Harold Nelson

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Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Carberry, MB

  • BORN July 4, 1900

  • INDUCTED 2001

Harold Nelson was born in Carberry, Manitoba on July 4, 1900. Nelson was an outstanding pitcher in the 1920s. He was Carberry’s only pitcher in 1924, when the team won 25 straight games, lost one, then won 11 more. In one tournament, Nelson pitched three 7-inning games and faced only 23 batters each game. Nelson was later featured in Ripley’s “Believe it or Not” for striking out 80 batters in two consecutive days of tournament play. Due to farming pressures, he declined an invitation to the New York Giants’ training camp, but continued to play locally until he was banned from the local league. Nelson then farmed until 1956 before moving to Winnipeg.

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