Chet Nichols Jr.

Chester Raymond Nichols Jr. (February 22, 1931 – March 27, 1995) was an American professional baseball player. A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, 165 lb (75 kg) left-hander, he was a pitcher over all or parts of nine seasons (1951, 1954–1956, 1960–1964) with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. In 1951, he was the National Leagueearned run average (ERA) champion as a 20-year-old rookie, and was the runner-up to Willie Mays for the league's Rookie of the Year Award. He was the son of former major league pitcher Chet Nichols Sr., a right-hander who appeared in 44 games for three National League clubs between 1926 and 1932.