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Candy Nelson

John W. Nelson

Born: March 14, 1849 in Portland, ME
Died: September 4, 1910 in Brooklyn, NY
(61 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 5'6"

Wt: 145

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Notes:

• Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery (Brooklyn, NY)
• Played in the Major Leagues

Batting

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1887	NYG/NYM	NvM	38	SS	2	7	7	2	4	1	0	0	1	0		0			0	0			.571	.571	.714	1.286	264
1	2			SS	2	7	7	2	4	1	0	0	1	0		0			0	0			.571	.571	.714	1.286	264
162 Game Average						567	567	162	324	81	0	0	81	0		0			0	0			.571	.571	.714	1.286	264

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	New York Giants			SS	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.333	.333	.333	.667	91
1	New York Metropolitans			SS	1	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	1			0			0	0			.750	.750	1.000	1.750	395

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1887	NYG/NYM	NvM	7		.578	.319		0.0%				4.3%					0.0%	0.9%		.143	.102
1	2		7		.578	.319		0.0%	4.3%								0.0%	0.9%		.143	.102

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1	New York Giants		3		.313	.319		0.0%	4.3%								0.0%	0.9%		.000	.102
1	New York Metropolitans		4		.777	.319		0.0%	4.3%								0.0%	0.9%		.250	.102

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