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Bill Nicholson Bill Nicholson
Full name: William Beck Nicholson
Born: December 11, 1914, Chestertown, Maryland
Died March 8, 1996, Chestertown, Maryland
Buried at Old St. Paul Episcopal Church Cemetery, Chestertown, Maryland
First Game: June 13, 1936; Final Game: September 19, 1953
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 205
OF on TSN All-Star Team (1943)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1936 PHI A                11    12    2    0   0   0   0    0    0    5   0   0        0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.4 1936 PHI A
1939 CHI N                58   220   37   65  12   5   5   38   20   29   0   3   1    0      .295  .354  .464   0.0 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N               135   491   78  146  27   7  25   98   50   67   3   1   7    2      .297  .366  .534   1.8 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N               147   532   74  135  26   1  26   98   82   91   3   0   8    1      .254  .357  .453   1.8 1941 CHI N
1942 CHI N               152   588   83  173  22  11  21   78   76   80   8   1   7    8      .294  .382  .476   4.1 1942 CHI N
1943 CHI N               154   608   95  188  30   9  29  128   71   86   5   0   7    4      .309  .386  .531   4.5 1943 CHI N
1944 CHI N               156   582  116  167  35   8  33  122   93   71   6   5   3    3      .287  .391  .545   3.8 1944 CHI N
1945 CHI N               151   559   82  136  28   4  13   88   92   73   6   3   9    4      .243  .356  .377  -0.4 1945 CHI N
1946 CHI N               105   296   36   65  13   2   8   41   44   44   2   3   4    1      .220  .325  .358  -0.2 1946 CHI N
1947 CHI N               148   487   69  119  28   1  26   75   87   83   5   1   4    1      .244  .364  .466   0.9 1947 CHI N
1948 CHI N               143   494   68  129  24   5  19   67   81   60   5   1   5    2      .261  .371  .445   1.0 1948 CHI N
1949 PHI N                98   299   42   70   8   3  11   40   45   53   5   1   1    1      .234  .344  .391   0.0 1949 PHI N
1950 PHI N                41    58    3   13   2   1   3   10    8   16   0   0   2    0      .224  .318  .448  -0.1 1950 PHI N
1951 PHI N                85   170   23   41   9   2   8   30   25   24   1   0   1    0   1  .241  .342  .459   0.1 1951 PHI N
1952 PHI N                55    88   17   24   3   0   6   19   14   26   3   1   0    0   0  .273  .390  .511   0.5 1952 PHI N
1953 PHI N                38    62   12   13   5   1   2   16   12   20   0   0   2    0   0  .210  .338  .419  -0.2 1953 PHI N
Total NL                1666  5534  835 1484 272  60 235  948  800  823  52  20  61   27   1i .268  .366  .466  17.6 Total NL        
Total AL                  11    12    2    0   0   0   0    0    0    5   0   0        0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.4 Total AL        
Total                   1677  5546  837 1484 272  60 235  948  800  828  52  20  61i  27   1i .268  .365  .465  17.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1945 CHI N Daily Splits    7    28    1    6   1   1   0    8    2   0    5   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .267  .321 1945 CHI N
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1940 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1940 NL   
1941 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1941 NL   
1943 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1943 NL   
1944 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    1    1   1   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1944 NL   
Total            Splits    4     6    1    1   1   0   0    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .167  .333 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1936 PHI A        OF    1     1    0    0    0 1.000     0    0    1 
1939 CHI N        OF   58   123    5    6    0  .955     0    0   58 
1940 CHI N        OF  123   235   10   13    2  .950    43    0   81 
1941 CHI N        OF  143   293   10    9    2  .971     3    0  140 
1942 CHI N        OF  151   327   18    5    2  .986     0    0  151 
1943 CHI N        OF  154   340   16    8    2  .978     0    0  154 
1944 CHI N        OF  156   305   18    7    4  .979     0    0  156 
1945 CHI N        OF  151   300   12    3    4  .990     0    0  151 
1946 CHI N        OF   80   179    4    5    1  .973     0    0   80 
1947 CHI N        OF  140   281    7    3    1  .990     0    0  140 
1948 CHI N        OF  136   244    7    5    1  .980     0    0  136 
1949 PHI N        OF   91   185   10    1    1  .995     0    0   91 
1950 PHI N        OF   15    20    0    1    0  .952     0    0   15 
1951 PHI N        OF   41    75    1    1    0  .987     0    0   41 
1952 PHI N        OF   19    33    0    0    0 1.000     0    0   19 
1953 PHI N        OF   12    13    0    0    0 1.000     0    0   12 
Total             OF 1471  2954  118   67   20  .979    46    0 1426 
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1945 CHI N Daily  OF    7    7    7    65       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    7 
1945 CHI N        RF    7    7    7    65       9    0    1    0   0  .900
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1940 NL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     3.2     0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1940 NL           RF    1    0    0     3.2     1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1941 NL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1941 NL           RF    1    1    0     3       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1943 NL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     5       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1943 NL           RF    1    1    0     5       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             OF    3    2    0    11.2     0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    3 
Total             RF    3    2    0    11.2     2    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1936).

Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with $30000 to Washington Senators in exchange for
Dee Miles (August 9, 1938).

Sold by Washington Senators to Chicago Cubs for $35000 (June 25, 1939).

Traded by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Harry Walker
(October 4, 1948).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 30, 1953).


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