Merton Nelson
Merton Adlai Nelson
Born: September 29, 1902
Viborg, SD US
Deceased: September 20, 1954
Primary Position: Pitcher
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Career: 1927-1932
Merton Nelson compiled a career record of 55 wins and 39 losses and a 4.52 ERA in his 185-game pitching career with the Idaho Falls Spuds, Mission Bells, Mission Reds and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1927 season and last took the field during the 1932 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 |
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1927 | C | UTID | Idaho Falls Spuds | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.89 | 26 | 222.3 | 234 | 109 | 96 | 61 | ||||||||||||
1927 | AA | PCL | Mission Bells | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
1928 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.31 | 43 | 186.0 | 198 | 97 | 89 | 67 | ||||||||||||
1929 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.81 | 39 | 249.0 | 275 | 156 | 133 | 106 | ||||||||||||
1930 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 4 | 6 | .400 | 6.85 | 24 | 92.0 | 152 | 98 | 70 | 41 | ||||||||||||
1931 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1931 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.96 | 40 | 127.0 | 162 | 84 | 70 | 33 | ||||||||||||
1932 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 10 | 28.0 | 38 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Totals | 55 | 39 | .585 | 4.52 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 922.7 | 1059 | 544 | 463 | 0 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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1927 | C | UTID | Idaho Falls Spuds | 33 | 98 | 98 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .224 | .418 | 22 | |||||||||||
1928 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 44 | 61 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .148 | .148 | .295 | 9 | |||||||||||
1929 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 39 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .351 | .378 | .730 | 14 | |||||||||||
1930 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 24 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .229 | .429 | 8 | |||||||||||
1931 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 46 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .179 | .333 | 7 | |||||||||||
1932 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | |||||||||||
Totals | 196 | 277 | 277 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .202 | .224 | .426 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1931 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
1932 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1927 | C | Utah-Idaho League | Idaho Falls Spuds | |||
1927 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Mission Bells | |||
1928 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Mission Reds | |||
1929 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Mission Reds | |||
1930 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Mission Reds | |||
1931 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Mission Reds | |||
1931 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | SLA | ||
1932 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers |
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