Art Nichols Stats

Art Nichols was born on Friday, July 14, 1871, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Nichols was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1898, with the Chicago Orphans. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Art Nichols baseball stats page.

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Art Nichols



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Birth Name:   Arthur Francis Meikle
Nickname:   Art
Born On:   07-14-1871  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Manchester, New Hampshire
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-09-1945 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Willimantic, Connecticut
Cemetery:   St. Joseph Cemetery, Willimantic, Connecticut
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-16-1898 (Age 27)
Last Game:   06-10-1903
Draft:   Not Applicable

Art Nichols

Art Nichols Pitching Stats

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Art Nichols

Art Nichols Hitting Stats

1898 27 Orphans 14 42 7 12 1 0 0 0 6 4 - - 1 - 3 - .286 .388 .310
1899 28 Orphans 17 47 5 12 2 0 1 0 11 0 0 - 1 - 2 - .255 .286 .362
1900 29 Orphans 8 25 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 - - 0 0 0 - .200 .286 .200
1901 30 Cardinals 93 308 50 75 11 3 1 0 33 10 - - 10 - 10 - .244 .290 .308
1902 31 Cardinals 73 251 36 67 12 0 1 0 31 21 - - 9 - 4 - .267 .333 .327
1903 32 Cardinals 36 120 13 23 2 0 0 0 9 12 - - 2 - 3 - .192 .281 .208
6 Years 241 793 112 194 28 3 3 0 90 50 0 - 23 0 22 - .245 .308 .299

Art Nichols

Art Nichols Fielding Stats

1898 Orphans C 14 - - 62 4.4 60 47 13 2 1 3 - - .968 0.00
1899 Orphans C 15 - - 58 3.9 54 44 10 4 3 2 - - .931 0.00
1900 Orphans C 7 - - 32 4.6 30 21 9 2 0 4 - - .938 0.00
1901 Cardinals C 47 - - 248 5.3 238 187 51 10 5 10 - - .960 0.00
1901 Cardinals OF 40 - - 81 2.0 78 69 9 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00
1902 Cardinals 1B 56 - - 611 10.9 601 577 24 10 26 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00
1902 Cardinals C 11 - - 43 3.9 40 31 9 3 2 1 - - .930 0.00
1902 Cardinals OF 4 - - 7 1.8 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1903 Cardinals 1B 25 - - 290 11.6 282 279 3 8 11 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00
1903 Cardinals C 2 - - 12 6.0 11 6 5 1 0 0 - - .917 0.00
1903 Cardinals LF 7 - - 14 2.0 13 12 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00
C Totals 96 0 0 455 4.7 433 336 97 22 11 20 n/a n/a .952 0.00
1B Totals 81 0 0 901 11.1 883 856 27 18 37 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00
OF Totals 44 0 0 88 2.0 85 76 9 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00
LF Totals 7 0 0 14 2.0 13 12 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00
6 Years 228 - - 1,458 6.4 1,414 1,280 134 44 53 20 n/a n/a .970 0.00

Art Nichols

Art Nichols Miscellaneous Stats

1898 Orphans 6 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.0 - - -
1899 Orphans 3 - - 0 0 n/a 47.0 0.0 4.3 - - -
1900 Orphans 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1901 Cardinals 14 - - 0 0 n/a 308.0 0.0 9.3 - - -
1902 Cardinals 18 - - 0 0 n/a 251.0 0.0 8.1 - - -
1903 Cardinals 9 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 13.3 - - -
6 Years 51 - - 0 0 n/a 264.3 0.0 8.8 - - -

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Art Nichols Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1898 Chicago Orphans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1899 Chicago Orphans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1900 Chicago Orphans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1901 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1902 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1903 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -

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