Candy Nelson

John W. "Candy" Nelson (March 14, 1849 – September 4, 1910) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played 13 seasons between and for nine teams in three leagues.

Biography

A native of Maine, Nelson entered professional baseball in Brooklyn in 1867. He made his major league debut in the National Association with the Troy Haymakers in 1872.

In 1890, he was the oldest player in the American Association at age 41. A couple of years later, major publications described him as owning a milk route in Brooklyn. On the 1900 U.S. Census, Nelson listed "ball player" for his occupation. He died of heart problems at home in Brooklyn in 1910.

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Major League Baseball shortstops

Brooklyn Eckfords (NABBP) players

New York Mutuals (NABBP) players

Troy Haymakers players

Brooklyn Eckfords players

New York Mutuals players

Indianapolis Blues players

Worcester Ruby Legs players

New York Metropolitans players

New York Giants (NL) players

Brooklyn Gladiators players

Troy Trojans players

Baseball players from Brooklyn

Baseball players from Portland, Maine

19th-century baseball players

1849 births

1910 deaths

Pittsburgh Allegheny players

Rochester (minor league baseball) players

Washington Nationals (minor league) players

Albany (minor league baseball) players

Brooklyn Atlantics (minor league) players

New York Metropolitans (minor league) players

Albany Governors players

Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players

Wilmington Blue Hens players

Burials at Cypress Hills Cemetery