Nelson Briles
Nelson Briles
Full name: Nelson Kelley Briles
Born: August 5, 1943, Dorris, California
Died February 13, 2005, Orlando, Florida
Buried at St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
First Game: April 19, 1965 ; Final Game: September 13, 1978
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 195
Nelson Briles
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1965 STL N Daily Splits 37 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .188 .133 0.0 1965 STL N
1966 STL N Daily Splits 49 38 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .079 .125 .079 0.0 1966 STL N
1967 STL N Daily Splits 49 40 5 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .209 .150 0.0 1967 STL N
1968 STL N Daily Splits 33 80 5 11 2 0 0 5 4 0 21 1 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 .138 .186 .162 0.0 1968 STL N
1969 STL N Daily Splits 36 76 1 8 0 0 1 5 4 0 26 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .105 .150 .145 0.0 1969 STL N
1970 STL N Daily Splits 30 39 4 7 1 2 0 3 1 0 14 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .200 .308 0.0 1970 STL N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 37 39 3 10 3 0 1 4 2 0 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .293 .410 0.0 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 28 70 6 11 1 0 0 4 2 0 32 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .157 .178 .171 0.0 1972 PIT N
1973 PIT N Daily Splits 33 72 3 14 2 0 1 6 2 0 21 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .194 .224 .264 0.0 1973 PIT N
1974 KC A 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 KC A
1975 KC A 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1975 KC A
1976 TEX A 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1976 TEX A
1977 TEX A 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 TEX A
1977 BAL A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 BAL A
1977 TOT A 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 TOT A
1978 BAL A 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1978 BAL A
Total NL 332 469 29 72 9 2 3 29 21 0 171 2 37 3 0 4 5 0 0 .154 .192 .200 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 452 469 29 72 9 2 3 29 21 0 171 2 37 3 0 4 5 0 0 .154 .192 .200 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1972 PIT N
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1967 STL N Daily Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1967 STL N
1968 STL N Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 1968 STL N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1971 PIT N
Total Splits 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1965 STL N Daily Splits 37 2 0 0 14 4 82.1 79 341 4 33 32 26 6 52 2 1 2 6 0 10 2 9 3 3 3 3.50 0.2 1965 STL N
1966 STL N Daily Splits 49 17 0 0 17 6 154 162 654 14 65 55 54 11 100 7 6 3 7 0 15 2 19 7 4 15 3.21 0.5 1966 STL N
1967 STL N Daily Splits 49 14 4 2 14 6 155.1 139 642 8 45 42 40 8 94 6 2 8 5 2 24 2 9 13 14 5 2.43 2.1 1967 STL N
1968 STL N Daily Splits 33 33 13 4 0 0 243.2 251 1024 18 90 76 55 12 141 13 6 4 7 0 32 8 17 13 19 11 2.81 0.1 1968 STL N
1969 STL N Daily Splits 36 33 10 3 1 0 227.2 218 954 17 104 89 63 7 126 14 6 9 2 1 37 5 12 12 15 13 3.52 -0.2 1969 STL N
1970 STL N Daily Splits 30 19 1 1 6 0 106.2 129 484 14 84 74 36 7 59 6 5 5 2 1 15 3 6 9 6 7 6.24 -2.6 1970 STL N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 37 14 4 2 8 1 136 131 566 12 51 46 35 12 76 4 1 1 3 0 15 5 13 10 8 4 3.04 0.9 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 28 27 9 2 1 0 195.2 185 802 14 83 67 43 8 120 8 8 2 1 0 32 1 14 9 14 11 3.08 0.3 1972 PIT N
1973 PIT N Daily Splits 33 33 7 1 0 0 218.2 201 893 19 87 69 51 3 94 11 5 1 1 0 29 2 17 18 14 13 2.84 2.0 1973 PIT N
1974 KC A Daily Splits 18 17 3 0 0 0 103 118 432 9 48 46 21 1 41 4 2 1 2 0 22 3 13 5 5 7 4.02 0.0 1974 KC A
1975 KC A Daily Splits 24 16 3 0 4 2 112 127 478 19 60 53 25 1 73 1 1 1 5 0 24 2 13 8 6 6 4.26 -0.4 1975 KC A
1976 TEX A Daily Splits 32 31 7 1 1 1 210 224 879 17 87 76 47 0 98 3 6 6 2 1 36 9 10 13 11 9 3.26 0.6 1976 TEX A
1977 TEX A Daily Splits 28 15 2 1 3 1 108.1 114 456 13 58 51 30 1 57 4 2 4 6 0 14 2 9 9 6 4 4.24 -0.2 1977 TEX A
1977 BAL A Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 17 2 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.75 -0.1 1977 BAL A
1977 TOT A 30 15 2 1 4 2 112.1 119 473 15 61 54 30 1 59 4 2 5 6 0 14 2 10 9 6 4 4.33 -0.3 1977 TOT A
1978 BAL A Daily Splits 16 8 1 0 4 0 54.1 58 236 6 31 28 21 2 30 1 4 2 2 0 8 4 3 3 4 4 4.64 -1.0 1978 BAL A
Total NL 332 192 48 15 61 17 1520 1495 6360 120 642 550 403 74 862 71 40 35 34 4 209 30 116 94 97 82 3.26 3.3 Total NL
Total AL 120 87 16 2 13 5 591.2 646 2498 66 287 257 144 5 301 13 15 15 17 1 104 20 49 38 32 30 3.91 -1.1 Total AL
Total Splits 452 279 64 17 74 22 2111.2 2141 8858 186 929 807 547 79 1163 84 55 50 51 5 313 50 165 132 129 112 3.44 2.2 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 23 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.00 1972 PIT N
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1967 STL N Daily Splits 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 7 41 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.64 1967 STL N
1968 STL N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 13 50 3 7 7 4 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 5.56 1968 STL N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 2 29 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.00 1971 PIT N
Total Splits 5 4 2 1 0 0 31.1 22 120 4 9 9 7 2 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 2.59 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1965 STL N Daily P 37 2 0 82.1 6 8 0 1 0 1 4 5 1 1.000
1966 STL N Daily P 49 17 0 154 9 29 1 3 0 1 7 7 3 .974
1967 STL N Daily P 49 14 4 155.1 10 18 2 1 0 0 5 4 2 .933
1968 STL N Daily P 33 33 13 243.2 15 31 2 1 0 0 9 5 1 .958
1969 STL N Daily P 36 33 10 227.2 13 34 3 3 0 3 2 16 2 .940
1970 STL N Daily P 30 19 1 106.2 6 7 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily P 37 14 4 136 13 13 1 1 0 0 3 6 1 .963
1972 PIT N Daily P 28 27 9 195.2 11 26 1 1 0 1 7 10 0 .974
1973 PIT N Daily P 33 33 7 218.2 14 35 1 3 0 2 6 9 1 .980
1974 KC A Daily P 18 17 2 103 8 12 1 1 0 0 7 8 0 .952
1975 KC A Daily P 24 16 3 112 11 15 1 1 0 2 8 7 2 .963
1976 TEX A Daily P 32 31 7 210 10 18 0 0 0 1 12 11 0 1.000
1977 TEX A Daily P 28 15 2 108.1 3 13 0 1 0 0 13 5 1 1.000
1977 BAL A Daily P 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
1977 TOT A P 30 15 2 112.1 3 13 0 1 0 1 13 5 1 1.000
1978 BAL A Daily P 16 8 1 54.1 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 .857
Total P 452 279 63 2111.2 131 263 14 17 0 13 90 108 14 .966
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1972 PIT N Daily P 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1967 STL N Daily P 2 1 1 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 STL N Daily P 2 2 0 11.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily P 1 1 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 5 4 2 31.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1963).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Vic Davalillo to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange
for Matty Alou and George Brunet (January 29, 1971 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Fernando Gonzalez to Kansas City Royals in
exchange for Ed Kirkpatrick , Kurt Bevacqua and Winston Cole (December 4, 1973 ).
Traded by Kansas City Royals to Texas Rangers in exchange for Dave Nelson (November
12, 1975 ).
Sold by Texas Rangers to Baltimore Orioles (September 19, 1977 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (January 17, 1979 ).
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