Nelson Briles Trades and Transactions

The Nelson Briles trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Nelson Briles has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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"I remember the smell of fresh grass and the sun and clean air. Now my boy comes down to the field and we have artificial turf and lights at night. You mostly smell stale hot dogs and phony grass, but the idea of baseball is still there." - Nelson Briles

Nelson Briles

Nelson Briles Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#435 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1970top01' title='1970 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Nelson Briles Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#435 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Nelson Kelley Briles
Nickname:   Nellie
Born On:   08-05-1943  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Dorris, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-13-2005
Place of Death Data Died In:   Orlando, Florida
Cemetery:   St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
High School:   Chico High School (Chico, CA)
College:   University of Santa Clara
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-19-1965 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-13-1978
Draft:   Not Applicable

Nelson Briles Trades & Transactions

Baseball Trades & Transactions Involving Nelson Briles

-- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1963).
01-29-1971 Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Vic Davalillo to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Matty Alou and George Brunet (January 29, 1971).
12-04-1973 Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Fernando Gonzalez to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Ed Kirkpatrick, Kurt Bevacqua and Winston Cole (December 4, 1973).
11-12-1975 Traded by Kansas City Royals to Texas Rangers in exchange for Dave Nelson (November 12, 1975).
09-19-1977 Sold by Texas Rangers to Baltimore Orioles (September 19, 1977).
01-17-1979 Released by Baltimore Orioles (January 17, 1979).

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Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Nelson Briles trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.