Chuck Nieson's major-league pitching career lasted for just 2 innings, but he did something that nobody else has ever done. He recorded a total of 6 outs for the 1964 Twins, and 5 of them came via the strikeout. Nobody else has fanned so many in so few innings. Nieson died on April 7 at age 83.
RIP to right-handed pitcher Chuck Nieson, who made 2 appearances for the Minnesota Twins in 1964. Nieson died on April 7 at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, MN. He was 83 years old. Charles Bassett Nieson was born in Hanford, CA, on September 24, 1942. He was barely a teenager when he began to be recognized for his baseball abilities. He was named as one of the top players in the Hanford Little Leagues in 1955 by the Hanford Daily Sentinel. Nieson, playing for the VFW, had a 6-0 record and a .423 batting average.
