Nelson was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season. He played four seasons in the minor leagues before earning a September call-up in 1967. He was traded along with Don Buford and Bruce Howard to the Baltimore Orioles for Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias on November 29, 1967.[1] After one season with Baltimore, he was chosen by the Kansas City Royals with the first selection in the American League phase of the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft. Along with Wally Bunker, Nelson formed a formidable starting duo for the expansion Royals in 1969, compiling a 3.31 ERA in 29 starts. After struggling with injuries in 1970 and 1971, Nelson bounced back in 1972 to finish fifth in the league in ERA (2.08) and also setting career bests with 11 wins and 120 strikeouts. He finished his tenure with the Royals in style, throwing a complete game shutout at the Texas Rangers, 4-0, in the final regular season game ever played at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium on October 4, 1972.
Nelson was dealt along with Richie Scheinblum to the Cincinnati Reds for Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson two months later on December 1, 1972.[2] Unfortunately, Nelson would never repeat the successes of 1969 and 1972, and he was sold back to the Chicago White Sox. He was released by the White Sox before ever pitching for them, and after a brief turn through the Oakland Athletics farm system, Nelson got one last chance with the Royals in 1976, appearing in 3 games in September to end his major league career.
References
^Orioles trade Aparicio to White Sox in six-man Deal; Angels Get Hinton; Buford, Howard GO TO Baltimore Chicago Acquires Snyder-- Cardenal of California Sent to Cleveland Retrieved June 20, 2020
^Durso, Joseph. "A's Send Epstein to Rangers; Scheinblum, Nelson to Reds," The New York Times, Saturday, December 2, 1972. Retrieved April 12, 2020
Sources
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
March 04, 2023
roger, nelson, baseball, roger, eugene, nelson, born, june, 1944, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, nelson, pitched, part, nine, seasons, major, league, baseball, between, 1967, 1976, with, record, wins, losses, saves, born, altadena, californ. Roger Eugene Nelson born June 7 1944 is an American former professional baseball pitcher Nelson pitched all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball between 1967 and 1976 with a record of 29 wins 32 losses and 5 saves Born in Altadena California the right hander was listed as 6 feet 3 inches 1 91 m tall and 200 pounds 91 kg He attended Mount San Antonio College Roger NelsonPitcherBorn 1944 06 07 June 7 1944 age 78 Altadena CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 9 1967 for the Chicago White SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 23 1976 for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsWin loss record29 32Earned run average3 06Strikeouts371TeamsChicago White Sox 1967 Baltimore Orioles 1968 Kansas City Royals 1969 1972 Cincinnati Reds 1973 1974 Kansas City Royals 1976 Nelson was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season He played four seasons in the minor leagues before earning a September call up in 1967 He was traded along with Don Buford and Bruce Howard to the Baltimore Orioles for Luis Aparicio Russ Snyder and John Matias on November 29 1967 1 After one season with Baltimore he was chosen by the Kansas City Royals with the first selection in the American League phase of the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft Along with Wally Bunker Nelson formed a formidable starting duo for the expansion Royals in 1969 compiling a 3 31 ERA in 29 starts After struggling with injuries in 1970 and 1971 Nelson bounced back in 1972 to finish fifth in the league in ERA 2 08 and also setting career bests with 11 wins and 120 strikeouts He finished his tenure with the Royals in style throwing a complete game shutout at the Texas Rangers 4 0 in the final regular season game ever played at Kansas City s Municipal Stadium on October 4 1972 Nelson was dealt along with Richie Scheinblum to the Cincinnati Reds for Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson two months later on December 1 1972 2 Unfortunately Nelson would never repeat the successes of 1969 and 1972 and he was sold back to the Chicago White Sox He was released by the White Sox before ever pitching for them and after a brief turn through the Oakland Athletics farm system Nelson got one last chance with the Royals in 1976 appearing in 3 games in September to end his major league career References Edit Orioles trade Aparicio to White Sox in six man Deal Angels Get Hinton Buford Howard GO TO Baltimore Chicago Acquires Snyder Cardenal of California Sent to Cleveland Retrieved June 20 2020 Durso Joseph A s Send Epstein to Rangers Scheinblum Nelson to Reds The New York Times Saturday December 2 1972 Retrieved April 12 2020Sources EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Nelson baseball amp oldid 1092325654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
