Nelson Chittum

Nelson Chittum
Pitcher
Born: March 25, 1933 (1933-03-25) (age 78) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 17, 1958 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1960 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	3–1
Earned run average	3.84
Innings pitched	68
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1958) Boston Red Sox (1959–1960)

Nelson Boyd Chittum (born March 25, 1933 in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. A right-hander, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Career

Chittum attended Elizabethtown College and signed as an amateur free agent with the Cardinals in 1956 and won 23 games in his maiden season in professional baseball in the Class C California League. He made his major league debut with the team on August 1, 1958 versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching three innings and surrendering eight hits. Traded to the Red Sox the following season, he posted an 11–5 won-lost record in the Triple-A American Association before his recall to Boston. In 21 games played as a relief pitcher, he won all three of his decisions and posted a sparkling 1.19 earned run average in 30⅓ innings pitched. However, in May 1960, the Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers for veteran outfielder Rip Repulski, and Chittum returned to the Triple-A level for the remainder of his career.

After winning 106 minor league games, Chittum retired after the 1964 season.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference}

Persondata
Name	Chittum, Nelson
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 25, 1933
Place of birth	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Date of death
Place of death