Bill Nicholson
William Beck Nicholson
Born: December 11, 1914
Chestertown, MD USA
Deceased: 1996
Chestertown, MD USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
College: Washington College
Career: 1936-1953
Minor League Statistics
Bill Nicholson compiled a career batting average of .268 with 235 home runs and 948 RBI in his 1678-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 58 | 243 | 220 | 37 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | .295 | .354 | .464 | .818 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 135 | 545 | 491 | 78 | 146 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 67 | .297 | .366 | .534 | .899 | 262 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 617 | 532 | 74 | 135 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 91 | .254 | .357 | .453 | .810 | 241 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 673 | 588 | 83 | 173 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 80 | .294 | .382 | .476 | .859 | 280 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 684 | 608 | 95 | 188 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 128 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 86 | .309 | .386 | .531 | .917 | 323 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 686 | 582 | 116 | 167 | 35 | 8 | 33 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 71 | .287 | .391 | .545 | .935 | 317 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 660 | 559 | 82 | 136 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 73 | .243 | .356 | .377 | .734 | 211 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 105 | 345 | 296 | 36 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 44 | .220 | .325 | .358 | .683 | 106 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 148 | 580 | 487 | 69 | 119 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 83 | .244 | .364 | .466 | .831 | 227 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 581 | 494 | 68 | 129 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 60 | .261 | .371 | .445 | .816 | 220 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 350 | 299 | 42 | 70 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 53 | .234 | .344 | .391 | .735 | 117 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 66 | 58 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .224 | .318 | .448 | .766 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 196 | 170 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 24 | .241 | .342 | .459 | .801 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 106 | 88 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | .273 | .390 | .511 | .902 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 74 | 62 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .210 | .338 | .419 | .757 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1677 | 6418 | 5546 | 837 | 1484 | 272 | 60 | 235 | 948 | 27 | 1 | 800 | 828 | .268 | .365 | .465 | .830 | 2581 | 61 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .955 | 2.207 | |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 235 | 10 | 13 | 2 | .950 | 1.992 | |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 143 | 0 | 0.0 | 293 | 10 | 9 | 2 | .971 | 2.119 | |
| 1942 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 327 | 18 | 5 | 2 | .986 | 2.285 | |
| 1943 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 340 | 16 | 8 | 2 | .978 | 2.312 | |
| 1944 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 305 | 18 | 7 | 4 | .979 | 2.071 | |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 12 | 3 | 4 | .990 | 2.066 | |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 179 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .973 | 2.288 | |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 281 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .990 | 2.057 | |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 244 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .980 | 1.846 | |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | 185 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 2.143 | |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.333 | |
| 1951 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 1.854 | |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.737 | |
| 1953 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.083 | |
| Totals | 1471 | 0 | 0.0 | 2954 | 118 | 67 | 20 | .979 | 2.088 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 7 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .214 | .267 | .321 | .588 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .214 | .267 | .321 | .588 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.246 | 1.286 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.246 | 1.286 |
Awards
1940 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1943 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1944 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
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