Nels Potter

Nels Potter
Nels Potter
	Pitcher
	Born: August 23, 1911; Mount Morris, Illinois
	Died: September 30, 1990 (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 record	92–97
Earned run average	3.99
Strikeouts	747
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1936); Philadelphia Athletics (1938–1941); Boston Red Sox (1941); St. Louis Browns (1943–1948); Philadelphia Athletics (1948); Boston Braves (1948–1949);

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.

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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 Bio 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

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[Nels_Potter_statistics-1] "Nels Potter statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

[JamesNeyer2004-2] 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.