Candy Nelson
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Candy Nelson | |||
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File:Candy Nelson 1870.jpg | |||
Shortstop | |||
Born: Portland, Maine |
March 14, 1849|||
Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Brooklyn, New York |
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MLB debut | |||
June 11, 1872, for the Troy Haymakers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
August 25, 1890, for the Brooklyn Gladiators | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .253 | ||
Home runs | 3 | ||
Runs batted in | 208 | ||
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John W. "Candy" Nelson (March 14, 1849 – September 4, 1910) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played 13 seasons between 1872 and 1890 for nine different teams in three different leagues. In 1890, he was the oldest player in the American Association at age 41.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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