Nels Potter

Nels Potter
Pitcher
Born: August 23, 1911(1911-08-23) 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
Career statistics
Win–loss record	92-97
Strikeouts	747
Earned run average	3.99
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1936) Philadelphia Athletics (1938–41) Boston Red Sox (1941) St. Louis Browns (1943–48) Philadelphia Athletics (1948) Boston Braves (1948–49)

Nelson Thomas Potter (August 23, 1911 - September 30, 1990) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1938–41 and 1948), Boston Red Sox (1941), St. Louis Browns (1943–48) and Boston Braves (1948–49).

Born in Mount Morris, Illinois, Morris was 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.

He finished ninth in voting for the 1944 American League MVP, with a 19-7 win–loss record, 16 complete games, 3 shutouts, and a 2.83 ERA. In 12 seasons, he had a 92-97 win-loss record, six shutouts, 22 saves, and a 3.99 ERA.

He died in his hometown of Mount Morris at the age of 79.

References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

External links

• Nels Potter at Find a Grave
• Nels Potter at the SABR Bio Project

Persondata
Name	Potter, Nels
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	August 23, 1911
Place of birth	Mount Morris, Illinois
Date of death	September 30, 1990
Place of death	Mount Morris, Illinois