Otho Nitcholas

Otho James Nitcholas

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
• Debut April 18, 1945
• Final Game June 3, 1945
• Born September 13, 1908 in McKinney, TX USA
• Died September 11, 1986 in McKinney, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Otho Nitcholas pitched in pro ball from 1930 to 1953. He compiled a 254-200 minor league record with a 3.56 ERA in 3,922 innings. Nitcholas led the 1948 Lone Star League with a 1.97 ERA. He never won more than 18 games in a season.

Nitcholas managed the 1950 Tyler Trojans, 1951 Alexandria Aces, and 1952 Abilene Blue Sox.

In 1957 he became the first police chief of Plano, TX, a town near his hometown of McKinney, TX.