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Fred Lynn League
3-7-2075
Billy Nichols Third Base
Retired (1967, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .667 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 460 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 11-28-1933
HR 33 Drafted Round 3, Pick 35
(1956)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(88 games)
RBI 230
SB 44
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (94.8%) CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 MIL-DET
60
194
15
42
6
3
1
18
17
27 0 2
2
0 7
.571
.277
.294
.077
.216
1957 DET
98
246
27
53
8
1
4
27
14
48 0 2
3
2 8
.561
.256
.305
.089
.215
1958 DET
98
226
25
47
7
1
4
25
20
38 1 1
2
2 3
.575
.274
.301
.093
.208
1959 DET
99
248
25
58
11
2
5
30
16
49 1 3
3
1 6
.635
.280
.355
.121
.234
1960 DET
88
165
24
44
7
1
6
35
15
37 1 1
0
1 4
.760
.330
.430
.164
.267
1961 DET
90
236
28
67
10
0
2
24
25
36 0 1
13
3 6
.703
.351
.352
.068
.284
1962 DET
64
212
24
67
8
5
2
33
22
35 1 2
9
4 6
.809
.380
.429
.113
.316
1963 DET
60
182
29
45
7
3
5
20
32
41 1 3
6
6 8
.759
.358
.401
.154
.247
1964 DET
41
105
16
26
3
0
3
14
15
25 0 0
6
1 2
.704
.342
.362
.114
.248
1965 DET
31
53
4
11
1
1
1
4
7
14 0 1
0
0 1
.616
.295
.321
.113
.208
Total
729
1867
217
460
68
17
33
230
183
350 5 16
44
20 51
.667
.313
.354
.108
.246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Billy Nichols has retired from the Cincinnati Bogies
1966-06-24The Cincinnati Bogies have acquired Billy Nichols from the waiver wire.
1966-04-05The Detroit Spiders have waived Billy Nichols.
1966-04-01The Detroit Spiders have promoted Otho Pagliaroni to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Billy Nichols for assignment.
1956-05-31A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the Milwaukee Beekeepers. The Milwaukee Beekeepers receive John Douglas, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 4 (DET) from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Billy Nichols, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 3 (MIL).
1956-05-10The Milwaukee Beekeepers have promoted Billy Nichols to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beekeepers have designated Craig Beard for assignment.
1956-04-01The Milwaukee Beekeepers have renamed Bill Chapman to Billy Nichols.