| Dick Nichols |
Full Name: Richard H. Nichols School: Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Florida Seminole Relations: Brother of Dave Nichols Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 1970 Baseball AA - Loc 68 2019 Baseball HOF - Loc 98 |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1968 35 2B 5-6 155 R R So * Jacksonville 1969 3 2B-OF 5-6 150 R R Jr * Jacksonville 1970 3 2B 5-6 150 R R Sr * Jacksonville |
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| All-American Awards |
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Year Award
1970 The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
American Baseball Coaches Association - 2nd Team All-American
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2019 |
| Second baseman/Outfielder from Jacksonville...three-year letterman and two-year starter...leading batter in both 1969 (.336) and 1970 (.338) who finished with a career .336 average...tough ballplayer with lots of hustle...leadoff batter for the 1970 team; helped lead the team to the championship game of the College World Series...in 1970 he had the best batting average, most hits, most doubles, most stolen bases, best on-base percentage and was tied for second place for the most walks...1st-Team All-American for The Sporting News and 2nd-Team for American Baseball Coaches Association in 1970, the only organizations at the time that selected All-American baseball players. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1968 .400 8 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 .400 2 0 0 .571 0 0 0 1969 .336 41 35 134 26 45 7 4 1 19 63 .470 19 2 17 .426 0 0 5 1970 .338 59 59 237 64 80 17 6 2 35 115 .485 42 3 31 .442 1 2 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .338 108 94 376 91 127 24 10 3 56 180 .479 63 5 48 0 .438 1 2 39 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1968 2 .000 1969 4 .000 1970 5 .000 ---------------------------- Tot 0 0 11 .000 0 |
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Game Statistics |
1968
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 9 Valdosta Red Sox 8a1.000 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
Apr 8 KY Wesleyan College 2b .500 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 8 Florida 9a .667 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
May 14 Auburn 7a .667 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
May 25 Florida 6a .667 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 30 East Carolina 2a .500 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 1 East Carolina 9a .500 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jun 3 North Carolina State 7a .400 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
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.400 8 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1969
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 6 Florida Southern Col 9a .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 8 Miami 9a .500 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 9 Saint Leo College 8a .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 Auburn 8a .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 Penn State 7 .667 1 RF 3 2 3 1 1 1 7 0
Mar 28 Southern Illinois 6 .500 1 RF 4 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 29 Southern Illinois 7 .385 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 Southern Illinois 7a .353 1 4 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 2 Belmont Abbey Coll 9a .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 Wake Forest 7 .273 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 3 Wake Forest 7 .333 1 RF 5 3 3 1 1 4 0 1
Apr 3 Belmont Abbey Coll 7 .355 1 RF 4 1 2 1 2 0
Apr 4 Wake Forest 7 .371 1 RF 4 2 2 0 2 1 1 1
Apr 4 South Carolina 7 .368 1 RF 3 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 5 Wake Forest 7 .390 1 RF 3 2 2 1 2 0
Apr 7 Furman 6 .400 1 RF 4 2 2 0 2 0
Apr 8 Furman 2 .426 1 RF 2 1 2 1 0 3 0
Apr 9 KY Wesleyan College 7 .434 1 RF 6 1 3 3 3 1 1
Apr 10 KY Wesleyan College 7 .429 1 RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1
Apr 11 South Florida 2 .417 1 RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1
Apr 19 Clemson 6 .438 1 RF 4 1 3 1 0 5 0
Apr 19 Clemson 6 .418 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 21 Georgia 6 .394 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 22 Georgia 6 .394 1 RF 1 2 1 0
Apr 24 Saint Leo College 6 .389 1 RF 1 1 0 1 0 0
Apr 28 Florida 6 .400 1 RF 3 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 29 Florida 6 .392 1 RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0
Apr 30 Georgia Southern 6 .398 1 RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 1 0
May 1 Georgia Southern 6 .395 1 RF 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 0
May 3 Georgia Tech 6 .382 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 3 Georgia Tech 6 .383 1 RF 5 1 2 0 2 0 1
May 7 Jacksonville 6 .374 1 RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 1
May 9 Georgia Southern 2 .365 1 RF 5 1 1 1 1 0
May 10 Georgia Southern 6 .370 1 RF 4 1 2 2 0 4 0
May 17 South Alabama 6 .369 1 RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1
May 17 South Alabama 6 .360 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 19 Auburn 6 .364 1 RF 4 0 2 2 2 0
May 20 Auburn 6 .352 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
May 23 Florida 6 .344 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 24 Florida 6 .344 1 RF 3 0 1 1 1 0
May 24 Florida 6 .336 1 RF 3 1 0 0 0 0
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.336 41 35 131 26 44 7 4 1 18 62 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 4
1970
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 5 Union, TN 1 .333 1 2B 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
Mar 5 Union, TN 1 .429 1 2B 4 1 2 3 2 0
Mar 13 Saint Leo College 1 .500 1 2B 3 2 2 1 1 5 2 2
Mar 14 Saint Leo College 1 .538 1 2B 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1
Mar 20 Florida Southern Col 1 .471 1 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0
Mar 21 Miami 1 .500 1 2B 5 1 3 2 1 5 0
Mar 22 Michigan State 1 .560 1 2B 3 1 3 1 3 1 1
Mar 22 Miami 1 .552 1 2B 4 0 2 0 2 1 1
Mar 24 Stetson 1 .531 1 2B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 25 Bowling Green State 1 .486 1 2B 5 2 1 1 1 0 1
Mar 25 New York 1 .500 1 2B 5 1 3 1 0 4 0
Mar 26 Rider College 1 .500 1 2B 4 1 2 1 1 3 6 0
Mar 27 New York 1 .460 1 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 Southern Illinois 1 .426 1 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mar 30 North Carolina 1 .433 1 2B 6 2 3 1 1 5 1 1
Mar 30 North Carolina 1 .429 1 2B 3 3 1 0 1 1 1
Mar 31 North Carolina 1 .433 1 2B 4 1 2 0 2 1 1
Apr 1 Illinois 1 .444 1 2B 5 1 3 1 3 1 1
Apr 2 Maryland 1 .440 1 2B 3 2 1 0 1 2 2
Apr 2 Holy Cross 1 .449 1 2B 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 1
Apr 3 Illinois 1 .439 1 2B 4 3 1 0 1 2 2
Apr 4 Holy Cross 1 .437 1 2B 5 0 2 1 0 3 0
Apr 4 Maryland 1 .429 1 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1
Apr 6 Auburn 1 .441 1 2B 2 3 2 1 2 3 3
Apr 7 Auburn 1 .439 1 2B 5 0 2 1 2 0
Apr 10 South Alabama 1 .437 1 2B 5 2 2 2 1 4 0
Apr 11 South Alabama 1 .443 1 2B 3 1 2 1 0 3 2 2
Apr 11 South Alabama 1 .445 1 2B 4 2 2 0 2 0
Apr 17 South Florida 1 .430 1 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 18 South Florida 1 .432 1 2B 4 1 2 0 2 1 1 1
Apr 19 Saint Leo College 1 .439 1 2B 5 2 3 1 1 1 6 0
Apr 23 Florida Southern Col 1 .433 1 2B 4 1 1 1 2 2 0
Apr 24 South Alabama 1 .438 1 2B 3 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1
Apr 25 South Alabama 1 .425 1 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0
Apr 25 South Alabama 1 .416 1 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0
May 1 Georgia Southern 1 .423 1 2B 5 1 3 1 3 5 1 1
May 2 Georgia Southern 1 .422 1 2B 5 2 2 0 2 1 1
May 4 Jacksonville 1 .416 1 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0
May 5 Jacksonville 1 .421 1 2B 3 1 2 0 2 1 0
May 8 Miami 1 .427 1 2B 5 1 3 1 1 4 0
May 9 Miami 1 .425 1 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1
May 12 Florida 1 .423 1 2B 3 0 1 1 1 3 0
May 13 Florida 1 .417 1 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 1
May 15 Georgia Southern 1 .408 1 2B 6 0 1 0 1 0
May 16 Georgia Southern 1 .394 1 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1
May 18 Auburn 1 .389 1 2B 5 0 1 1 1 1 1
May 19 Auburn 1 .384 1 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 0
May 22 Florida 1 .374 1 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0
May 23 Florida 1 .369 1 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
May 23 Florida 1 .371 1 2B 4 2 2 0 2 2 2
May 28 East Carolina 1 .371 1 2B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
May 29 Maryland 1 .365 1 2B 3 2 0 0 0 1 1
May 30 Mississippi State 1 .360 1 2B 3 2 0 0 0 1 1
Jun 13 Arizona 1 .352 1 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Jun 14 Dartmouth College 1 .347 1 2B 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2
Jun 15 Texas 1 .344 1 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 1
Jun 16 Ohio 1 .344 1 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 3
Jun 17 Texas 1 .346 1 2B 4 2 2 1 1 4 0 1 7
Jun 18 Southern California 1 .336 1 2B 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 7
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.336 59 59 238 64 80 17 6 2 34 115 0 3 10 1 2 33 33 15 26 5
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