Chet Nichols Jr.

Full Name: Chester Raymond Nichols, Jr.	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1.5"/165	First Game: April 19, 1951
Birthdate: February 22, 1931	Final Game: April 24, 1964
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: March 27, 1995
Deathplace: Lincoln, Rhode Island
Bat/Throw: Both/Left

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Born on February 22, 1931 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Chet Nichols (Chester Raymond Nichols, Jr.) played for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 9 year career. Nichols broke into the bigs on April 19, 1951 with the Boston Braves, and put up a 2.88 ERA in 156 innings pitched in 1951, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Chet Nichols's best season was 1951, when he posted a 2.88 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 71 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1951	BOS	N	33	19	11	8	2.88	71	61	50	12	3	2	156	142	4	69	0	8	1
1954	MIL	N	35	20	9	11	4.41	55	68	60	5	1	1	122.1	132	5	65	6	1	4
1955	MIL	N	34	21	9	8	4.00	44	79	64	6	0	1	144	139	20	67	6	3	1
1956	MIL	N	2	0	0	1	6.75	2	3	3	0	0	0	4	9	1	3	1	0	0
1960	BOS	A	6	1	0	2	4.26	11	6	6	0	0	0	12.2	12	0	4	0	0	0
1961	BOS	A	26	2	3	2	2.09	20	12	12	0	0	3	51.2	40	3	26	1	1	0
1962	BOS	A	29	1	1	1	3.00	33	25	19	0	0	3	57	61	3	22	1	2	0
1963	BOS	A	21	7	1	3	4.78	27	30	28	0	0	0	52.2	61	8	24	0	4	0
1964	CIN	N	3	0	0	0	6.00	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		107	60	29	28	3.75	175	213	179	23	4	4	429.1	426	31	204	13	12	6
Total	AL		82	11	5	8	3.36	91	73	65	0	0	6	174	174	14	76	2	7	0
Total			189	71	34	36	3.64	266	286	244	23	4	10	603.1	600	45	280	15	19	6

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1951	BOS	N	P	33	0	0	6	36	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	MIL	N	P	35	20	122.1	3	27	0	3	0	4	1	3	1.000
1955	MIL	N	P	34	0	0	6	35	2	3	0	0	0	0	.953
1956	MIL	N	P	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	BOS	A	P	6	1	12.2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	BOS	A	P	26	2	51.2	3	23	0	1	0	2	3	0	1.000
1962	BOS	A	P	29	1	57	4	15	0	2	1	3	1	0	1.000
1963	BOS	A	P	21	7	52.2	2	8	1	1	1	2	3	0	.909
1964	CIN	N	P	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Total			P	189	31	299.1	24	150	3	12	2	12	8	3	.983

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	SH
1951	BOS	N	33	51	2	7	1	.137	.137	.137	0	0	18	4
1954	MIL	N	35	35	1	3	2	.086	.086	.086	0	0	12	4
1955	MIL	N	34	52	2	8	1	.154	.154	.173	1	0	12	1
1956	MIL	N	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1960	BOS	A	6	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0
1961	BOS	A	26	9	1	1	0	.111	.200	.111	0	1	1	0
1962	BOS	A	29	9	1	0	0	.000	.182	.000	0	2	2	2
1963	BOS	A	21	13	1	3	1	.231	.231	.231	0	0	4	1
1964	CIN	N	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		107	139	5	18	4	.129	.129	.137	1	0	42	9
Total	AL		82	34	3	4	1	.118	.189	.118	0	3	8	3
Total			189	173	8	22	5	.127	.142	.133	1	3	50	12

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1949).
Released by Milwaukee Braves (1958).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (1959).
Released by Boston Red Sox (October 4, 1963).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (1964).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (May 15, 1964).

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