Tricky Nichols Notable

b. July 26, 1850 · New Haven Elm Citys 1875, Boston Red Caps 1876, St. Louis Brown Stockings 1877, Providence Grays 1878, Worcester Ruby Legs 1880, Baltimore Orioles 1882

Tricky Nichols played for six clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New Haven Elm Citys in 1875 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1882.

He went 28 and 73 with a 3.04 earned run average, pitching 881 innings in 106 games. He struck out 174, completed 90 of his 98 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 125 games he batted .170, with 78 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 7 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He was born in Bridgeport, CT, USA on July 26, 1850, and died on August 22, 1897. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1875*	NHV	34	119	12	23	0	2	5	0	2	5	.193
1876	BSN	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1877	STL	51	186	22	31	4	2	9	3	15	0	.167
1878	PRO	11	49	2	9	2	0	2	2	10	0	.184
1880	WOR	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1882	BAL	26	95	4	15	1	0	0	7	0	0	.158
Major leagues	—	91	341	28	55	7	2	11	12	25	0	.161
All seasons	—	125	460	40	78	7	4	16	12	27	5	.170

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1875*	NHV	4	29	34	33	288.0	321	76	9	48	2.38
1876	BSN	1	0	1	1	9.0	7	1	0	0	1.00
1877	STL	18	23	42	39	350.0	376	101	53	80	2.60
1878	PRO	4	7	11	10	98.0	157	46	8	21	4.22
1880	WOR	0	2	2	2	17.2	29	8	4	4	4.08
1882	BAL	1	12	16	13	118.1	155	66	17	21	5.02
Major leagues	—	24	44	72	65	593.0	724	222	82	126	3.37
All seasons	—	28	73	106	98	881.0	1045	298	91	174	3.04

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Tricky Nichols, that is 1875–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1850

Born July 26, 1850

Bridgeport, CT, USA

1897

Died August 22, 1897

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