Hugh Nicol
[edit] Biography
Hugh Nicol (Hugh N. Nicol) was born on January 1, 1858 in Campsie, Scotland. He made his Major League debut on May 3, 1881 for the Chicago White Stockings. In 1882, his rookie year, he hit .199 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Nicol played for the Chicago White Stockings, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Hugh Nicol's best season was 1887, when he stole 138 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1881
| CHI
| N
| 26
| 108
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 7
| .204
| .232
| .222
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| CHI
| N
| 47
| 186
| 19
| 37
| 1
| 16
| .199
| .228
| .274
| 9
| 1
| 7
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| STL
| a
| 94
| 368
| 73
| 105
| 0
| 39
| .285
| .319
| .337
| 13
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| STL
| a
| 110
| 442
| 79
| 116
| 0
| 0
| .262
| .302
| .317
| 14
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| 112
| 425
| 59
| 88
| 0
| 45
| .207
| .271
| .238
| 11
| 1
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| 67
| 253
| 44
| 52
| 0
| 19
| .206
| .280
| .253
| 6
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| 125
| 475
| 122
| 102
| 1
| 34
| .215
| .341
| .267
| 18
| 2
| 86
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 138
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| 135
| 548
| 112
| 131
| 1
| 35
| .239
| .330
| .270
| 10
| 2
| 67
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 103
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 122
| 474
| 82
| 121
| 2
| 58
| .255
| .338
| .316
| 7
| 8
| 54
| 35
| 5
| 0
| 80
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| 50
| 186
| 28
| 39
| 0
| 19
| .210
| .283
| .258
| 1
| 4
| 19
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 123
| 480
| 60
| 98
| 1
| 42
| .204
| .251
| .256
| 12
| 5
| 30
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 765
| 2985
| 571
| 715
| 4
| 230
| .240
| .315
| .286
| 79
| 24
| 307
| 35
| 23
| 0
| 359
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 888
| 3465
| 631
| 813
| 5
| 272
| .235
| .307
| .282
| 91
| 29
| 337
| 88
| 23
| 0
| 383
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1881
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1881
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1882
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .733
|
| 1882
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 27
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1883
| STL
| a
| OF
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 133
| 31
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1883
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 32
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .836
|
| 1884
| STL
| a
| OF
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 48
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1884
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 75
| 17
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1884
| STL
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 33
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .789
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| OF
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .775
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 194
| 20
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| 2B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 27
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 15
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 22
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .588
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 823
| 0
| 0
| 1290
| 226
| 146
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 155
| 37
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 40
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .718
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Chicago White Stockings to St. Louis Browns for $50 (1883).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jack Boyle and $350 (November 12, 1886).
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