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Nelson T. Potter

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Nelson T. Potter

Birth
Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Death
30 Sep 1990 (aged 79)
Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
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Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Major League Baseball Player. Born in Mount Morris, Illinois, he was a right handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1936, Philadelphia Athletics 1938 to 1941, 1948, Boston Red Sox 1941, St. Louis Browns 1943 o 1948 and Boston Braves 1949. He helped the Browns win the 1944 American League Pennant, the Braves win the 1948 National League Pennant and played with each team in the World Series. In 12 seasons he had a 92-97 win-loss record, 22 saves, 6 shutouts, 747 strikeouts and a 3.99 earned run average.
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Mount Morris, Illinois, he was a right handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1936, Philadelphia Athletics 1938 to 1941, 1948, Boston Red Sox 1941, St. Louis Browns 1943 o 1948 and Boston Braves 1949. He helped the Browns win the 1944 American League Pennant, the Braves win the 1948 National League Pennant and played with each team in the World Series. In 12 seasons he had a 92-97 win-loss record, 22 saves, 6 shutouts, 747 strikeouts and a 3.99 earned run average.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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Husband of Hazel (Park) Potter

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  • Originally Created by: David Lee Zellers
  • Added: Apr 19, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10813562/nelson_t-potter: accessed ), memorial page for Nelson T. Potter (23 Aug 1911–30 Sep 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10813562, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.