John Nelson (pitcher)

John Nelson
John Nelson
	Nelson in 1902
	Pitcher
Negro league baseball debut
	1887, for the New York Gorhams
Last appearance
	1908, for the Cuban Giants
Teams
	New York Gorhams (1887–1888); Cuban Giants (1891); Cuban X-Giants (1897–1901); Philadelphia Giants (1902); Cuban Giants (1908);

John Nelson was an American Negro league baseball pitcher from the 1880s to the 1900s.

Nelson made his Negro league debut in 1887 for the New York Gorhams, and played for New York again the following season. He went on to play several seasons for the Cuban Giants and Cuban X-Giants through 1908.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ "John Nelson". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "John Nelson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

External links[edit]

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

This Negro league baseball pitcher article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "John Nelson". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[2] "John Nelson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[1]

[2]