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Astros deal two pitchers and cash to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Bill Heath and outfielder Dave Nicholson

1965 – Astros deal two pitchers and cash to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Bill Heath and outfielder Dave Nicholson. Heath would hit .301 with eight RBIs as a backup. Nicholson would bat .246 with ten homers in part-time duty. 

Dave Nicholson hits a tape measure home run that lands on the back of the left field roof before bouncing out of Comiskey Park

Dave Nicholson hits a tape measure home run that lands on the back of the left field roof before bouncing out of Comiskey Park

Dave Nicholson hits a tape measure home run that lands on the back of the left field roof before bouncing out of Comiskey Park in the White Sox’s 6-4 victory over Kansas City. The outfielder’s monstrous shot becomes the source of a great exaggeration when unidentified team officials announce the ball traveled 573 feet, landing outside the Chicago south side ballpark.

Dave Nicholson matches a major league record by striking out seven times in a doubleheader
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Dave Nicholson matches a major league record by striking out seven times in a doubleheader

On June 12, 1963, Chicago White Sox outfielder Dave Nicholson matches a major league record by striking out seven times in a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels. Nicholson will lead all American League batters with 175 strikeouts in 1963.