1886
Born April 11, 1886
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Al Nixon Notable
b. April 11, 1886 · Brooklyn Robins 1915–1916, 1918, Boston Braves 1921–1923, Philadelphia Phillies 1926–1928
Al Nixon played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Brooklyn Robins in 1915 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1928.
Across 422 games he batted .277, with 372 hits and 180 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 60 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He played 373 games in the outfield, with 879 putouts and 19 errors.
He was born in Atlantic City, NJ, USA on April 11, 1886, and died on November 9, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BRO | 14 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .231 |
| 1916 | BRO | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | BRO | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 |
| 1921 | BSN | 55 | 138 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | .239 |
| 1922 | BSN | 86 | 318 | 35 | 84 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 6 | .264 |
| 1923 | BSN | 88 | 321 | 53 | 88 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 2 | .274 |
| 1926 | PHI | 93 | 311 | 38 | 91 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 13 | 20 | 5 | .293 |
| 1927 | PHI | 54 | 154 | 18 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .312 |
| 1928 | PHI | 25 | 64 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .234 |
| Career | — | 422 | 1345 | 180 | 372 | 60 | 13 | 7 | 118 | 66 | 77 | 19 | .277 |
On this day & linked events
1960
Died November 9, 1960
1915
Major-league debut: Al Nixon
Al Nixon made a major-league debut on September 4, 1915.
1928
Final major-league game: Al Nixon
Al Nixon played a final major-league game on June 6, 1928.