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Nelson Barrera

Nelson Barrera, Mexican baseball player (died 2002)

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Born
October 17, 1957
Died
July 14, 2002
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1957

About Nelson Barrera

Nelson Barrera Romellón was a Mexican professional baseball player, who at the time of his death led the Mexican League in career home runs (455) and RBIs (1,927). He was nicknamed El Almirante. Barrera won his only league home run title with 42 in 1987. In 1998 Barrera played and managed the Guerreros de Oaxaca when they won their only pennant. Then, in 2001 Barrera surpassed Espino's record for home runs, finishing the season with 455 to Espino's 453. On 22 April 1997, he drove in his 1,574th run, breaking the Mexican League record set by Héctor Espino.

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Nelson Barrera timeline

  1. Barrera won his only league home run title with 42 in 1987.
  2. On 22 April 1997, he drove in his 1,574th run, breaking the Mexican League record set by Héctor Espino.
  3. In 1998 Barrera played and managed the Guerreros de Oaxaca when they won their only pennant.
  4. Then, in 2001 Barrera surpassed Espino's record for home runs, finishing the season with 455 to Espino's 453.

The world when Nelson Barrera was born

Nelson Barrera was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1957

  • #1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
  • Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
  • Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
  • Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
  • Notable inventionFrisbee
  • World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nelson Barrera's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19572026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,200$435,000
Average income$6,700$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population171.2M341 million

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