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	35-23 / in Starts: 35-23
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	7

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 243 PAs	38
Actual Runners on Base	166 (81-55-30) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 243 PAs	28
Avg. Runners on Base	163 (84-52-26)

Most Driven In
A Galan	9
B Herman	9
S Hack	4
H Leiber	4
Self	4
C Reynolds	2

Most Driven In By
R Russell	8
B Mattick	8
G Mancuso	4
Self	4
G Hartnett	2
D Bartell	1
L French	1
S Hack	0

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	12	97 (96)	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	5						RF
2	13	98	Aug 3	CHC		PHI	W,9-6	CG	5	5	2	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.375	1.875	5	.46	0.041	.38	0.02%	2.31	RF
3	14	99	Aug 4	CHC		BSN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	1.000	1.364	5	1.32	-0.133	1.28	-0.08%	-1.53	RF
4	15	100	Aug 5	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.800	1.133	5	1.74	0.149	1.79	0.09%	0.56	RF
5	16	101	Aug 6	CHC		BSN	L,8-9	CG(12)	6	6	1	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.381	.381	.857	1.238	5	1.72	0.408	2.34	0.33%	3.24	RF
6	17	102	Aug 8 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.360	.360	.840	1.200	5	.63	0.146	1.02	0.14%	1.28	RF
7	18	103	Aug 8 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.310	.724	1.034	5	1.70	-0.183	3.79	-0.24%	-1.01	RF
8	19	104	Aug 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.677	1.011	5	1.09	0.002	1.65	0.00%	0.07	RF
9	20	105	Aug 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-11	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.351	.714	1.066	5	.14	-0.017	.14	-0.01%	0.80	RF
10	21	106	Aug 10	CHC		CIN	W,6-4	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.308	.341	.667	1.008	5	1.02	0.109	.57	0.04%	0.45	RF
11	22	107	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.341	.643	.984	5	1.96	-0.039	.90	-0.01%	-0.30	RF
12	23	108	Aug 12	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.354	.652	1.006	5	1.25	0.245	.68	0.08%	0.73	RF
13	24	109	Aug 13	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.347	.385	.653	1.038	5	1.04	0.134	.61	0.05%	1.14	RF
14	25	110	Aug 14	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.393	.692	1.085	5	.95	-0.021	1.11	-0.01%	0.22	RF
15	26	111	Aug 15	CHC	@	STL	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.367	.643	1.010	5	1.38	-0.130	1.65	-0.09%	-1.41	RF
16	27	112	Aug 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.305	.349	.610	.959	5	.84	-0.064	1.07	-0.05%	-0.59	RF
17	28	113	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.609	.962	5	.67	0.041	1.08	0.04%	0.70	RF
18	29	114	Aug 19	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.342	.594	.937	5	.75	-0.018	.42	-0.01%	-0.44	RF
19	30	115	Aug 20 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	5	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.625	1.010	5	.57	0.110	.39	0.05%	1.95	RF
20	31	116	Aug 20 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG(6)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.388	.616	1.004	5	.98	-0.005	.67	0.00%	0.03	RF
21	32	117	Aug 21	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.393	.605	.998	5	1.55	0.138	1.06	0.06%	1.25	RF
22	33	118	Aug 22	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.379	.582	.962	5	.85	-0.063	.69	-0.03%	-0.83	RF
23	34	119	Aug 23	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			1	0	0	.313	.380	.566	.947	5						RF
24	35	120	Aug 24	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-1	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.383	.560	.943	5	1.27	0.009	1.05	0.00%	0.11	RF
25	36	121	Aug 26 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.326	.394	.562	.956	5	.71	0.101	1.17	0.10%	1.82	RF
26	37	122	Aug 26 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.404	.554	.958	5	.49	0.067	.81	0.07%	0.92	RF
27	38	123	Aug 27 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.407	.547	.955	5	1.38	0.047	2.92	0.06%	0.80	RF
28	39	124	Aug 27 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.393	.525	.918	5	1.67	-0.185	2.47	-0.17%	-1.42	RF
29	40	125	Aug 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.379	.505	.884	5	.57	-0.057	.50	-0.03%	-0.84	RF
Sep/Oct		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
30	41	126	Sep 1 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.383	.514	.897	5	1.01	0.145	1.85	0.16%	1.60	RF
31	42	128 (1)	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.313	.384	.509	.893	5	.67	0.140	1.75	0.22%	1.36	RF
32	43	129	Sep 3	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.380	.500	.880	5	.90	-0.002	3.58	-0.01%	-0.09	RF
33	44	130	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.376	.492	.868	5	1.87	0.036	3.00	0.03%	-0.32	RF
34	45	131	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.372	.492	.864	5	1.08	-0.037	1.07	-0.02%	-0.59	RF
35	46	132	Sep 6	CHC		STL	W,11-3	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.380	.516	.896	5	.40	0.038	.29	0.02%	0.04	RF
36	47	133	Sep 7	CHC		STL	L,2-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.377	.508	.884	5	1.74	-0.116	1.47	-0.06%	-0.86	RF
37	48	134	Sep 8	CHC		STL	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.373	.500	.873	5	.59	-0.018	.44	-0.01%	-0.82	RF
38	49	135	Sep 9	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.366	.489	.855	5	1.20	-0.052	.43	-0.01%	-0.48	RF
39	50	136	Sep 10	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.363	.483	.846	5	1.10	-0.063	.57	-0.02%	-0.79	RF
40	51	137	Sep 12	CHC		BSN	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.352	.466	.818	5	.21	-0.026	.02	0.00%	-1.44	RF
41	52	138	Sep 13	CHC		BSN	W,15-4	CG	5	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.303	.365	.480	.846	5						RF
42	53	139	Sep 14 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,13-1	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.301	.366	.474	.841	5	.89	0.132	.05	0.01%	1.72	RF
43	54	140	Sep 14 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.306	.369	.481	.851	5						RF
44	55	141	Sep 15 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,6-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.359	.467	.826	5	.70	-0.096	.02	0.00%	-1.73	RF
45	56	142	Sep 15 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.368	.476	.844	5	.65	0.055	.02	0.00%	1.79	RF
46	57	143	Sep 16	CHC		PHI	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.302	.365	.471	.836	5	.79	0.126	.02	0.00%	2.82	RF
47	58	144	Sep 17 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,4-10	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.368	.477	.845	5	.67	0.015	.01	0.00%	0.55	RF
48	59	145	Sep 17 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.360	.467	.827	5	1.59	-0.115	.01	0.00%	-0.64	RF
49	60	146	Sep 19	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.299	.358	.462	.820	5	.77	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.25	RF
50	61	147	Sep 20	CHC		NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.353	.455	.807	5	1.72	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-1.12	RF
51	62	148	Sep 21	CHC		NYG	W,9-3	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.359	.458	.817	5	.23	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.32	RF
52	63	149	Sep 22	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.357	.469	.826	5	1.52	-0.057	.00	0.00%	0.17	RF
53	64	150	Sep 23	CHC	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.355	.462	.817	5	1.00	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-1.29	RF
54	65	152 (1)	Sep 27 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG(10)	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.356	.480	.836	5	1.37	0.223	.00	0.00%	0.73	RF
55	66	153	Sep 27 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG(10)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.351	.471	.822	5	1.18	-0.126	.00	0.00%	-1.12	RF
56	67	154	Sep 30 (1)	CHC		STL	L,5-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.349	.465	.814	5	1.36	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.59	RF
57	68	155	Sep 30 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.292	.352	.463	.815	5						RF
58	69	156	Oct 1	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.354	.464	.818	5	2.43	0.418	.00	0.00%	0.92	RF
							35-23		243	220	37	65	12	5	5	38	20	4	29	0	1		6	1	0	2	.295	.354	.464	.818		1.03	1.137	.87	0.70%	10.42

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