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Dave Nicholson
David Lawrence Nicholson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 29, 1939 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 24, 1960
Final Game: October 1, 1967
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1960 20 BAL AL 54 133 113 17 21 1 1 5 11 0 2 20 55 .186 .308 .345 .653 78 39 2 0 0 0 0 79
1962 22 BAL AL 97 202 173 25 30 4 1 9 15 3 4 27 76 .173 .289 .364 .653 80 63 2 1 1 0 0 798
1963 23 CHW AL 126 520 449 53 103 11 4 22 70 2 1 63 175 .229 .319 .419 .738 107 188 3 0 0 8 0 *7
1964 24 CHW AL 97 350 294 40 60 6 1 13 39 0 2 52 126 .204 .329 .364 .693 96 107 5 3 0 1 0 7/9
1965 25 CHW AL 54 94 85 11 13 2 1 2 12 0 0 9 40 .153 .234 .271 .505 48 23 1 0 0 0 0 79/8
1966 26 HOU NL 100 333 280 36 69 8 4 10 31 1 1 46 92 .246 .356 .411 .767 120 115 0 3 2 2 6 97/8
1967 27 ATL NL 10 29 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .200 .250 .200 .450 31 5 0 0 1 1 1 /78
7 Seasons 538 1661 1419 184 301 32 12 61 179 6 10 219 573 .212 .318 .381 .699 97 540 13 7 4 12 7
162 Game Avg. 162 500 427 55 91 10 4 18 54 2 3 66 173 .212 .318 .381 .699 97 163 4 2 1 4 2
CHW (3 yrs) 277 964 828 104 176 19 6 37 121 2 3 124 341 .213 .314 .384 .698 97 318 9 3 0 9 0
BAL (2 yrs) 151 335 286 42 51 5 2 14 26 3 6 47 131 .178 .296 .357 .653 79 102 4 1 1 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 10 29 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .200 .250 .200 .450 31 5 0 0 1 1 1
HOU (1 yr) 100 333 280 36 69 8 4 10 31 1 1 46 92 .246 .356 .411 .767 120 115 0 3 2 2 6
AL (5 yrs) 428 1299 1114 146 227 24 8 51 147 5 9 171 472 .204 .310 .377 .687 92 420 13 4 1 9 0
NL (2 yrs) 110 362 305 38 74 8 4 10 32 1 1 48 101 .243 .348 .393 .742 113 120 0 3 3 3 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 BAL AL 20 OF 44 34 277.0 55 51 3 1 1 .982 -3.4 -14.7 -2.4 -1.0 -1.3 -1 1.75 1.23 .982 2.25 1.95
1960 BAL AL 20 LF 34 28 218.2 48 45 2 1 1 .979 -0.9 -4.9 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 0 1.93 1.38 .983 2.14 1.67
1960 BAL AL 20 RF 11 6 58.1 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -2.5 -51.4 -1.5 -1.1 -0.4 -1 1.08 0.64 .971 1.94 1.68
1962 BAL AL 22 OF 80 42 473.0 117 111 4 2 0 .983 -2.1 -5.3 -1.1 -4.5 3.5 -1 2.19 1.44 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 BAL AL 22 LF 34 6 115.0 30 29 0 1 0 .967 0.5 5.2 1.5 -0.1 1.6 -1 2.27 0.85 .977 2.01 1.61
1962 BAL AL 22 RF 27 17 179.0 37 34 3 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -12.7 -0.9 -0.6 -0.3 -1 1.86 1.37 .978 2.00 1.71
1962 BAL AL 22 CF 20 19 179.0 47 45 1 1 0 .979 -0.7 -4.7 -1.7 -3.8 2.2 1 2.31 2.30 .985 2.57 2.18
1963 CHW AL 23 LF 123 121 1073.0 228 212 9 7 1 .969 0.6 0.7 0.6 -0.8 1.4 0 1.85 1.80 .976 1.90 1.57
1963 CHW AL 23 OF 123 121 1073.0 230 213 10 7 1 .970 0.6 0.7 0.6 -0.8 1.4 0 1.87 1.81 .981 2.16 1.91
1964 CHW AL 24 OF 92 85 728.0 144 136 4 4 0 .972 3.7 6.1 2.7 2.8 -0.1 1 1.73 1.52 .980 2.04 1.79
1964 CHW AL 24 LF 91 84 720.0 141 134 3 4 0 .972 3.8 6.3 2.8 2.8 0.0 1 1.71 1.51 .975 1.81 1.46
1964 CHW AL 24 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 1.91 1.60
1965 CHW AL 25 OF 36 21 204.0 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -1.8 -0.3 -0.9 0.6 0 1.32 0.83 .977 2.04 1.78
1965 CHW AL 25 LF 25 11 117.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 4.1 0.4 -0.7 1.1 0 1.54 0.80 .980 1.87 1.49
1965 CHW AL 25 RF 12 10 83.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -4.3 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 0 1.41 1.08 .977 1.85 1.57
1965 CHW AL 25 CF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -120.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.48 2.00
1966 HOU NL 26 OF 90 71 671.2 155 139 11 5 0 .968 -7.2 -12.9 -6.2 -5.2 -1.0 -1 2.01 1.67 .974 2.03 1.78
1966 HOU NL 26 RF 70 54 514.2 117 106 8 3 1 .974 -4.0 -9.3 -3.0 -4.5 1.5 -1 1.99 1.63 .978 1.96 1.68
1966 HOU NL 26 LF 15 12 113.0 25 23 1 1 0 .960 -0.6 -6.4 -0.6 1.1 -1.7 0 1.91 1.60 .964 1.74 1.35
1966 HOU NL 26 CF 6 5 44.0 11 9 1 1 0 .909 -2.6 -70.9 -2.6 -1.8 -0.8 0 2.05 1.67 .982 2.37 2.12
1967 ATL NL 27 LF 7 7 61.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -29.5 -1.5 -1.5 0.0 0 1.33 1.29 .967 1.76 1.50
1967 ATL NL 27 OF 7 7 65.2 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -23.8 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 0 1.51 1.57 .973 2.03 1.81
1967 ATL NL 27 CF 1 0 4.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 51.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.86 2.00 1.000 2.31 2.00
7 Seasons OF 472 381 3492.1 742 690 33 19 2 .974 -10.0 -3.4 -8.0 -10.9 3.1 -2 1.86 1.53 .979 2.11 1.86
7 Seasons LF 329 269 2417.2 501 471 16 14 2 .972 2.3 1.1 2.3 0.9 1.5 0 1.81 1.48 .976 1.89 1.54
5 Seasons RF 121 88 843.0 175 160 12 3 1 .983 -8.8 -12.5 -5.8 -6.0 0.2 -3 1.84 1.42 .978 1.96 1.68
4 Seasons CF 28 24 231.2 60 56 2 2 0 .967 -3.5 -18.1 -4.5 -5.8 1.4 1 2.25 2.07 .985 2.53 2.15
7 Seasons TOT 472 381 3492.1 742 690 33 19 2 .974 -10.0 -3.4 -8.0 -10.9 3.1 -2 1.86 1.53 .954 2.11 1.86
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1963 AL--175--1st
1964 AL--126--5th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1963 AL--8--2nd

Youngest s c a p y
1960 AL--born 1939-08-29--5th

             

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2327), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

January 14, 1963: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Ron Hansen, Pete Ward and Hoyt Wilhelm to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.

December 1, 1965: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bill Heath to the Houston Astros for Ray Cordeiro (minors), Jack Lamabe and cash.

December 31, 1966: Traded by the Houston Astros with Bob Bruce to the Atlanta Braves for Eddie Mathews and Arnold Umbach. The Atlanta Braves sent Sandy Alomar (February 25, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

October 18, 1968: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Atlanta Braves.

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