Dave Nicholson

Dave Nicholson
Outfielder
Born: (1939-08-29)August 29, 1939
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: February 25, 2023(2023-02-25) (aged 83)
Carmi, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 1960, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.212
Home runs61
Runs batted in179
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Teams
A 1954 postcard showing the height and width of Comiskey Park's left-field roof, which Nicholson cleared with a 573-foot home run in 1964.

David Lawrence Nicholson (August 29, 1939 – February 25, 2023) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (1960 and 1962), Chicago White Sox (19631965), Houston Astros (1966) and Atlanta Braves (1967). Nicholson was known for his towering, although infrequent, home runs. In 1964, he hit a home run measured at 573 feet (175 m) over the left-field roof of Chicago's Comiskey Park.