Hugh Nicol Stats & Facts
Hugh Nicol Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 145 Born: 1 1, 1858 in Campsie, Stirling United Kingdom Died: 6 27 1921 in Lafayette, IN USA Debut: 1881-05-03 Last Game: 1890-08-02 Full Name: Hugh N. Nicol
Hugh Nicol of the Cincinnati Redlegs steals six bases in one game, tying his own major league record
On September 10, 1887, Hugh Nicol of the Cincinnati Redlegs steals six bases in one game, tying his own major league record. Less than two weeks earlier, the daring Nicol had swiped six bases for the first time.
Cincinnati Red Stockings and St. Louis Browns make the first recorded trade
The American Association’s Red Stockings deal rookie catcher Jack Boyle and $400 to the Browns in exchange for outfielder Hugh Nicol. The transaction is the first recorded trade in major league history.
