Hugh Nicol

For the British bacteriologist, seeHugh Nicol (chemist).

Hugh Nicol
Right fielder
Born:(1858-01-01)January 1, 1858 Campsie, Stirlingshire,Scotland
Died:June 27, 1921(1921-06-27)(aged 63) Lafayette, Indiana,U.S.
Batted:Both Threw:Right
MLB debut
May 3, 1881, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
August 2, 1890, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.235
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	272
Stolen bases	383
Teams
Chicago White Stockings(1881–1882) St. Louis Browns(1883–1886) Cincinnati Red Stockings(1887–1889) Cincinnati Reds(1890)
Career highlights and awards
2×National Leaguechampion (1881,1882) 2×American Associationchampion (1885,1886) Led theAmerican Associationinstolen basesin 1887

Hugh N. Nicol(January 1, 1858 – June 27, 1921) was a Scottish bornprofessional baseballplayer. Anoutfielder,Nicol played inMajor League Baseballfor theChicago White Stockings,St. Louis Browns,Cincinnati Red Stockings,andCincinnati Reds.Nicol's debut game took place on May 3, 1881. His final game took place on August 2, 1890.

Nicol had 138stolen basesin1887,however prior to 1898 a stolen base was credited to a baserunner who reached an extra base on a hit from another player. He had 103 stolen bases in1888.Despite the fact that he had two 100 stolen-base seasons, only 383 of his total career stolen bases are known. He also managed the Browns in1897.

Nicol became the head baseball coach andathletic directoratPurdue Universityfor thePurdue Boilermakers.He alsoscoutedfor the Reds during the summers, beginning in 1911.Nicol resigned from Purdue in 1914, after accusations that theAmerican footballteam played like "rowdies."He died inLafayette, Indianaon June 27, 1921.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders
• List of Major League Baseball stolen base records

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors)
• Media related toHugh Nicolat Wikimedia Commons