Roger Nelson
Roger Eugene Nelson "Spider"
Born: June 7, 1944
Altadena, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Career: 1963-1979
Major League Statistics
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Roger Nelson compiled a career record of 51 wins and 56 losses, with 42 saves, and a 3.55 ERA in his 316-game pitching career with the Middlesboro Cubs-Sox, Sarasota Sun Sox, Portsmouth Tides, Evansville White Sox, Indianapolis Indians, Rochester Red Wings, Omaha Royals, Tucson Toros, Columbus Clippers, Portland Beavers and Chihuahua Dorados. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | R | APPY | Middlesboro Cubs-Sox | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.78 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 64.0 | 59 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1964 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1964 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.35 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 65.0 | 54 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.12 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 150.0 | 125 | 62 | 52 | 11 | 59 | 0 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.78 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 131.0 | 123 | 63 | 55 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.42 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 57 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.80 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 70 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.73 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 123.0 | 125 | 64 | 51 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.00 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 60.0 | 49 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.39 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 61.0 | 56 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.73 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 99.0 | 92 | 50 | 41 | 10 | 45 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 51 | 56 | .477 | 3.55 | 316 | 96 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 42 | 911.0 | 835 | 442 | 359 | 57 | 378 | 33 | 771 | 17 | 3 | 61 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | R | APPY | Middlesboro Cubs-Sox | 18 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .087 | .160 | .087 | .247 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 17 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 26 | 59 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .170 | .235 | .191 | .427 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | 22 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .171 | .209 | .171 | .380 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 37 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 11 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .050 | .174 | .050 | .224 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 52 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 58 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 249 | 220 | 187 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 56 | .123 | .176 | .128 | .304 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | R | APPY | Middlesboro Cubs-Sox | P | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1964 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | P | 15 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .870 | 1.333 |
| 1965 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | P | 25 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 4 | .879 | 1.160 |
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | P | 22 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .929 | 1.182 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 37 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .818 | .243 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.273 |
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 20 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .867 | 1.300 |
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 52 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .308 |
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 58 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .155 |
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 51 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .885 | .451 |
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 316 | 60 | 125 | 22 | 9 | .894 | .585 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | R | Appalachian League | Middlesboro Cubs-Sox | CHA | ||
| 1964 | A | Florida State League | Sarasota Sun Sox | CHA | ||
| 1964 | A | Carolina League | Portsmouth Tides | CHA | ||
| 1965 | A | Carolina League | Portsmouth Tides | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AA | Southern League | Evansville White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
| 1976 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1978 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | PIT | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PIT | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Mexican League | Chihuahua Dorados |
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