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.

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	97 (96)	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
2	98	Aug 3	CHC		PHI	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
3	99	Aug 4	CHC		BSN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
4	100	Aug 5	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	101	Aug 6	CHC		BSN	L,8-9	CG	54	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	102	Aug 8 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	103	Aug 8 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	104	Aug 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	105	Aug 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
10	106	Aug 10	CHC		CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
11	107	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	108	Aug 12	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	109	Aug 13	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	110	Aug 14	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	111	Aug 15	CHC	@	STL	L,6-7	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	112	Aug 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	113	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	114	Aug 19	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
19	115	Aug 20 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	116	Aug 20 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	29	5.1	3	0	0	3	0
21	117	Aug 21	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	118	Aug 22	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	119	Aug 23	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	120	Aug 24	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-1	GS	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	121	Aug 26 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	122	Aug 26 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	123	Aug 27 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	124	Aug 27 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
29	125	Aug 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	126	Sep 1 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	128 (1)	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
32	129	Sep 3	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	130	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	131	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	132	Sep 6	CHC		STL	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	133	Sep 7	CHC		STL	L,2-4	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	134	Sep 8	CHC		STL	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
38	135	Sep 9	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	136	Sep 10	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	137	Sep 12	CHC		BSN	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
41	138	Sep 13	CHC		BSN	W,15-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	139	Sep 14 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,13-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	140	Sep 14 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	141	Sep 15 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	142	Sep 15 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	143	Sep 16	CHC		PHI	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
47	144	Sep 17 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,4-10	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	145	Sep 17 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	146	Sep 19	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	147	Sep 20	CHC		NYG	L,2-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	148	Sep 21	CHC		NYG	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	149	Sep 22	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	150	Sep 23	CHC	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
54	152 (1)	Sep 27 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	153	Sep 27 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	154	Sep 30 (1)	CHC		STL	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	155	Sep 30 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	156	Oct 1	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							58gm			101	5	6	112	0