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	4-15 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	15 (10-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
B Sullivan	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
H Greenberg	1
C Gehringer	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	250	5 (4)	Apr 22	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.76	-0.035	4.49	-0.05%	-0.44	P
2	251	11 (5)	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	L,4-9	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						PH
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
3	252	12	May 1	DET	@	WSH	W,10-7	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.30	-0.107	3.84	-0.19%	-1.06	P
4	253	16 (3)	May 6	DET	@	NYY	W,6-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.96	-0.025	3.17	-0.05%	-0.25	PH
5	254	18 (1)	May 8	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						PH
6	255	19	May 9	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.31	0.091	9.48	0.22%	0.62	PH
7	256	22 (2)	May 12	DET		CHW	L,3-4	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
8	257	23	May 14	DET		WSH	L,2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						PH
9	258	26 (2)	May 21	DET		BOS	L,8-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.24	-0.034	4.38	-0.07%	-0.28	PH
10	259	27	May 22	DET		NYY	L,2-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.27	-0.007	.67	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
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
11	260	38 (10)	Jun 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-9	0-GF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9						P
12	261	39	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	L,6-8	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	9	1.25	0.043	4.05	0.08%	0.40	PH
13	262	41 (1)	Jun 6	DET	@	PHA	L,4-7	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.50	0.068	5.30	0.14%	0.39	PH
14	263	45 (3)	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	1.72	-0.041	7.75	-0.11%	-0.38	PH
15	264	53 (7)	Jun 20	DET		PHA	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.353	.706	8	2.92	-0.073	12.48	-0.19%	-0.34	PH
16	265	54	Jun 21	DET		NYY	L,7-12	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.389	.389	.556	.944	1	1.35	0.106	5.97	0.28%	1.59	PH P
17	266	55	Jun 22	DET		NYY	W,3-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.526	.895	9	1.98	-0.052	8.61	-0.14%	-0.20	PH
18	267	57 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	DET		BOS	L,7-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.350	.350	.500	.850	8	.62	-0.018	3.36	-0.06%	-0.57	PH
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
19	268	67 (9)	Jul 3	DET		CHW	L,7-12	5-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.348	.348	.478	.826	9	.91	-0.060	4.83	-0.19%	-0.22	P
							4-15		23	23	4	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	.348	.348	.478	.826		1.36	-0.144	5.32	-0.33%	-0.87

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