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	3-4 / in Starts: 3-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	1 game

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1945	WS g1	Oct 3	CHC	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	6	.46	0.168	23.74	5.72%	2.24	RF
2	1945	WS g2	Oct 4	CHC	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.429	.500	.714	1.214	6	.92	0.122	45.20	3.84%	0.91	RF
3	1945	WS g3	Oct 5	CHC	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.364	.417	.545	.962	6	.99	0.045	60.59	1.97%	0.06	RF
4	1945	WS g4	Oct 6	CHC		DET	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	6	.82	-0.090	46.32	-3.27%	-1.03	RF
5	1945	WS g5	Oct 7	CHC		DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.263	.300	.368	.668	6	.54	0.007	44.65	0.65%	1.52	RF
6	1945	WS g6	Oct 8	CHC		DET	W,8-7	CG(12)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.208	.269	.292	.561	6	1.36	-0.222	123.41	-11.68%	-1.22	RF
7	1945	WS g7	Oct 10	CHC		DET	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.267	.321	.588	6	.52	-0.061	86.25	-6.62%	0.06	RF
									30	28	1	6	1	1	8	2	5		.214	.267	.321	.588

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