1911
Born August 23, 1911
Mount Morris, IL, USA
Nels Potter Notable
b. August 23, 1911 · St. Louis Cardinals 1936, Philadelphia Athletics 1938–1941, 1948, Boston Red Sox 1941, St. Louis Browns 1943–1948, Boston Braves 1948–1949
Nels Potter played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1949. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1943 to 1948.
He went 92 and 97 with a 3.99 earned run average, pitching 1,686 innings in 349 games. He struck out 747, completed 89 of his 177 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 352 games he batted .228, with 128 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 15 doubles.
He was born in Mount Morris, IL, USA on August 23, 1911, and died on September 30, 1990. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | PHA | 38 | 39 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .256 |
| 1939 | PHA | 41 | 67 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .179 |
| 1940 | PHA | 31 | 71 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .254 |
| 1941 | BOS/PHA | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1943 | SLB | 33 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .145 |
| 1944 | SLB | 32 | 82 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .159 |
| 1945 | SLB | 32 | 92 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .304 |
| 1946 | SLB | 23 | 52 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .231 |
| 1947 | SLB | 32 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .257 |
| 1948 | BSN/PHA/SLB | 28 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .378 |
| 1949 | BSN | 41 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .130 |
| Career | — | 352 | 562 | 25 | 128 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 50 | 0 | .228 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1938 | PHA | 2 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 111.1 | 139 | 80 | 49 | 43 | 6.47 |
| 1939 | PHA | 8 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 196.1 | 258 | 144 | 88 | 60 | 6.60 |
| 1940 | PHA | 9 | 14 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 200.2 | 213 | 99 | 71 | 73 | 4.44 |
| 1941 | BOS/PHA | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 43.1 | 56 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 7.06 |
| 1943 | SLB | 10 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 168.1 | 146 | 52 | 54 | 80 | 2.78 |
| 1944 | SLB | 19 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 232.0 | 211 | 73 | 70 | 91 | 2.83 |
| 1945 | SLB | 15 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 255.1 | 212 | 70 | 68 | 129 | 2.47 |
| 1946 | SLB | 8 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 145.0 | 152 | 60 | 59 | 72 | 3.72 |
| 1947 | SLB | 4 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 122.2 | 130 | 55 | 44 | 65 | 4.04 |
| 1948 | BSN/PHA/SLB | 8 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 113.1 | 105 | 36 | 17 | 64 | 2.86 |
| 1949 | BSN | 6 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 96.2 | 99 | 45 | 30 | 57 | 4.19 |
| Career | — | 92 | 97 | 349 | 177 | 22 | 1686.0 | 1721 | 748 | 582 | 747 | 3.99 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Died September 30, 1990
1936
Major-league debut: Nels Potter
Nels Potter made a major-league debut on April 25, 1936.
1949
Final major-league game: Nels Potter
Nels Potter played a final major-league game on September 18, 1949.