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)
Bill Nicholson
Batting Record Batting 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 Record World 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 Record All-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 Record Fielding 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 Record World 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 Record All-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
Transactions Transactions
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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