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.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 18	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 19	CHC	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 20	CHC	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 21	CHC		CIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 22	CHC		CIN	L,6-7	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 23	CHC		CIN	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 24	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 26	CHC		STL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 27	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	12	Apr 29	CHC	@	BRO	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 30	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 8 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	17	May 8 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
18	18	May 9	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 11 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 11 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 13	CHC		BSN	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	23	May 15	CHC		NYG	L,3-8	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	24	May 16	CHC		NYG	L,3-5	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	26 (1)	May 18	CHC		BRO	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	27	May 19	CHC		BRO	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	28	May 20	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	6	1	0	7	0
28	29	May 21	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
29	30	May 24	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	31	May 25	CHC		CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	32	May 26	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	33	May 27	CHC	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	34	May 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
34	35	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
35	36	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	37	May 31	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	38	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	39	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	40	Jun 4	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	41	Jun 5 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	42	Jun 5 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
42	43	Jun 6	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	44	Jun 9	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	45	Jun 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	57 (11)	Jun 22	CHC		BSN	L,7-8	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	58	Jun 23	CHC		NYG	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	59	Jun 24	CHC		NYG	L,0-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	60	Jun 25	CHC		NYG	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	61	Jun 26	CHC		PIT	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	62	Jun 27	CHC		PIT	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	63	Jun 28 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	64	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	65	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	L,4-10	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	66	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	67	Jul 3	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
56	68	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	69	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	70	Jul 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	71	Jul 6 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	72	Jul 6 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	73	Jul 10 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	74	Jul 10 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	75	Jul 11	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	76	Jul 12 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
65	77	Jul 12 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
66	78	Jul 13 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,7-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	79	Jul 13 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
68	80	Jul 14	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	81	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	82	Jul 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	83	Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	84	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
73	85	Jul 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	86	Jul 22 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	87	Jul 22 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	88	Jul 23	CHC		BSN	L,4-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	89	Jul 24	CHC		BSN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	90	Jul 25	CHC		NYG	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	91	Jul 26	CHC		NYG	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	92	Jul 27	CHC		NYG	L,6-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	93	Jul 28	CHC		BRO	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	97 (3)	Aug 1	CHC		BRO	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	98	Aug 2	CHC		BRO	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	99	Aug 3	CHC		BRO	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	100	Aug 4	CHC		STL	L,1-8	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	101	Aug 5	CHC		STL	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	102	Aug 6	CHC		PIT	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	103	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	104	Aug 8	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	105	Aug 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	106	Aug 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	107	Aug 10	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	108	Aug 11	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	109	Aug 12	CHC	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	110	Aug 13	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	111	Aug 15	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	112	Aug 16	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
98	113	Aug 17 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	114	Aug 17 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
100	115	Aug 19 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	116	Aug 19 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	117	Aug 20	CHC	@	PHI	T,1-1	CG	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	118	Aug 21 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-8	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	119	Aug 21 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	120	Aug 22	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	121	Aug 23	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	122	Aug 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	123	Aug 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	124	Aug 25	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	125	Aug 26	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
111	126	Aug 27	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	127	Aug 28	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	128	Aug 30	CHC		PIT	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	129	Aug 31	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	130	Sep 1 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	131	Sep 1 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-13	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	132	Sep 3	CHC		STL	L,1-11	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	133	Sep 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
119	134	Sep 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	135	Sep 9	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	136	Sep 10	CHC		BRO	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	137	Sep 12 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
123	138	Sep 12 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	139	Sep 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	140	Sep 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	141	Sep 14 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
127	142	Sep 14 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	143	Sep 15	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	144	Sep 17 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	145	Sep 17 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,12-10	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
131	146	Sep 18	CHC		NYG	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	147	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
133	148	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	149	Sep 22 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	150	Sep 22 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	151	Sep 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	152	Sep 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
138	153	Sep 26	CHC		STL	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
139	154	Sep 27	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
140	155	Sep 28	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							140gm			258	7	3	268	2