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Jerry
Nicolai		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 16, 1916 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Joe Munson Award 1943   
All-Star Selections 1942    1943    1944    1945    1946    1947    1948   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 24 CHT SA 49 64 11 20 3 1 1 6 9 5 2 6 .313 .343 .438 .781 8.8  
1941 25 CHT SA 115 407 54 117 16 9 13 65 40 12 35 60 .287 .352 .467 .819 66.8  
1942 26 CHT SA 116 418 83 134 20 8 22 74 33 13 36 51 .321 .377 .565 .941 82.3  
1943 27 CHT SA 133 488 86 165 24 17 28 123 36 9 32 34 .338 .380 .629 1.009 109.7  
1944 28 CHT SA 131 493 80 147 21 7 23 91 29 11 46 24 .298 .360 .509 .869 87.5  
1945 29 CHT SA 136 531 94 153 21 14 28 86 36 11 34 27 .288 .334 .539 .873 95.7  
1946 30 CHT SA 130 515 87 173 27 12 20 94 46 18 35 22 .336 .376 .551 .927 98.5  
1947 31 CHT SA 132 531 81 168 23 11 23 71 30 19 28 21 .316 .355 .531 .886 92.0  
1948 32 CHT SA 138 553 64 145 19 5 21 80 27 11 23 34 .262 .301 .429 .730 71.3  
1949 33 MEM SA 117 448 75 131 22 7 26 82 19 9 19 26 .292 .321 .547 .868 76.0  
10 Years Sim 1197 4448 715 1353 196 91 205 772 305 118 290 305 .304 .350 .527 .877 788.7  
162 Game Average 601 96 183 26 12 27 104 41 15 39 41 .304 .350 .527 .877 106.7  
Career Highs 138 553 94 173 27 17 28 123 46 19 46 60 .338 .380 .629 1.009 109.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1940 24 CHT SA 2B 22 14 131.0 26 33 1 9 .983 4.05    
1941 25 CHT SA 2B 114 105 936.0 181 300 7 65 .986 4.63    
1942 26 CHT SA 2B 112 99 884.0 171 253 5 57 .988 4.32    
1943 27 CHT SA 2B 130 120 1078.7 205 336 4 65 .993 4.51    
1944 28 CHT SA 2B 130 125 1127.7 253 347 8 89 .987 4.79    
1945 29 CHT SA 2B 136 133 1173.7 195 323 6 61 .989 3.97    
1946 30 CHT SA 2B 127 124 1114.0 205 317 10 66 .981 4.22    
1947 31 CHT SA 2B 129 126 1127.3 208 269 8 66 .984 3.81    
1948 32 CHT SA 2B 138 138 1224.0 219 322 8 67 .985 3.98    
1949 33 MEM SA 2B 113 109 976.7 195 310 9 57 .982 4.65    
    CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
  2B 1151 1093 9773.0 1858 2810 66 602 .986 4.30    
  CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
Career Totals   1152 1093 9775.0 1859 2810 66 602 .986 4.30    
Career Highs   138 138 1224.0 253 347 10 89 .993 4.79    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1949 33 MEM SA 5 19 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 .316 .381 .579 .960
Career Post-Season Batting 5 19 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 .316 .381 .579 .960
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1942-3-.321
1943-4-.338
1946-4-.336
1947-8-.316
CAR-20-.304
 On-Base Pct
1942-9-.377
1943-8-.380
1944-8-.360
1946-7-.376
 Slugging Pct
1942-3-.565
1943-3-.629
1944-5-.509
1945-8-.539
1946-5-.551
1947-4-.531
1949-10-.547
CAR-17-.527
 OPS
1942-4-.941
1943-3-1.009
1944-5-.869
1945-10-.873
1946-5-.927
1947-6-.886
CAR-28-.877
 XR
1942-5-82.3
1943-3-109.7
1944-4-87.5
1945-3-95.7
1946-4-98.5
1947-3-92.0
CAR-45-788.7
 Games
1943-3-133
1944-10-131
1945-2-136
1946-7-130
1947-9-132
1948-1-138
At-Bats
1943-7-488
1944-5-493
1945-3-531
1946-3-515
1947-3-531
1948-1-553
 Runs
1942-4-83
1943-3-86
1944-3-80
1945-3-94
1946-6-87
1947-7-81
 Hits
1942-8-134
1943-3-165
1944-5-147
1945-5-153
1946-3-173
1947-3-168
1948-9-145
CAR-48-1353
 Total Bases
1942-5-236
1943-2-307
1944-4-251
1945-3-286
1946-3-284
1947-1-282
1948-10-237
CAR-41-2346
 Singles
1943-8-96
1946-6-114
1947-5-111
 Triples
1941-3-9
1942-3-8
1943-1-17
1945-1-14
1946-2-12
1947-4-11
CAR-12-91
Homeruns
1942-9-22
1943-2-28
1944-7-23
1945-5-28
1946-9-20
1947-5-23
1949-8-26
CAR-42-205
 RBIs
1943-1-123
1944-4-91
1945-6-86
1946-2-94
1949-10-82
CAR-38-772
 Stolen Bases
1941-1-40
1942-4-33
1943-4-36
1944-4-29
1945-3-36
1946-3-46
1947-4-30
1948-4-27
1949-8-19
CAR-8-305
 Caught Stealing
1941-1-12
1942-3-13
1943-8-9
1944-5-11
1945-3-11
1946-2-18
1947-2-19
1948-6-11
1949-6-9
CAR-9-118
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 160    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 40)
 
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 215th overall pick, by Chattanooga in 1938
Injured on 4/19/1939 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit on 5/31/1940, off Alan Crosby (MEM)
Hit first career homerun on 9/9/1940, off John Snyder (MEM)
Injured on 7/4/1941 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Injured on 8/2/1942 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1943, hitting .339 with 2 HR, 19 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against New Orleans on 6/10/1943
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Atlanta on 7/3/1943
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1943, hitting .396 with 11 HR, 35 RBI
Sets a new season SA-Record for RBI with 112 on 8/28/1943
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1943, hitting .349 with 4 HR, 25 RBI
Won Joe Munson Award in 1943, hitting .338 with 28 HR, 123 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1944, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1944, hitting .363 with 9 HR, 25 RBI
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1946, hitting .406 with 5 HR, 14 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1946, hitting .481 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Mobile, driving in 6 runs on 6/24/1946
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 9/6/1946
Hit for the cycle against Memphis on 4/28/1947
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Memphis on 4/28/1947
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1947, hitting .394 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1947, hitting .600 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Memphis on 4/30/1949 to a 1-year deal worth $1,944,000 per year
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1949, hitting .336 with 9 HR, 23 RBI
 
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