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Candy Nelson

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Candy Nelson
Shortstop
Born: (1849-03-14)March 14, 1849
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Died: September 4, 1910(1910-09-04) (aged 61)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 11, 1872, for the Troy Haymakers
Last MLB appearance
August 25, 1890, for the Brooklyn Gladiators
MLB statistics
Batting average.253
Home runs3
Runs batted in208
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
Brooklyn Eckfords (1867–1869)
New York Mutuals (1870)
  League player
Troy Haymakers (1872)
Brooklyn Eckfords (1872)
New York Mutuals (1873–1875)
Indianapolis Blues (1878)
Troy Trojans (1879)
Worcester Ruby Legs (1881)
New York Metropolitans (1883–1887)
New York Giants (1887)
Brooklyn Gladiators (1890)
Career highlights and awards

John W. "Candy" Nelson (March 14, 1849 – September 4, 1910) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played 13 seasons between 1872 and 1890 for nine teams in three leagues.

Biography

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A native of Maine, Nelson entered professional baseball in Brooklyn in 1867. He made his major league debut in the National Association with the Troy Haymakers in 1872.

In 1890, he was the oldest player in the American Association at age 41. A couple of years later, major publications described him as owning a milk route in Brooklyn. On the 1900 U.S. Census, Nelson listed "ball player" for his occupation. He died of heart problems at home in Brooklyn in 1910.

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