Nick Etten Notable

b. September 19, 1913 · Philadelphia Athletics 1938–1939, Philadelphia Phillies 1941–1942, 1947, New York Yankees 1943–1946

Nick Etten played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1938 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947.

Across 937 games he batted .277, with 921 hits and 426 runs. He finished with 89 home runs, 167 doubles and 22 stolen bases.

He led the league in home runs once, in 1944, with 22. He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1945, with 111. He also led it in walks. He played 903 games at first base, with 8,030 putouts and 107 errors. He turned 797 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1945.

He was born in Spring Grove, IL, USA on September 19, 1913, and died on October 18, 1990. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1945
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1945

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1938	PHA	22	81	6	21	6	2	0	11	9	7	1	.259
1939	PHA	43	155	20	39	11	2	3	29	16	11	0	.252
1941	PHI	151	540	78	168	27	4	14	79	82	33	9	.311
1942	PHI	139	459	37	121	21	3	8	41	67	26	3	.264
1943	NYY	154	583	78	158	35	5	14	107	76	31	3	.271
1944	NYY	154	573	88	168	25	4	22	91	97	29	4	.293
1945	NYY	152	565	77	161	24	4	18	111	90	23	2	.285
1946	NYY	108	323	37	75	14	1	9	49	38	35	0	.232
1947	PHI	14	41	5	10	4	0	1	8	5	4	0	.244
Career	—	937	3320	426	921	167	25	89	526	480	199	22	.277

On this day & linked events

1913

Born September 19, 1913

Spring Grove, IL, USA

1990

Died October 18, 1990

1938

Major-league debut: Nick Etten

Nick Etten made a major-league debut on September 8, 1938.

1947

Final major-league game: Nick Etten

Nick Etten played a final major-league game on May 9, 1947.