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Bill Nicholson William Beck Nicholson (Swish) Bats Left, Throws Right Height 6' 0", Weight 205 lb. MLB Debut June 13, 1936 Final Game September 19, 1953 Born December 11, 1914 in Chestertown, MD Died March 8, 1996

 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 27 CHN NL  154  600   94  183  19   9  17   94  20   9   85   91  .305  .393  .452  .845  271   0   3  15   4  11  MVP-5
 1943 28 CHN NL  154  574   98  176  38   6  26  106   6   1   81  104  .307  .390  .530  .920  304   0   7  19   2  12  MVP-2
 1944 29 CHN NL  154  560  124  185  27   8  42  137   6   5   91   71  .330  .418  .632 1.050  354   0  13   9   3  15  MVP-1
 1945 30 CHN NL   83  126   17   27   8   1   3   15   1   1   26   23  .214  .346  .365  .711   46   0   1   1   0   4  
 1946 31 CHN NL  102  311   34   68  12   2   9   53   0   3   48   53  .219  .322  .357  .678  111   0   6   2   2   6  
 1947 32 CHN NL  123  405   74  114  21   2  30   94   3   0   79   89  .281  .393  .565  .959  229   0   7   1   0   8  MVP-19
 1948 33 CHN NL  139  527   76  142  40   4  21   76   1   1   50   62  .269  .336  .480  .816  253   0   8   1   7  10  MVP-16
 1949 34 CHN NL  111  325   45   73   7   2  13   37   5   3   40   64  .225  .314  .378  .693  123   1   1   0   3   8  
 1950 35 CHN NL   19   38    7    9   1   1   4    9   0   0    4    7  .237  .302  .632  .934   24   0   1   1   0   1  
 1951 36 CHN NL    9   12    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .167  .167  .500  .667    6   0   0   0   0   0  
 1952 37 CHN NL   18   32    6    4   1   0   1    1   0   1    9   11  .125  .317  .250  .567    8   0   0   2   0   0  
 1953 38 CHN NL   21   34    9    8   0   1   2    7   0   0   12   15  .235  .447  .471  .917   16   0   0   1   1   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1087 3544  585  991 175  36 169  632  42  24  525  591  .280  .372  .492  .864 1745   1  47  52  22  75
 Per 162 games        528   87  148  26   5  25   94   6   4   78   88                          260   0   7   8   3  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1942 27 CHN NL  22  110   6.8   0   0   0  .000   4   50   25  .500    0    0  .000  ?              -14   
 1943 28 CHN NL  19  121   7.8   0   0   0  .000   7   50   22  .440    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e8      2   
 1944 29 CHN NL  20  149   9.9   0   0   0  .000   5   46   15  .326    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7    115   
 1945 30 CHN NL  16   16   4.3  58  13   2  .224   0    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e3    -22   
 1946 31 CHN NL   8   37   3.9  16   2   0  .125   8   32   11  .344    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e9     -4   
 1947 32 CHN NL   9   95   8.5   7   0   0  .000   2   36   15  .417    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e3    128   
 1948 33 CHN NL  29   86   5.8   1   0   0  .000   1   38   18  .474    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e6     0   
 1949 34 CHN NL  22   39   4.0  23   4   1  .174   7   37   14  .378    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e9    -42   
 1950 35 CHN NL   5    7   6.1   9   1   0  .111   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e16  167   
 1951 36 CHN NL   8    1   2.7   8   2   1  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7   -134   
 1952 37 CHN NL  10    2   2.7   8   0   0  .000   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7   -335   
 1953 38 CHN NL  22    8   8.9   8   2   0  .250   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7    160   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          676   6.8 138  24   4  .174  34  296  124  .419    0    0  .000                  26   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 26.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)

Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G    PO    A    E   DP    FP   GS   Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+----+-----+----+----+----+-----+----+------+-----+
 1942 27 CHN NL  RF  154   279    7    4    1  .986  154 1396.0  1.84
 1943 28 CHN NL  RF  154   247    9    7    4  .973  154 1266.1  1.82
 1944 29 CHN NL  RF  153   225   10    5    3  .979  153 1263.0  1.67
                 LF    1     0    0    0    0  .000    1    6.0  0.00
 1945 30 CHN NL  RF   13    17    0    0    0 1.000   12   95.0  1.61
                 LF   11    21    1    0    0 1.000    8   67.2  2.93
                 CF    3     2    0    0    0 1.000    0    5.0  3.60
 1946 31 CHN NL  RF   83   145    5    8    2  .949   83  674.2  2.00
                 CF    1     0    0    0    0  .000    0    2.0  0.00
 1947 32 CHN NL  LF  112   195   13    2    0  .990  112  907.2  2.06
                 RF    3     4    0    0    0 1.000    2   19.0  1.89
 1948 33 CHN NL  RF  136   230    9    1    1  .996  136 1170.1  1.84
                 LF    2     3    0    0    0 1.000    2   16.0  1.69
 1949 34 CHN NL  RF   69   130    3    5    0  .964   69  578.0  2.07
                 LF   17    35    1    2    0  .947   17  141.2  2.29
                 CF    1     1    0    0    0 1.000    0    2.0  4.50
 1950 35 CHN NL  LF    5     6    0    0    0 1.000    5   38.0  1.42
                 RF    4     5    0    0    0 1.000    3   22.0  2.05
 1951 36 CHN NL  LF    1     3    0    0    0 1.000    1    7.0  3.86
 1952 37 CHN NL  RF    8     7    0    0    0 1.000    7   57.0  1.11
                 CF    1     2    0    0    0 1.000    0    2.1  7.71
 1953 38 CHN NL  RF    8    12    0    0    0 1.000    7   54.0  2.00
                 LF    3     5    0    0    0 1.000    2   19.0  2.37
+--------------+---+----+-----+----+----+----+-----+----+------+-----+

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1945 WS    CHN DEA   L    3   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0
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Draft History

• 1953: Round 2 (#16 overall) by PIN

Transaction History

• 1953-01: traded by PIN to CHN with Preston Ward for Ralph Kiner

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Managers Year Tm Record Manager(s) +----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 1942 CHN 74-80 Alan Boodman 1943 CHN 88-66 Alan Boodman 1944 CHN 96-58 Alan Boodman 1945 CHN 110-44 Alan Boodman 1946 CHN 80-74 Alan Boodman 1947 CHN 72-82 Alan Boodman 1948 CHN 75-79 Alan Boodman 1949 CHN 57-97 Alan Boodman 1950 CHN 76-78 Alan Boodman 1951 CHN 79-75 Alan Boodman 1952 CHN 71-83 Alan Boodman 1953 CHN 60-94 Alan Boodman

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