1924
Born November 18, 1924
Portsmouth, OH, USA
Rocky Nelson Notable
b. November 18, 1924 · St. Louis Cardinals 1949–1951, 1956, Pittsburgh Pirates 1951, 1959–1961, Chicago White Sox 1951, Brooklyn Dodgers 1952, 1956, Cleveland Indians 1954
Rocky Nelson played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1949 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1961.
Across 620 games he batted .249, with 347 hits and 186 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 61 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 386 games at first base, with 2,760 putouts and 15 errors. He turned 299 double plays.
He was born in Portsmouth, OH, USA on November 18, 1924, and died on October 31, 2006. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | STL | 82 | 244 | 28 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 1 | .221 |
| 1950 | STL | 76 | 235 | 27 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | .247 |
| 1951 | CHW/PIT/STL | 86 | 218 | 32 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .257 |
| 1952 | BRO | 37 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .256 |
| 1954 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | BRO/STL | 69 | 152 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 0 | .217 |
| 1959 | PIT | 98 | 175 | 31 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 0 | .291 |
| 1960 | PIT | 93 | 200 | 34 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 1 | .300 |
| 1961 | PIT | 75 | 127 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 0 | .197 |
| Career | — | 620 | 1394 | 186 | 347 | 61 | 14 | 31 | 173 | 130 | 94 | 7 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died October 31, 2006
1949
Major-league debut: Rocky Nelson
Rocky Nelson made a major-league debut on April 27, 1949.
1961
Final major-league game: Rocky Nelson
Rocky Nelson played a final major-league game on September 29, 1961.