Willard Nixon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: June 17, 1928 in Taylorsville, GA us

Died: December 10, 2000 in Rome, GA

Buried: East View Cemetery, Rome, GA

High School: McHenry HS (Rome, GA)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: July 7, 1950 (Age 22-020d, 10,721st in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 4, 1958 (Age 30-017d)
vs. BAL 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Willard Lee Nixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.2

ERA

4.39

225

177

1234.0

616

WHIP

1.464

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-9 / in Starts: 8-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	34 (20-8-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
A Zarilla	1
C Vollmer	1
B Rosar	0

Most Driven In By
B Goodman	2
D DiMaggio	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	75 (74)	Jul 7	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	78 (2)	Jul 13	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.37	-0.022	.57	-0.02%	-0.12	P
3	3	81 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,13-10	2-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.99	-0.034	1.55	-0.03%	-0.64	P
4	4	86 (4)	Jul 19	BOS		DET	L,5-9	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.49	0.065	2.62	0.07%	0.75	P
5	5	88 (1)	Jul 21	BOS		SLB	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
6	6	91 (2)	Jul 25	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.01	-0.087	2.09	-0.11%	-1.22	P
7	7	97 (5)	Jul 30 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9	.64	-0.009	.72	-0.01%	-0.44	P
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
8	8	100 (2)	Aug 4	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	1.32	-0.176	1.51	-0.12%	-1.59	P
9	9	106 (5)	Aug 10 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9						P
10	10	110 (3)	Aug 13	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9						P
11	11	112 (1)	Aug 15 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,9-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.190	.482	9	.78	0.049	.91	0.03%	0.29	P
12	12	118 (5)	Aug 22	BOS		SLB	W,9-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	9	1.11	-0.064	1.85	-0.06%	-0.57	P
13	13	123 (4)	Aug 27	BOS		CLE	W,11-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	9						P
14	14	124	Aug 28	BOS		CLE	W,15-14	5-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.200	.510	9	.83	0.067	2.51	0.12%	0.28	P
Sept		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
15	15	131 (6)	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.179	.460	9	1.14	-0.095	5.84	-0.29%	-0.71	P
16	16	133 (1)	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,10-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.281	.179	.460	9						P
17	17	134	Sep 9 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,8-3	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.56	0.029	3.28	0.10%	0.12	P
18	18	138 (3)	Sep 14	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.270	.156	.427	9	1.51	-0.080	10.36	-0.33%	-0.82	P
19	19	142 (3)	Sep 18	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.04	-0.043	13.95	-0.35%	-0.16	P
20	20	146 (3)	Sep 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.244	.139	.383	9	1.85	-0.069	15.83	-0.35%	-0.71	P
21	21	150 (3)	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.244	.139	.383	9						P
22	22	151	Sep 28	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.244	.139	.383	9						P
							13-9		44	36	3	5	0	0	0	2	5	0	10	0	3		2	1	0	0	.139	.244	.139	.383		.96	-0.469	3.53	-1.34%	-5.53

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