1958
Born May 23, 1958
San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
Nelson Norman Notable
Nelson Norman played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1978 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1987.
Across 198 games he batted .221, with 95 hits and 42 runs. He finished with 12 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 184 games at shortstop, with 417 assists and 31 errors. He turned 88 double plays.
He was born in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R. on May 23, 1958. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TEX | 23 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .265 |
| 1979 | TEX | 147 | 343 | 36 | 76 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 4 | .222 |
| 1980 | TEX | 17 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| 1981 | TEX | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .231 |
| 1982 | PIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | MON | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 198 | 429 | 42 | 95 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 50 | 4 | .221 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Nelson Norman
Nelson Norman made a major-league debut on May 20, 1978.
1987
Final major-league game: Nelson Norman
Nelson Norman played a final major-league game on April 29, 1987.
Image: Texas Rangers, public domain