Emmett Nelson

{{Short description|American baseball player (1905–1967)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Emmett Nelson

|image=Emmett Nelson.jpg

|caption=Nelson as a member of the Los Angeles Angels

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1905|2|26}}

|birth_place=Viborg, South Dakota

|death_date={{death date and age|1967|8|25|1905|2|26}}

|death_place=Sioux Falls, South Dakota

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 24

|debutyear=1935

|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 28

|finalyear=1936

|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=5–4

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.07

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=17

|teams=

• Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1935}}–{{mlby|1936}})

}}

George Emmett Nelson (February 26, 1905 – August 25, 1967) nicknamed "Ramrod", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He made 25 appearances, including eight starts, for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1935 and 1936 seasons.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nelsoem01.shtml |title=Emmett Nelson Stats |website=baseball-reference.com. |publisher=sports-reference.com |access-date=November 10, 2011}}