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William Beck "Swish" Nicholson (December 11, 1914 – March 8, 1996) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1936), Chicago Cubs (1939–1948) and Philadelphia Phillies (1949–1953).
A 1954 postcard showing the height and width of Comiskey Park's left-field roof, which Nicholson cleared with a 573-foot home run in 1964.. David Lawrence Nicholson (August 29, 1939 – February 25, 2023) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (1960 and 1962), Chicago White Sox (1963–1965), Houston Astros and Atlanta ...
The following is a list of Major League Baseball players, retired or active. As of the end of the 2011 season, ... Bill Nicholson: June 13, 1936: September 19, 1953:
Bill Nicholson (cricketer) (1909–2001), Scottish cricketer Bill Nicholson (baseball) (1914–1996), American Major League Baseball player Bill Nicholson (footballer) (1919–2004), English football player and manager
This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
Barry Bonds, the all-time leader in intentional bases on balls. In baseball, an intentional base on balls, usually referred to as an intentional walk and denoted in baseball scorekeeping by IBB, is a base on balls (walk) issued to a batter by a pitcher with the intent of removing the batter's opportunity to swing at the pitched ball.
Emmy Award-winning actor Bill Murray is perhaps the most famous celebrity fan of the Chicago Cubs. But Murray loves baseball, period. Ditto for his brother, actor and writer Brian Doyle-Murray.
Following the 1999 season, the American and National Leagues were merged with Major League Baseball, and the leagues ceased to exist as business entities. The role of the league president was eliminated. [1] In 2001, Bill Giles, son of Warren Giles, was named honorary president of the NL. [10]