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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-26 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	81 (34-29-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
R Ashburn	3
C Ryan	3
S Lopata	2
J Wyrostek	2
Self	2
J Lohrke	1
W Jones	1
E Torgeson	1

Most Driven In By
E Torgeson	4
Self	2
S Burgess	2
R Ashburn	1
W Jones	1
G Hamner	1
C Ryan	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	1641	3 (2)	Apr 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,12-14	5-5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	3.06	0.278	7.51	0.41%	2.54	PH
2	1642	13 (9)	Apr 29	PHI		STL	L,0-1	10-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	7	3.16	0.010	12.12	0.02%	0.24	PH
May		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
3	1643	15 (1)	May 1	PHI		MLN	L,2-5	3-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	9	2.17	0.135	7.70	0.29%	1.34	PH
4	1644	17 (1)	May 3 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,2-0	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	8	2.48	-0.065	8.50	-0.13%	-0.46	PH
5	1645	19 (1)	May 9 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	8	3.42	-0.106	14.77	-0.27%	-0.83	PH
6	1646	21 (1)	May 10	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	6	.20	-0.005	.89	-0.01%	-0.64	PH
7	1647	25 (3)	May 18	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	.17	-0.004	.83	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
8	1648	31 (5)	May 25	PHI		BRO	L,9-11	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.444	.944	4	1.12	-0.049	4.16	-0.11%	-0.08	RF
9	1649	32	May 27 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,14-2	CG	5	4	2	3	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.462	.588	.769	1.357	4	.84	0.305	2.26	0.49%	4.80	RF
10	1650	33	May 27 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.591	.944	1.535	4	1.12	0.205	3.21	0.35%	2.42	RF
11	1651	35 (1)	May 29	PHI	@	NYG	W,12-3	CG	5	4	3	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.545	.630	1.091	1.721	4	.30	0.193	.90	0.35%	2.42	RF
Jun		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
12	1652	38 (2)	Jun 3 (2)	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.480	.581	.960	1.541	4	1.32	-0.043	4.17	-0.08%	-0.21	RF
13	1653	39	Jun 4	PHI		STL	W,6-5	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.462	.563	.923	1.486	9	3.16	-0.093	10.64	-0.19%	-0.37	PH
14	1654	41 (1)	Jun 6	PHI		MLN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.414	.528	.828	1.355	4	.92	-0.005	3.33	-0.01%	-0.47	RF
15	1655	43 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-5	5-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.387	.500	.774	1.274	3	1.58	-0.077	5.63	-0.17%	-0.83	PH RF
16	1656	45 (1)	Jun 9	PHI		CHC	W,10-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.487	.750	1.237	9	2.57	-0.124	6.19	-0.18%	-0.49	PH
17	1657	46	Jun 10 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,9-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.371	.488	.743	1.231	3	.46	-0.032	1.06	-0.04%	-0.70	RF
18	1658	47	Jun 10 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.458	.667	1.125	3	.43	-0.048	1.17	-0.08%	-1.66	RF
19	1659	52 (4)	Jun 16 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.423	.605	1.028	4	1.67	-0.197	4.20	-0.30%	-1.39	RF
20	1660	53	Jun 17	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.415	.591	1.006	9	1.03	-0.027	2.34	-0.04%	-0.11	PH
21	1661	65 (11)	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-9	10-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.426	.591	1.017	9	3.91	-0.004	14.58	-0.01%	0.17	PH
Jul		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
22	1662	66	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.436	.591	1.027	7	4.61	0.132	19.57	0.34%	0.67	PH
23	1663	67	Jul 2	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.271	.407	.542	.948	5	.90	0.021	3.24	0.05%	-0.40	RF
24	1664	69 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.400	.531	.931	9	4.72	-0.124	12.30	-0.19%	-0.46	PH
25	1665	72 (2)	Jul 5 susp	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.393	.520	.913	9	.30	-0.006	.93	-0.01%	0.02	PH
26	1666	73	Jul 6	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.387	.510	.897	1	.56	-0.015	1.67	-0.03%	-0.12	PH
27	1667	74	Jul 7 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.381	.500	.881	9	2.33	-0.068	6.31	-0.11%	-0.38	PH
28	1668	75	Jul 7 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.375	.491	.866	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
29	1669	76	Jul 8	PHI		BRO	L,4-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.369	.481	.851	9	.75	-0.022	1.75	-0.03%	-0.37	PH
30	1670	79 (2)	Jul 11	PHI		PIT	W,8-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.364	.473	.836	9	3.38	-0.104	6.01	-0.11%	-0.82	PH
31	1671	87 (7)	Jul 19 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.358	.464	.822	9	1.86	-0.046	2.99	-0.04%	-0.31	PH
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
32	1672	101 (13)	Aug 2 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.353	.456	.809	9	1.25	-0.031	1.42	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
33	1673	112 (10)	Aug 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.353	.456	.809	9						PR
34	1674	116 (3)	Aug 16 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.348	.448	.796	9	.82	-0.022	.10	0.00%	-0.12	PH
35	1675	127 (10)	Aug 25 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,2-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.343	.441	.784	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH
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
36	1676	135 (7)	Sep 2	PHI		STL	L,7-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.338	.433	.771	7	.61	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.14	RF
37	1677	138 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.333	.426	.760	9	.39	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
38	1678	149 (10)	Sep 19	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.329	.419	.748	9	2.88	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
							12-26		73	62	12	13	5	1	2	16	11	1	20	0	0		1	2	0	0	.210	.329	.419	.748		1.29	-0.176	3.74	0.11%	1.99

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