CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING |
YR
1874
1877 |
TM
Phi
Cin |
LG
NA
NL |
POS
C
C |
G
58
8 |
AB
266
32 |
R
51
3 |
H
73
6 |
2B
8
0 |
3B
1
0 |
HR
0
0 |
RBI
30
3 |
TB
83
6 |
BB
5
1 |
IBB
0
0 |
| Totals |
G
257 |
AB
1144 |
R
173 |
H
301 |
2B
35 |
3B
6 |
HR
1 |
RBI
117 |
TB
351 |
BB
23 |
IBB
0 |
| BATTING |
BASERUNNING |
PERCENTAGES |
YR
1874
1877 |
TM
Phi
Cin |
LG
NA
NL |
K
4
2 |
HBP
0
0 |
SH
0
0 |
SF
0
0 |
GDP
3
0 |
SB
3
0 |
CS
2
0 |
SB%
.600
-.--- |
AVG
.274
.188 |
OBP
.288
.212 |
SLG
.312
.188 |
AB/HR
--.-
--.- |
AB/K
66.5
16.0 |
| Totals |
K
23 |
HBP
0 |
SH
0 |
SF
0 |
GDP
12 |
SB
9 |
CS
2 |
SB%
.818 |
BAVG
.263 |
OBP
.278 |
SLG
.307 |
AB/HR
1,144.0 |
AB/K
49.7 |
| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY |
YEARS
1872-1875
1874
1876
1877 |
TM
NY
Phi
NY
Cin |
LG
NA
NA
NL
NL |
TEAM NAME
New York Mutuals
Philadelphia Whites
New York Mutuals
Cincinnati Red Stockings |
LEAGUE NAME
National Assoc.
National Assoc.
National League
National League |
[From The New York Clipper January 1, 1887.]
Nat Hicks had a long and successful career on the ball field, being in his day one of the best known and most popular
players in the profession. He was born thirty-seven years ago in Brooklyn, N.Y., and commenced his baseball career in
1866 as catcher of the Eagle Club of this city, which had its playing grounds at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, N.J.
Although Hicks caught four successive seasons for the Eagles, he did not play professionally until 1879, when he was
engaged by the National Club of Washington. During the latter part of the season of 1870 Hicks played with the Stars of
Brooklyn Then for the first time catching Arthur Cummings' pitching. We find him with the Eckfords of Brooklyn in 1871,
when he faced the then celebrated slow pitcher, Martin. Hicks caught to the curve delivery of Arthur Cummings again in
1872 and 73, being then with the Mutuals who had their headquarters at the Union Grounds. Brooklyn and he faced the same
pitcher in 1874, both being then connected with the Philadelphia Club in 1875. Hicks rejoined the Mutuals and caught to
the pitching of Bobby Mathews during that season and the one following. They both joined the Cincinnati Club in 1877 and
played with it during a portion of that season. After 1877, Hicks virtually retired from the professional arena, although
he still takes an interest in the national game, and is an interested spectator at most of the games played in this
vicinity. He has for some time past successfully managed a club house in Hoboken, N.J., where the admirers of billiards,
racquets and bowling find excellent accommodations.
