Baseball, Pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Auburn University, Taylorsville, Georgia
PopulPublishing
(2012-05-15
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ISBN-13:
978-613-5-64984-0
ISBN-10:
6135649841
EAN:
9786135649840
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Willard Lee Nixon (June 17, 1928 – December 10, 2000) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox between 1950 and 1958. Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m),195 lb., Nixon batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He is well-remembered as the "Yankees Killer" for his mastery of the New York Yankees in the 1950s. A native of Taylorsville, Georgia, Nixon was signed by the Red Sox as a free agent out of the Auburn University.