Nelson Chittum

Nelson Chittum
Nelson Chittum
	Pitcher
	Born: March 25, 1933; Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S.
	Died: July 15, 2024 (aged 91); Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 17, 1958, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	May 4, 1960, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	3–1
Earned run average	3.84
Strikeouts	30
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1958); Boston Red Sox (1959–1960);

Nelson Boyd Chittum (March 25, 1933 – July 15, 2024) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. A right-hander, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Career

Chittum attended Elizabethtown College, signed as an amateur free agent with the Cardinals in 1956, and won 23 games in his maiden season in professional baseball in the Class C California League.^[1] He made his major league debut with the team on August 1, 1958, versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching three innings and surrendering eight hits. Traded to the Red Sox the following season, he posted an 11–5 won-lost record in the Triple-A American Association before his recall to Boston. In 21 games played as a relief pitcher, he won all three of his decisions and posted a sparkling 1.19 earned run average in 30+1⁄3 innings pitched. However, in May 1960, the Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers for veteran outfielder Rip Repulski, and Chittum returned to the Triple-A level for the remainder of his career.

After winning 106 minor league games, Chittum retired after the 1964 season.

Chittum died in Lexington, Kentucky, on July 15, 2024, at the age of 91.^[2]

^ Nowlin, Bill; Ash, Tyler. "Nelson Chittum". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "Nelson B. Chittum". Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

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