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.

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 21	CHC		PIT	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 22	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 25	CHC		PIT	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 27	CHC	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 28	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 29	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	49	11.2	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	8	May 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	May 2 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	May 2 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	May 4	CHC		STL	L,3-11	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
12	12	May 5	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	56	14.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	13	May 6	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 8	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,13-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 13	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-7	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 15	CHC	@	BRO	L,6-13	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 16 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
22	22	May 16 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 18	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 23 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 23 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 26	CHC		NYG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	30	May 27	CHC		NYG	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
31	31	May 28	CHC		NYG	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 29	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	0	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	33	May 30	CHC		BSN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 31 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,4-10	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	35	May 31 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 1	CHC		PHI	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
37	37	Jun 2	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	38	Jun 3	CHC		BRO	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	Jun 4	CHC		BRO	L,5-18	CG	54	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
40	40	Jun 5	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
41	41	Jun 6 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	42	Jun 6 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	43	Jun 11	CHC		CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 12	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 13 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,6-10	CG	48	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
46	46	Jun 13 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
47	47	Jun 15	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 16	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 17	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	29	7.0	2	0	1	3	0
50	50	Jun 18	CHC	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	51	Jun 19	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	52	Jun 20 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,9-10	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	53	Jun 20 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	54	Jun 22	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
55	55	Jun 23 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 23 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	57	Jun 24	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
58	58	Jun 25	CHC		STL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	59	Jun 26	CHC		STL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	60	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	61	Jun 27 (2)	CHC		STL	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	62	Jun 30 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	63	Jun 30 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	64	Jul 1	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	65	Jul 2	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jul 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	67	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	68	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	69	Jul 5 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	70	Jul 5 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	71	Jul 6	CHC	@	BRO	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
72	72	Jul 9	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	46	12.0	6	0	0	6	0
73	73	Jul 10 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,10-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	74	Jul 10 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-9	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	75	Jul 11 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	0	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
76	76	Jul 11 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 15	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	78	Jul 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	79	Jul 18 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	80	Jul 18 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	81	Jul 21	CHC		BSN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	82	Jul 22 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	83	Jul 22 (2)	CHC		BSN	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 23	CHC		BSN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	85	Jul 24	CHC		NYG	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	86	Jul 25 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	87	Jul 25 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	88	Jul 26	CHC		NYG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
89	89	Jul 28 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,8-7	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	90	Jul 28 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	91	Jul 30	CHC		BRO	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	92	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	93	Aug 1 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	94	Aug 1 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	95	Aug 5	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	96	Aug 6	CHC		CIN	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	97	Aug 7	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	98	Aug 8 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	99	Aug 8 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
100	100	Aug 11 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	101	Aug 11 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-6	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
102	102	Aug 12	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	49	11.2	2	0	0	2	0
103	103	Aug 13	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 14	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 15 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 15 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	107	Aug 16	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	108	Aug 17	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	109	Aug 18 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
110	110	Aug 18 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,15-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
111	111	Aug 19	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 20	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	113	Aug 21	CHC	@	BRO	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	114	Aug 22 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	115	Aug 22 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	116	Aug 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	3	0	1	4	0
117	117	Aug 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
118	118	Aug 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	119	Aug 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	120	Aug 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	121	Aug 29 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
122	122	Aug 29 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	123	Aug 31	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	124	Sep 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,12-9	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	125	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	126	Sep 3	CHC		PIT	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	127	Sep 4	CHC		PIT	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
128	128	Sep 5	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	57	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	129	Sep 6 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
130	130	Sep 6 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	131	Sep 10	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	132	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	133	Sep 16	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	134	Sep 17	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
135	135	Sep 18 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
136	136	Sep 18 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	137	Sep 19 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	138	Sep 19 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,10-9	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	139	Sep 22 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	140	Sep 22 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	141	Sep 23	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
142	142	Sep 24	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	CG	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	143	Sep 25	CHC		BRO	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
144	144	Sep 26 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	145	Sep 26 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
146	146	Sep 27	CHC		NYG	W,10-9	CG	50	13.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	147	Sep 28 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
148	148	Sep 28 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
149	149	Sep 29	CHC		NYG	T,3-3	CG	0	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
150	150	Sep 30	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	CG	0	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
151	151	Oct 1	CHC		BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
152	152	Oct 2	CHC		BSN	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
153	153	Oct 3 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
154	154	Oct 3 (2)	CHC		BSN	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							154gm			285	15	8	308	2