- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Willard Nixon
- Date of Original:
- 1951
- Subject:
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Baseball players--Massachusetts--Boston
Athletes--Massachusetts--Boston
Professional athletes--Massachusetts--Boston
Baseball gloves--Massachusetts--Boston
Baseball--Massachusetts--Boston
Pitchers (Baseball)--Massachusetts--Boston
Nixon, Willard, 1928-2000 - Location:
- United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, 42.35843, -71.05977
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Baseball player Willard Nixon is pictured in 1951 as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He was especially effective pitching against the New York Yankees and earned the nickname "Yankee Killer."
Photograph of baseball player and Floyd County, Georgia native Willard Nixon, pictured in 1951 as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He holds a baseball in his right hand, and he wears a glove on his left hand. He faces right and smiles.
He was especially effective pitching against the New York Yankees and earned the nickname "Yankee Killer." - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/willard-nixon-1928-2000/m-8092/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Boston Red Sox
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/willard-nixon-1928-2000
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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