Charles Augustus "Kid" Nichols was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters, St Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to 1906.
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18 Facts About Kid Nichols
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Kid Nichols was dealt to the St Louis Cardinals in 1904 and subsequently played for the Philadelphia Phillies, with whom he finished his career in 1906.
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Kid Nichols is famous for being the youngest pitcher to join the 300 win club.
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Kid Nichols's father had worked as a butcher and owned a grocery store with several locations in Madison.
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Family moved from Madison to Kansas City, Missouri when Kid Nichols was a child.
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Kid Nichols signed with the Boston Beaneaters in September 1889 and entered the major leagues in with them in 1890.
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Kid Nichols had a major league record seven 30-win seasons in this time with a career high of 35 in 1892.
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The Beaneaters won several pennant races during Kid Nichols' tenure, finishing in first place five times between 1891 and 1898.
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Kid Nichols left the Beaneaters to manage and pitch for the Kansas City Blue Stockings, where he won a total of 48 games in 1902 and 1903.
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Kid Nichols retired with 362 wins, 208 losses, 1,881 strikeouts and a 2.
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Kid Nichols was the youngest pitcher to win 300 games, reaching that milestone at the age of 30.
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Kid Nichols was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
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Kid Nichols was said to have been proud of two things: his Hall of Fame selection and the fact that he had never been replaced in a game by a relief pitcher.
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In October 1952, the 83-year-old Kid Nichols was admitted to Menorah Hospital in Kansas City to investigate a complaint with his neck.
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Kid Nichols was later diagnosed with carcinomatosis, cancer that had spread throughout his body.
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