Dave Nicholson

For other people named David Nicholson, see David Nicholson (disambiguation).

Dave Nicholson
Outfielder
Born: August 29, 1939 (1939-08-29) (age 72) St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 1960 for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1967 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics
Batting average	.212
Home runs	61
Runs batted in	179
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1960, 1962) Chicago White Sox (1963-1965) Houston Astros (1966) Atlanta Braves (1967)

David Lawrence Nicholson (born August 29, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles (1960 and 1962), Chicago White Sox (1963–65), Houston Astros (1966) and Atlanta Braves (1967), known for his towering, although infrequent, home runs. In 1964, he hit a home run onto the roof of Chicago's Comiskey Park.

Nicholson had an unusual batting style, holding the bat almost over his head as he'd look out at the pitcher from underneath his arms.^{[citation needed]} He led the American League in strikeouts (175) in 1963.

In 7 seasons, he played in 538 Games and had 1,419 At Bats, 184 Runs, 301 Hits, 32 Doubles, 12 Triples, 61 Home Runs, 179 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 219 Walks, 0.212 Batting Average, 0.318 On-base percentage, 0.381 Slugging Percentage, 540 Total Bases, 4 Sacrifice Hits, 12 Sacrifice Flies and 7 Intentional Walks.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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Name	Nicholson, Dave
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Date of birth	August 29, 1939
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
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