1928
Born June 17, 1928
Taylorsville, GA, USA
Willard Nixon Notable
b. June 17, 1928 · Boston Red Sox 1950–1958
Willard Nixon played 1950 to 1958 for the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher.
He went 69 and 72 with a 4.39 earned run average, pitching 1,234 innings in 225 games. He struck out 616, completed 51 of his 177 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 239 games he batted .242, with 111 hits and 42 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 17 doubles.
He was born in Taylorsville, GA, USA on June 17, 1928, and died on December 10, 2000. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 22 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .139 |
| 1951 | BOS | 34 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .289 |
| 1952 | BOS | 33 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .208 |
| 1953 | BOS | 23 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .190 |
| 1954 | BOS | 31 | 68 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | .265 |
| 1955 | BOS | 31 | 69 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 0 | .261 |
| 1956 | BOS | 23 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .204 |
| 1957 | BOS | 32 | 75 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .293 |
| 1958 | BOS | 10 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .294 |
| Career | — | 239 | 459 | 42 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 97 | 0 | .242 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 8 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 101.1 | 126 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 6.04 |
| 1951 | BOS | 7 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 125.0 | 136 | 68 | 56 | 70 | 4.90 |
| 1952 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 103.2 | 115 | 56 | 61 | 50 | 4.86 |
| 1953 | BOS | 4 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 116.2 | 114 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 3.93 |
| 1954 | BOS | 11 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 199.2 | 182 | 90 | 87 | 102 | 4.06 |
| 1955 | BOS | 12 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 208.0 | 207 | 94 | 85 | 95 | 4.07 |
| 1956 | BOS | 9 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 145.1 | 142 | 68 | 57 | 74 | 4.21 |
| 1957 | BOS | 12 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 191.0 | 207 | 78 | 56 | 96 | 3.68 |
| 1958 | BOS | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 43.1 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 6.02 |
| Career | — | 69 | 72 | 225 | 177 | 3 | 1234.0 | 1277 | 602 | 530 | 616 | 4.39 |
On this day & linked events
2000
Died December 10, 2000
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain