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Willard Nixon

Birthdate:

6/17/1928

Died:

12/10/2000

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Taylorsville, GA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

The Red Sox called 'Nick' up from Louisville during the 1950 season when he leading the American Association in Strikeouts and had an 11-2 record. Willard Nixon won 8 games for the Sox in '50 and had a 7-4 record in 1951. Willie was signed to a Sox contact in '48 after winning 18 games and losing only 2 in 2 seasons at Auburn University. During the winter months he is employed by the Pepperell Manufactoring Co. Willard Nixon 1952 stats: 5-4 record, 4.85 ERA, 50 strikeouts, 61 Walks, 115 hits in 104 innings, 23 Games. Born: 6/17/28 in Taylorsville, Ga.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1950	BOS (AL)	22	15	8	6	2	2	0	101.1	126	75	68	8	58	0	57	2	2	0	6.04
1951	BOS (AL)	33	14	7	4	1	2	1	125.0	136	79	68	12	56	0	70	4	7	0	4.90
1952	BOS (AL)	23	13	5	4	0	5	0	103.2	115	64	56	12	61	0	50	4	4	1	4.86
1953	BOS (AL)	23	15	4	8	0	5	1	116.2	114	57	51	6	59	0	57	1	1	0	3.93
1954	BOS (AL)	31	30	11	12	0	8	2	199.2	182	102	90	16	87	0	102	2	9	0	4.06
1955	BOS (AL)	31	31	12	10	0	7	3	208.0	207	102	94	10	85	2	95	4	3	0	4.07
1956	BOS (AL)	23	22	9	8	0	9	1	145.1	142	79	68	9	57	2	74	6	8	0	4.21
1957	BOS (AL)	29	29	12	13	0	11	1	191.0	207	86	78	10	56	3	96	5	7	0	3.68
1958	BOS (AL)	10	8	1	7	0	2	0	43.1	48	30	29	7	11	0	15	1	0	0	6.02
9 years		225	177	69	72	3	51	9	1234.0	1277	674	602	90	530	7	616	29	41	1	4.39

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1950	BOS (AL)	22	36	3	5	0	0	0	2	5	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	.139	.244	SLG
1951	BOS (AL)	34	45	7	13	3	0	1	8	3	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.289	.333	SLG
1952	BOS (AL)	33	53	3	11	3	0	0	7	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.263	SLG
1953	BOS (AL)	23	42	4	8	1	0	0	3	5	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.190	.277	SLG
1954	BOS (AL)	31	68	6	18	3	0	1	3	8	17	0	0	0	0	2	0	.265	.342	SLG
1955	BOS (AL)	31	69	7	18	4	1	0	7	8	20	0	0	0	0	4	0	.261	.338	SLG
1956	BOS (AL)	23	54	4	11	1	0	0	5	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	.204	.241	SLG
1957	BOS (AL)	32	75	7	22	1	0	0	4	6	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.346	SLG
1958	BOS (AL)	10	17	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	SLG
9 years		239	459	42	111	17	1	2	41	42	97	0	0	0	0	13	1	.242	.305	.SLG

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