1886
Born May 19, 1886
Cleveland, OH, USA
Red Nelson Notable
Red Nelson played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1910 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1913.
He went 10 and 12 with a 4.54 earned run average, pitching 188 innings in 39 games. He struck out 68 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 39 games he batted .182, with 12 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on May 19, 1886, and died on October 26, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | SLB | 7 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .261 |
| 1911 | SLB | 16 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .111 |
| 1912 | PHI/SLB | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .154 |
| 1913 | CIN/PHI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 39 | 66 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .182 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | SLB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 60.0 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 2.55 |
| 1911 | SLB | 3 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 81.0 | 103 | 47 | 44 | 24 | 5.22 |
| 1912 | PHI/SLB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 37.1 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 5.30 |
| 1913 | CIN/PHI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8.10 |
| Career | — | 10 | 12 | 39 | 24 | 1 | 188.1 | 221 | 95 | 85 | 68 | 4.54 |
On this day & linked events
1956
Died October 26, 1956
Image: Bain News Service, public domain