Candy Nelson

Candy Nelson
Shortstop
Born: (1849-03-14)March 14, 1849 Portland, Maine
Died: September 4, 1910(1910-09-04) (aged 61) Brooklyn, New York
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 runs	3
Runs batted in	208
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
Led National Association in walks, 1874 Led American Association in walks x2 (1884, 1885)

John W. "Candy" Nelson (March 14, 1849 – September 4, 1910) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played 13 seasons between 1872 and 1890 for nine different teams in three different leagues. In 1890, he was the oldest player in the American Association at age 41.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)