Nelson Briles Notable

b. August 5, 1943 · St. Louis Cardinals 1965–1970, Pittsburgh Pirates 1971–1973, Kansas City Royals 1974–1975, Texas Rangers 1976–1977, Baltimore Orioles 1977–1978

Nelson Briles played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1978.

He went 129 and 112 with a 3.44 earned run average, pitching 2,111.7 innings in 452 games. He struck out 1,163, completed 64 of his 279 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 452 games he batted .154, with 72 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 9 doubles.

He was born in Dorris, CA, USA on August 5, 1943, and died on February 13, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1965	STL	37	15	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	8	.133
1966	STL	49	38	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	16	.079
1967	STL	49	40	5	6	0	0	0	0	3	20	.150
1968	STL	33	80	5	11	2	0	0	5	4	21	.138
1969	STL	36	76	1	8	0	0	1	5	4	26	.105
1970	STL	30	39	4	7	1	2	0	3	1	14	.179
1971	PIT	37	39	3	10	3	0	1	4	2	13	.256
1972	PIT	28	70	6	11	1	0	0	4	2	32	.157
1973	PIT	33	72	3	14	2	0	1	6	2	21	.194
1974	KCR	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1975	KCR	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1976	TEX	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1977	BAL/TEX	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1978	BAL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	452	469	29	72	9	2	3	29	21	171	.154

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1965	STL	3	3	37	2	4	82.1	79	32	26	52	3.50
1966	STL	4	15	49	17	6	154.0	162	55	54	100	3.21
1967	STL	14	5	49	14	6	155.1	139	42	40	94	2.43
1968	STL	19	11	33	33	0	243.2	251	76	55	141	2.81
1969	STL	15	13	36	33	0	227.2	218	89	63	126	3.52
1970	STL	6	7	30	19	0	106.2	129	74	36	59	6.24
1971	PIT	8	4	37	14	1	136.0	131	46	35	76	3.04
1972	PIT	14	11	28	27	0	195.2	185	67	43	120	3.08
1973	PIT	14	13	33	33	0	218.2	201	69	51	94	2.84
1974	KCR	5	7	18	17	0	103.0	118	46	21	41	4.02
1975	KCR	6	6	24	16	2	112.0	127	53	25	73	4.26
1976	TEX	11	9	32	31	1	210.0	224	76	47	98	3.26
1977	BAL/TEX	6	4	30	15	2	112.1	119	54	30	59	4.33
1978	BAL	4	4	16	8	0	54.1	58	28	21	30	4.64
Career	—	129	112	452	279	22	2111.2	2141	807	547	1163	3.44

On this day & linked events

1943

Born August 5, 1943

Dorris, CA, USA

2005

Died February 13, 2005

1965

Major-league debut: Nelson Briles

Nelson Briles made a major-league debut on April 19, 1965.

1978

Final major-league game: Nelson Briles

Nelson Briles played a final major-league game on September 13, 1978.

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