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Name Team Age
Jimmy Nichols Retired (1974, Age 38) Died (2016, Age 80)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6
(1955)		 LF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
George Van Haltren League 0 18 years (133 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 8/5/1936
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 5 10
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (92.2 %) A- (80.3 %) C  (40.9 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1962 LHP 57 94 28 5 1 2 16 14 10 .821 .385 .436 .298
1962 RHP 153 531 168 31 8 22 80 58 80 .919 .390 .529 .316
1963 LHP 36 56 18 4 1 3 17 11 11 1.022 .433 .589 .321
1963 RHP 153 544 165 32 9 20 70 67 81 .886 .380 .506 .303
1964 LHP 42 58 25 4 1 2 11 9 6 1.145 .507 .638 .431
1964 RHP 132 466 150 21 4 18 55 42 66 .877 .377 .500 .322
1965 LHP 61 113 23 4 2 2 5 9 20 .590 .262 .327 .204
1965 RHP 150 509 154 23 8 20 65 53 62 .867 .370 .497 .303
1966 LHP 64 111 36 5 3 5 15 20 18 .986 .427 .559 .324
1966 RHP 152 491 151 29 4 12 48 59 73 .838 .382 .456 .308
1967 LHP 61 146 46 8 2 6 18 9 23 .877 .357 .521 .315
1967 RHP 146 456 145 27 10 15 66 61 63 .918 .398 .520 .318
1968 LHP 76 164 59 13 3 5 11 19 22 .991 .424 .567 .360
1968 RHP 141 465 149 30 6 13 58 33 63 .864 .369 .495 .320
1969 LHP 73 147 50 12 2 10 28 26 13 1.096 .443 .653 .340
1969 RHP 115 352 117 15 8 23 52 43 41 1.023 .407 .616 .332
1970 LHP 88 214 66 9 1 4 15 21 30 .789 .373 .416 .308
1970 RHP 136 421 145 25 2 13 59 38 62 .905 .399 .506 .344
1971 LHP 75 173 53 13 2 5 23 18 28 .864 .373 .491 .306
1971 RHP 144 416 144 21 6 18 62 52 56 .975 .420 .555 .346
1972 LHP 79 193 47 10 2 6 22 27 33 .744 .335 .409 .244
1972 RHP 135 414 132 23 2 16 55 39 58 .877 .377 .500 .319
1973 LHP 78 173 55 13 1 5 26 23 29 .888 .397 .491 .318
1973 RHP 132 426 113 21 4 11 46 43 70 .744 .333 .411 .265
1974 LHP 80 192 45 10 2 0 14 24 38 .628 .321 .307 .234
1974 RHP 121 338 84 11 3 8 43 33 59 .684 .314 .370 .249
Total LHP 870 1834 551 110 23 55 221 230 281 .854 .379 .475 .300
Total RHP 1810 5829 1817 309 74 209 759 621 834 .877 .379 .498 .312
Total 2883 11155 3386 598 144 355 1373 1258 1624 .853 .375 .478 .304
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Jimmy Nichols has retired from the Detroit Thunderbirds
1974-06-27A trade has been completed between the Washington Diplomats and the Detroit Thunderbirds. The Detroit Thunderbirds receive Jimmy Nichols, Jim Geiss, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Diplomats in exchange for Dan Johnson, Luca McQueen, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 2 (DET).
1972-10-01Jimmy Nichols of the Washington Diplomats is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1956-07-29The Washington Diplomats have promoted Jimmy Nichols to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have promoted Donn Schneck to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have sent Bill Thomas to the minors. The Washington Diplomats have sent Gene McClain to the minors.
1956-07-26The Washington Diplomats have promoted Gene McClain to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have promoted Bill Thomas to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have sent Jimmy Nichols to the minors. The Washington Diplomats have sent Donn Schneck to the minors.
1956-04-01The Washington Diplomats have promoted Jimmy Nichols to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have promoted Hugo Gregg to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have promoted Matt Falk to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have sent Mugsy McGraw to the minors. The Washington Diplomats have designated Keith Duran for assignment. The Washington Diplomats have designated Leroy Lawson for assignment.
1955-04-01The Washington Diplomats have renamed Jigger Nichols to Jimmy Nichols.