Nelson Boyd Chittum is an American

United States

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 former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 and Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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. A right-hander, he stood 6 in 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (81.6 kg).

Career

Chittum attended Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown College

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 and signed as an amateur free agent

Free agent

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 with the Cardinals in 1956 and won 23 games in his maiden season in professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 in the Class C California League

California League

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. He made his major league debut with the team on August 1, 1958 versus the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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, pitching three inning

Inning

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s and surrendering eight hits

Hit (baseball)

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. Traded to the Red Sox the following season, he posted an 11–5 won-lost record in the Triple-A American Association

American Association (20th century)

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 before his recall to Boston. In 21 games played

Games played

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 as a relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

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, he won all three of his decisions and posted a sparkling 1.19 earned run average

Earned run average

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 in 30⅓ innings pitched. However, in May , the Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers for veteran outfielder

Outfielder

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 Rip Repulski

Rip Repulski

Eldon John Repulski was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1953 through 1961, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies , Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...

, and Chittum returned to the Triple-A level

Minor league baseball

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 for the remainder of his career.

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

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