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Simon Nicholls Notable

b. July 18, 1882 · Detroit Tigers 1903, Philadelphia Athletics 1906–1909, Cleveland Naps 1910

Simon Nicholls played for three clubs across eight seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1903 and closing with the Cleveland Naps in 1910.

Across 312 games he batted .251, with 284 hits and 144 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 32 doubles and 27 stolen bases.

He played 233 games at shortstop, with 696 assists and 103 errors. He turned 45 double plays.

He was born in Germantown, MD, USA on July 18, 1882, and died on March 12, 1911. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1903 DET 2803 000 0010 .375
1906 PHA 124418 100 1340 .182
1907 PHA 12446075139 1220 23243813 .302
1908 PHA 15055058119 1734 31354714 .216
1909 PHA 21711015 210 33120 .211
1910 CLE 3000 000 0000
Career 3121133144284 3264 586510227 .251

On this day & linked events

1882

Born July 18, 1882

Germantown, MD, USA

1911

Died March 12, 1911