6 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 114.2 | 118 | 49 | 41 | 70 | 3.85 |
| 1987 | OAK | 6 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 123.2 | 120 | 54 | 35 | 94 | 3.93 |
| 1988 | OAK | 9 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 111.2 | 93 | 38 | 38 | 67 | 3.06 |
| 1989 | OAK | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 80.0 | 60 | 29 | 30 | 70 | 3.26 |
| 1990 | OAK | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 74.2 | 55 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | OAK | 1 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 6.84 |
| 1992 | OAK | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 51.2 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 6.45 |
| 1993 | CAL/TEX | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 60.2 | 60 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 3.12 |
| Career | — | 53 | 64 | 493 | 68 | 28 | 1080.0 | 1061 | 496 | 418 | 655 | 4.13 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Major-league debut: Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson made a major-league debut on May 4, 1981.
1993
Final major-league game: Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson played a final major-league game on September 29, 1993.
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