David Lawrence Nicholson (born August 29, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri

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) is a former outfielder

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 for the Baltimore Orioles

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 (1960 and 1962), Chicago White Sox

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 (1963–65), Houston Astros

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 (1966) and Atlanta Braves

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 (1967), known for his towering, although infrequent, home runs. In 1964, he hit a home run onto the roof of Chicago's Comiskey Park

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.

Nicholson had an unusual batting style, holding the bat almost over his head as he'd look out at the pitcher from underneath his arms. He led the American League

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in strikeouts (175) in 1963.

In 7 seasons, he played in 538 Games and had 1,419 At Bats, 184 Runs, 301 Hits, 32 Doubles, 12 Triples, 61 Home Runs, 179 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 219 Walks, 0.212 Batting Average, 0.318 On-base percentage, 0.381 Slugging Percentage, 540 Total Bases, 4 Sacrifice Hits, 12 Sacrifice Flies and 7 Intentional Walks.

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