Candy Nelson

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
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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.

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