Bill Nicholson

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: December 11, 1914 in Chestertown, MD us

Died: March 8, 1996 in Chestertown, MD

Buried: Old St. Paul Episcopal Church Cemetery, Chestertown, MD

High School: Chestertown HS (Chestertown, MD)

School: Washington College (Chestertown, MD)

Debut: June 13, 1936 (Age 21-185d, 8,016th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 19, 1953 (Age 38-282d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: William Beck Nicholson

Nicknames: Swish

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.9

5546

1484

235

.268

837

RBI

948

OBP

.365

SLG

.465

OPS

.831

OPS+

132

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-10 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
L Finney	1
F Hayes	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	51 (50)	Jun 13 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,1-19	8-GF(8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
2	2	61 (9)	Jun 24 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.76	-0.049	.22	0.00%	-0.30	PH
3	3	62	Jun 24 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
4	4	63	Jun 25	PHA	@	DET	L,1-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
5	5	65 (1)	Jun 28	PHA	@	DET	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	67 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,4-14	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
7	7	70 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.67	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.42	PH
8	8	71	Jul 5 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-16	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
9	9	75 (3)	Jul 11 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	111 (35)	Aug 15	PHA		NYY	L,2-16	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
11	11	128 (16)	Aug 30 (2)	PHA		DET	L,2-3	3-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.16	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.42	PR RF
							1-10		12	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.44	-0.098	.02	0.00%	-1.99

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