# Dave Nelson
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{{short description|American baseball player (1944–2018)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Dave Nelson
|position=[Second baseman](/source/Second_baseman) / [Third baseman](/source/Third_baseman)
|image=Dave Nelson 1974.jpg
|caption=Nelson in 1974
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1944|6|20}}
|birth_place=[Fort Sill, Oklahoma](/source/Fort_Sill%2C_Oklahoma), U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|2018|04|22|1944|6|20}}
|death_place=[Milwaukee, Wisconsin](/source/Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 11
|debutyear=1968
|debutteam=Cleveland Indians
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 27
|finalyear=1977
|finalteam=Kansas City Royals
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.244
|stat2label=[Home runs](/source/Home_runs)
|stat2value=20
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
|stat3value=211
|teams=
*[Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{mlby|1968}}–{{mlby|1969}})
*[Washington Senators / Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) ({{mlby|1970}}–{{mlby|1975}})
*[Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) ({{mlby|1976}}–{{mlby|1977}})
|highlights=
*[All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) ([1973](/source/1973_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game))
}}
'''David Earl Nelson''' (June 20, 1944 – April 22, 2018) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [infielder](/source/infielder). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians), [Washington Senators / Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)), and [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) from 1968 through 1977. He also served as one of the broadcasters for the [Milwaukee Brewers](/source/Milwaukee_Brewers) on [Fox Sports Wisconsin](/source/Fox_Sports_Wisconsin).
During a period in the early 2010 season, Nelson was the team's interim radio [color commentator](/source/color_commentator) over the Brewers Radio Network during road games outside of Chicago while [Bob Uecker](/source/Bob_Uecker) recovered from heart surgery to repair an aortic valve.[{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/92208519.html|title=WTMJ Radio's short-term plan|work=Journal Sentinel|date=April 27, 2010|access-date=April 23, 2018}}] He was the team's first base coach for four years prior to the end of his contract. He helped to develop many players, including [Kenny Lofton](/source/Kenny_Lofton), [Scott Podsednik](/source/Scott_Podsednik) and [Rickie Weeks](/source/Rickie_Weeks).[{{cite web|url=http://fox6now.com/2018/04/23/former-brewers-coach-broadcaster-davey-nelson-passes-away-at-73/|title=Former Brewers coach, broadcaster Davey Nelson passes away at 73|publisher=Fox News|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}]
==Early years==
Nelson was born in [Fort Sill, Oklahoma](/source/Fort_Sill%2C_Oklahoma).[{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/davey-nelson-dies-at-age-73/c-273485540|title=Former All-Star second baseman Nelson dies|publisher=MLB|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}] At the end of that season, Nelson scored the last run ever for the Washington Senators at [RFK stadium](/source/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium).[{{cite web |url=http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/was1/rfk_stadium.pdf |title=RFK Stadium |publisher=MLB |access-date=July 24, 2008 |archive-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522220124/http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/was1/rfk_stadium.pdf/ |url-status=dead }}]
Nelson moved with the franchise to Texas, where he continued to gain a reputation as a base-stealing threat, stealing 51 bases in 1972.[{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ALS/ALS197307240.shtml |title=1973 All-Star Game at Kaufman Stadium|access-date=July 24, 2008 |publisher=Baseball Reference}}] That year, he finished with a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) of .286, with seven home runs and 48 [RBI](/source/Run_batted_in)s.[{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA197610120.shtml |title=1976 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3 |access-date=July 24, 2008 |publisher=Baseball Reference}}] He played in his final major league game on September 27, 1977, then retired after the season.[{{cite web|url=https://www.lonestarball.com/2018/4/23/17270530/dave-nelson-texas-rangers-all-star-milwaukee-brewers-announcer|title=Dave Nelson, former Texas Rangers All Star, has died|publisher=Lone Star Ball|access-date=April 23, 2018|date=April 23, 2018}}] The following season, he returned to the majors as a coach for the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox), where he remained until 1984.[{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nelsoda01.shtml |title=Davey Nelson Statistics|access-date=May 7, 2008 |publisher=Baseball Reference}}] He was also the Director of Milwaukee Brewers Alumni Relations.[{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/04/23/davey-nelson-analyst-brewers-television-crew-and-team-alumni-director-dies-73/541682002/|title=Davey Nelson, analyst for Brewers television crew and team alumni director, dies at 73|work=Journal Sentinel|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}]