Nels Potter

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.

Nels Potter
Pitcher
Born: (1911-08-23)August 23, 1911
Mount Morris, Illinois
Died: September 30, 1990(1990-09-30) (aged 79)
Mount Morris, Illinois
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 record92–97
Earned run average3.99
Strikeouts747
Teams

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
  1. "Nels Potter statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. Nels Potter at the SABR Bio Project, by Sid Davis, retrieved February 7, 2014.


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