Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Nelson ya shafe shekaru biyu a Kansas City, yana wasa kadan daga benci. A shekara ta 1976, shi ne kawai ya ɗanɗana wasan bayan kakar wasa. Yankewa don Tom Poquette a wasan 3 na
1976 American League Championship Series da New York Yankees, ya yi ƙasa da Sparky Lyle. Ya buga wasan karshe a babban wasansa a ranar 27 ga Satumba, 1977, sannan ya yi ritaya bayan kakar wasa.