Nels Potter
Nels Potter | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Mount Morris, Illinois | August 23, 1911|
Died: September 30, 1990 Mount Morris, Illinois | (aged 79)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1936, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 18, 1949, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 92–97 |
Earned run average | 3.99 |
Strikeouts | 747 |
Teams | |
Nelson Thomas Potter (August 23, 1911 – September 30, 1990) was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1936 through 1949, most notably as a member of the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant in 1944. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Braves.
Baseball career
Born in Mount Morris, Illinois, Potter won 19 games as a member of pennant-winning teams with the Browns (1944 American League pennant) and the Braves (1948 National League pennant). He led the American League in earned runs allowed, with (144) in 1939.
Potter finished ninth in voting for the 1944 American League MVP, with a 19–7 win–loss record, 16 complete games, three shutouts, and a 2.83 ERA. In 12 seasons, he compiled a 92–97 win-loss record, six shutouts, 22 saves, and a 3.99 ERA.
Potter was a screwball pitcher.[2]
He had two sons and a daughter: Nelson Jr., James, and Barbara.[3] Potter died in his hometown of Mount Morris at the age of 79.
References
- ^ "Nels Potter statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (June 15, 2004). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p. 52. ISBN 9780743261586. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ Nels Potter at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Sid Davis, Retrieved February 7, 2014..
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Nels Potter at Find a Grave
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Boston Red Sox players
- St. Louis Browns players
- Boston Braves players
- Waterloo Hawks (baseball) players
- Manchester Spartans baseball players
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- Houston Buffaloes players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Columbus Red Birds players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Baseball players from Illinois
- People from Mount Morris, Illinois
- 1911 births
- 1990 deaths
- Screwball pitchers
- American baseball pitcher, 1910s births stubs