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5 quotes by Kid Nichols

MLB debut April 23, 1890 for the Boston Beaneaters Last MLB appearance May 18, 1906 for the Philadelphia Phillies Career statistics Win–Loss record 361–208 Earned run average 2.95 Strikeouts 1,868 Teams As Player Boston Beaneaters (1890–1901) St. Louis Cardinals (1904–1905) Philadelphia Phillies (1905–1906) As Manager St. Louis Cardinals (1904–1905) Career highlights and awards National League pennant: 1891, 1892,...
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I consider Billy Keeler, Mike Tiernan, Ed Delihanty and Larrie La Joie the toughest hitters I had to pitch to, but I did not dread them. Remember... →

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In 1906, I developed pleurisy and was unable to get into condition. So I asked for my release and obtained it. So ended my Major League career.

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If the arm got sore, we went out and pitched until the soreness left - we had to, or we would have been dropped from the team. Nothing short of a... →

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The day after we had pitched a game, it was our duty to stand at the gate, and afterwards to count the tickets. I remember counting 30,000 tickets... →

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We played for the love of the game; there were few holdouts. We wanted to pitch every day; to win more games than the other guy - not for the money... →

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