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Gene Nelson (baseball)

American baseball player (born 1960)

Baseball player

Gene Nelson
Nelson in 1981
Pitcher
Born: (1960-12-03) December 3, 1960 (age 63) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 1981, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1993, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	53–64
Earned run average	4.13
Strikeouts	655

Teams
New York Yankees (1981) Seattle Mariners (1982–1983) Chicago White Sox (1984–1986) Oakland Athletics (1987–1992) California Angels (1993) Texas Rangers (1993)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1989)

Wayland Eugene Nelson II (born December 3, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1981 to 1993. After beginning his career as a starting pitcher with the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, Nelson gradually converted to a relief role starting in 1983. He was a key member of the ace relief staff that helped propel the Oakland Athletics to three pennant-winning seasons from 1988 to 1990, frequently setting up Dennis Eckersley for his saves. Nelson posted a 1.57 ERA in 1990 and earned a 9-6 record in 1988. After seeing his performance slip in 1991 and 1992, he closed out his career in 1993 with a 3.12 ERA while pitching for the California Angels and Texas Rangers. He was made a free agent in 1993.^[1]

References

^ "Baseball". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1993. p. 2C.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

Oakland Athletics 1989 World Series champions

14 Storm Davis

19 Gene Nelson

20 Matt Young

21 Mike Moore

24 Rickey Henderson (ALCS MVP)

25 Mark McGwire

27 Ron Hassey

28 Stan Javier

33 Jose Canseco

34 Dave Stewart (World Series MVP)

35 Bob Welch

39 Dave Parker

44 Ken Phelps

54 Todd Burns

Manager: 10 Tony La Russa

Coaches: 5 Art Kusnyer (Bullpen); 8 Dave McKay (First Base); 15 Rene Lachemann (Third Base); 18 Dave Duncan (Pitching); 45 Merv Rettenmund (Hitting); 46 Tommie Reynolds (Bench)