Bill Nicholson (baseball)

Bill Nicholson
Outfielder
Born: (1914-12-11)December 11, 1914 Chestertown, Maryland, U.S.
Died: March 8, 1996(1996-03-08) (aged 81) Chestertown, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 1936, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1953, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.268
Home runs	235
Runs batted in	948
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1936) Chicago Cubs (1939–1948) Philadelphia Phillies (1949–1953)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1940, 1941, 1943–1945) 2× NL home run leader (1943, 1944) 2× NL RBI leader (1943, 1944)

William Beck "Swish" Nicholson (December 11, 1914 – March 8, 1996) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1936), Chicago Cubs (1939–1948) and Philadelphia Phillies (1949–1953). A native of Chestertown, Maryland, where he attended Washington College, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

In 1944, Nicholson received an intentional walk with the bases loaded. He is listed as one of only seven players in major league history to do it. The others are Abner Dalrymple (1881), Nap Lajoie (1901), Del Bissonette (1928), Barry Bonds (1998),^[1] Josh Hamilton (2008),^[2] and Corey Seager (2022).^[3]