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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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.9

5546

1484

235

.268

837

RBI

948

OBP

.365

SLG

.465

OPS

.831

OPS+

132

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 25	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	36 (27)	May 26	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	37	May 27	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	53 (15)	Jun 14	PHI	@	CHC	W,11-3	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	58 (4)	Jun 20	PHI	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	59	Jun 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	60	Jun 22	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	63 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	64	Jun 26	PHI		BSN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	68 (3)	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	77 (8)	Jul 12	PHI		PIT	W,11-6	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	79 (1)	Jul 14	PHI		PIT	W,2-0	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	90 (10)	Jul 22 susp	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	GF	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	94 (3)	Jul 27	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	95	Jul 28	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	97 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-8	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
17	99 (1)	Jul 31	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	113 (13)	Aug 13	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	116 (2)	Aug 17	PHI		NYG	L,5-8	GF	25	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
20	117	Aug 18	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	118	Aug 19	PHI		NYG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	119	Aug 21	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	120	Aug 22	PHI		CHC	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	121	Aug 24	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	122	Aug 25	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	CG	51	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
26	123	Aug 26 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	124	Aug 26 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
28	125	Aug 27 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	128 (2)	Aug 29	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	131 (2)	Sep 2	PHI		BSN	W,5-3	CG	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	132	Sep 3 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
32	134 (1)	Sep 5	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	143 (8)	Sep 16	PHI	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	146 (2)	Sep 19	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	147	Sep 21	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	148	Sep 22	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	150 (1)	Sep 25	PHI		NYG	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
38	151	Sep 26	PHI		NYG	L,1-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	152	Sep 28	PHI		BRO	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	153	Sep 29	PHI		BRO	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	154	Sep 30	PHI		BRO	L,8-9	GF	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
							41gm		325.0	74	1	1	76	0