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Name Team Age
Bill Nicholson Retired (1976, Age 37) Died (2010, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1957)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 13 years (111 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 10/21/1939
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 3
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (94.4 %) B- (54.2 %) C  (41.8 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1962 PHI 4 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 .476 .300 .176 .176
1963 PHI 100 378 47 105 11 4 19 59 29 115 7 3 5 .808 .329 .479 .278
1964 PHI 125 502 58 113 11 3 21 69 26 118 7 4 4 .651 .267 .384 .225
1965 PHI 106 408 37 100 11 3 14 53 21 104 6 6 4 .670 .281 .390 .245
1966 PHI 108 372 53 94 18 5 19 59 28 102 5 5 2 .789 .308 .481 .253
1967 PHI 127 488 83 146 20 4 22 86 35 135 17 3 4 .837 .345 .492 .299
1968 LAN 122 362 51 98 11 2 19 62 18 75 7 1 17 .778 .308 .470 .271
1969 LAN 90 342 46 96 18 3 19 50 31 79 4 1 7 .858 .340 .518 .281
1970 LAN 101 357 47 93 12 8 13 56 22 67 1 2 7 .756 .308 .448 .261
1971 LAN 130 491 80 152 22 3 29 89 38 108 9 2 19 .906 .362 .544 .310
1972 LAN 119 443 54 124 21 7 18 62 34 110 3 2 10 .812 .331 .481 .280
1973 LAN 130 464 83 140 28 4 27 81 42 109 8 3 8 .913 .360 .554 .302
1974 LAN 101 245 41 65 10 2 14 38 30 54 3 4 5 .842 .348 .494 .265
1975 LAN 134 291 33 70 17 3 7 42 17 77 2 4 9 .673 .282 .392 .241
1976 TOR 72 168 20 37 9 1 7 22 13 33 1 0 0 .687 .276 .411 .220
Total 1569 5328 735 1436 219 52 248 828 386 1290 81 40 101 .790 .320 .470 .270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Bill Nicholson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1976-10-13The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Bill Schomberg to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Pat Mitchell to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have designated Bill Nicholson for assignment. The Toronto Bluejays have designated Cliff Nichols for assignment.
1976-04-01The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team.
1976-03-31Bill Nicholson has signed with the Toronto Bluejays for $2.9M per year for 1 year.
1974-06-25Bill Nicholson of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1974-04-18Bill Nicholson of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1972-09-21Bill Nicholson of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1972-08-18Bill Nicholson of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1970-06-17Bill Nicholson of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1969-05-30Bill Nicholson of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1969-04-03Bill Nicholson of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1968-03-29The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Howard Williams to the major league team.
1968-03-29Bill Nicholson has signed with the Los Angeles Lebowskis for $9.5M per year for 8 years.
1966-06-23Bill Nicholson of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1966-04-29Bill Nicholson of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1965-08-14Bill Nicholson of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1963-05-13The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team.
1962-10-03The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bill Nicholson to the minors.
1962-09-28The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team.
1962-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Donn Mincher to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Herb Sisler to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Carlos Delgado to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Jackie Teehorne to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Muddy Herrnstein to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Cookie Cox to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill McGlothin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Clyde Masaoka to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Terry Sizemore to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Doc Kruk to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Ray Bergamo to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Dan Byerly to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Tyler Greene to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bill Nicholson to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Otto Elliott to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Curt Simmons to the minors.
1962-03-28The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Barney Kelsey to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Doc Kruk to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Otto Elliott to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tyler Greene to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Roger Walker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Dan Byerly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Terry Sizemore to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ray Bergamo to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Curt Simmons to the major league team.
1960-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Scott Erb to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Earl Theiss to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Tyler Greene to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bill Nicholson to the minors.
1960-03-28The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tyler Greene to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Rick Shaw to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Larry Christenson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Elijah Gibson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Castle to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Vuckovich to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John McLarney to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Walt Peete to the major league team.
1957-03-30The Philadelphia Thunder have renamed John Thomas to Bill Nicholson.