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Nels Potter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: August 23, 1911 in Mount Morris, IL us

Died: September 30, 1990 in Mount Morris, IL

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, IL

High School: Mount Morris HS (Mount Morris, IL)

Schools: Mount Morris College (Mount Morris, IL), Manchester University (North Manchester, IN)

Debut: April 25, 1936 (Age 24-246d, 8,003rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1949 (Age 38-026d)
vs. CIN 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Nelson Thomas Potter

Nicknames: Nellie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.9

ERA

3.99

349

177

1686.0

747

WHIP

1.366

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-13 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	8 (4-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
P Suder	1
A Brancato	1

Most Driven In By
C Davis	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	112	2 (1)	Apr 16	PHA	@	NYY	W,10-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	1.11	0.138	3.25	0.24%	0.76	P
2	113	9 (6)	Apr 23	PHA		WSH	W,11-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.32	-0.071	2.74	-0.09%	-0.68	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
3	114	15 (5)	May 2	PHA	@	DET	L,1-15	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
4	115	20 (4)	May 8	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
5	116	21	May 10	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-7	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.23	-0.005	.33	0.00%	-0.53	P
6	117	25 (3)	May 14	PHA		SLB	L,5-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
7	118	28 (2)	May 17	PHA		DET	L,5-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
8	119	31 (2)	May 20	PHA		CLE	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						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	120	48 (16)	Jun 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
10	121	54 (5)	Jun 14	PHA		SLB	L,2-7	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						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
				Player went from Philadelphia Athletics to Boston Red Sox
11	122	68	Jul 1 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
12	123	70 (1)	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-8	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.37	-0.010	1.00	-0.02%	-0.25	P
13	124	80 (9)	Jul 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
14	125	85 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-9	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.39	-0.010	.42	-0.01%	-0.18	P
15	126	87 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.08	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.18	P
16	127	96 (8)	Jul 31 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,11-16	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						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
17	128	108 (11)	Aug 10 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,2-8	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9						P
18	129	113 (4)	Aug 14 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,8-10	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9						P
19	130	118 (4)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,10-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	8						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
20	131	133 (14)	Sep 1 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,13-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9						P
							7-13		12	9	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	0	1		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384		.76	0.040	1.87	0.13%	-1.05

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