John Nelson (pitcher)

John Nelson was an American Negro league baseball pitcher from the 1880s to the 1900s.

John Nelson
Nelson in 1902
Pitcher
Negro league baseball debut
1887, for the New York Gorhams
Last appearance
1908, for the Cuban Giants
Teams
New York Gorhams (1887–1888) Cuban Giants (1891) Cuban X-Giants (1897–1901) Philadelphia Giants (1902) Cuban Giants (1908)

Nelson made his Negro league debut in 1887 for the New York Gorhams, and played for New York again the following season. He went on to play several seasons for the Cuban Giants and Cuban X-Giants through 1908.^[1][2]