Lynn Nelson

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: February 24, 1905 in Sheldon, ND us

Died: February 15, 1955 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Debut: April 18, 1930 (Age 25-053d, 7,061st in major league history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 3, 1940 (Age 35-130d)
vs. CHW 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: Lynn Bernard Nelson

Nicknames: Line Drive

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.4

ERA

5.25

166

676.2

255

WHIP

1.535

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-27 / in Starts: 10-14
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	51 (29-14-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
B Nagel	1
N Etten	1
S Chapman	1
D Lodigiani	1

Most Driven In By
F Hayes	1
J Gantenbein	1
W Ambler	1
D Miles	0

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	210	3 (2)	Apr 22	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.024	2.12	-0.04%	-0.27	P
2	211	6 (2)	Apr 25	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-8	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.037	3.71	-0.06%	-0.27	P
3	212	9 (2)	Apr 30	PHA		BOS	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.035	2.55	-0.04%	-0.19	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	213	16 (6)	May 8	PHA	@	DET	W,6-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.033	1.68	-0.03%	-0.41	P
5	214	20 (3)	May 15	PHA		NYY	L,0-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.60	0.068	2.13	0.05%	0.40	PH
6	215	21	May 16	PHA		CLE	L,3-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.83	-0.008	.74	0.00%	-0.17	P
7	216	27 (5)	May 23	PHA		SLB	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.52	0.047	.41	0.02%	1.14	P
8	217	32 (4)	May 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-9	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.15	-0.014	.66	-0.01%	-0.21	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	218	36 (3)	Jun 1	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	.53	-0.052	.17	-0.01%	-0.31	P
10	219	43 (6)	Jun 7	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	1	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
11	220	49 (5)	Jun 14	PHA		SLB	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.292	.542	9	.99	-0.053	.09	0.00%	-0.52	P
12	221	52 (2)	Jun 18 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.280	.520	9	1.99	-0.054	.15	0.00%	-0.12	PH
13	222	54 (1)	Jun 20	PHA		DET	L,0-5	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.308	.577	9	1.08	0.054	.09	0.00%	0.67	PH
14	223	55	Jun 22	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.323	.333	.656	9	2.17	0.112	.07	0.00%	0.98	P
15	224	58 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.323	.635	9	.79	-0.021	.03	0.00%	-0.27	PH
16	225	61 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-23	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.333	.344	.677	9	1.90	0.095	.10	0.00%	0.93	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	226	68 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,12-18	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.314	.324	.638	9	.21	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
18	227	73 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.306	.314	.620	2	7.43	-0.215	.01	0.00%	-0.54	PH
19	228	74	Jul 9 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.306	.314	.620	9						P
20	229	75	Jul 13	PHA	@	CHW	W,12-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.306	.314	.620	9						P
21	230	80 (4)	Jul 17	PHA	@	SLB	W,11-8	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.289	.297	.587	9	1.45	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
22	231	84 (3)	Jul 22 (1)	PHA	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.279	.286	.565	9	1.43	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
23	232	88 (3)	Jul 26	PHA		CLE	L,3-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.279	.286	.565	9						P
24	233	90 (1)	Jul 29	PHA		DET	L,6-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.273	.279	.552	9	1.05	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	234	95 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.261	.267	.528	9	.88	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
26	235	100 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.260	.286	.546	9	1.12	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.46	P
27	236	104 (3)	Aug 10	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.264	.288	.553	9	.72	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
28	237	106 (1)	Aug 12	PHA		NYY	L,4-18	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.278	.302	.580	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
29	238	107	Aug 13 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,12-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.273	.296	.569	9	2.32	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
30	239	109 (1)	Aug 15	PHA		BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.259	.281	.539	9	1.07	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.83	P
31	240	113 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.246	.267	.513	9	1.39	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
32	241	118 (4)	Aug 25	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.238	.258	.496	9	.63	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
33	242	121 (2)	Aug 28	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.238	.258	.496	9						P
34	243	123 (1)	Aug 30 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.215	.227	.246	.473	9	.68	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	244	128 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.221	.239	.459	9	1.03	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
36	245	134 (5)	Sep 10 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.225	.232	.457	9	.81	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
37	246	139 (4)	Sep 15	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9	.82	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.36	P
38	247	145 (5)	Sep 20	PHA		DET	W,5-4	GS-12	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.218	.224	.442	9	1.01	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
39	248	149 (3)	Sep 24	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.220	.215	.435	9	1.89	-0.156	.00	0.00%	-1.04	P
40	249	153 (3)	Sep 30	PHA		WSH	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.217	.213	.429	9	1.78	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
							13-27		83	80	3	15	2	0	0	5	2	1	12	1	0		2	1	0	1	.188	.217	.213	.429		1.19	-1.170	.25	-0.11%	-8.10

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