Billy Nash
1888 card of Nash
Third baseman
Born: (1865-08-15)August 15, 1865 Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died: November 15, 1929(1929-11-15) (aged 64) East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 1884, for the Richmond Virginians
Last MLB appearance
May 28, 1898, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.275
Home runs	60
Runs batted in	983
Teams
As player Richmond Virginians (1884) Boston Beaneaters (1885–1889) Boston Reds (1890) Boston Beaneaters (1891–1895) Philadelphia Phillies (1896–1898) As manager Philadelphia Phillies (1896)

William Mitchell Nash (June 24, 1865 – November 15, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He played 15 seasons in the majors, from 1884 to 1898. He served as player-manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1896, and in 1901 he umpired 101 games in the National League.

Career statistics

In 15 seasons, Nash was in 1553 games played, compiling a .275 batting average (1616-5867), with 271 doubles, 87 triples, 60 home runs, 983 RBIs, 805 walks, a .367 on-base percentage, and a .382 slugging percentage.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
• List of Major League Baseball player-managers

References

• David Pietrusza; Matthew Silverman; Michael Gershman, eds. (2000). Baseball:The Biographical Encyclopedia. Sports Illustrated. p. 825. ISBN 1-892129-34-5.

External links

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet