Emmett Nelson Stats

Emmett Nelson was born on Sunday, February 26, 1905, in Viborg, South Dakota. Nelson was 30 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 24, 1935, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Emmett Nelson baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   George Emmett Nelson
Nickname:   Ramrod
Born On:   02-26-1905  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Viborg, South Dakota
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-25-1967 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Cemetery:   Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Garretson, South Dakota
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   06-24-1935 (Age 30)
Last Game:   07-28-1936
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Emmett Nelson Pitching Stats

1935 30 Reds 19 7 8 4 4 .500 4.33 3 1 1 60.1 268 70 29 31 2 23 - 14 2 2 0 -
1936 31 Reds 6 1 3 1 0 1.000 3.18 0 0 0 17.0 78 24 6 8 1 4 - 3 0 1 0 -
2 Years 25 8 11 5 4 .556 4.07 3 1 1 77.1 346 94 35 39 3 27 - 17 2 3 0 -

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Emmett Nelson Hitting Stats

1935 30 Reds 19 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 .133 .133 .133
1936 31 Reds 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
2 Years 25 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143

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Emmett Nelson Fielding Stats

1935 Reds P 19 7 181 18 0.9 18 2 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.69
1936 Reds P 6 1 51 4 0.7 4 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
P Totals 25 8 232 22 0.9 22 3 19 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.56
2 Years 25 8 232 22 0.9 22 3 19 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.56

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Emmett Nelson Miscellaneous Stats

1935 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.61 2.09 3.43
1936 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.75 1.59 2.12
2 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.63 1.98 3.14

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Emmett Nelson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1935 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1936 Cincinnati Reds 27, 31 Undetermined - -

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