Donell Nixon
Born: 1961
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OF 1987-90 Mariners, Giants, Orioles
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| Games | Average | HR | RBI |
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208 | .275 | 4 | 35 | | League CS |
3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | World Series |
2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
The exceptionally speedy Nixon was a better hitter than older brother Otis, but the start of his major-league career was delayed by injuries and by 1988 he was stuck behind Brett Butler, of similar talents, in San Francisco. (ArB/WOR)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
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| » August 21, 1983: Class A outfielders Vince Coleman (Macon, South Atlantic League) and Donnell Nixon (Bakersfield, California League) each break Rickey Henderson's single-season record by stealing their 131st bases of the season. Coleman will finish the season with minor-league record 145 stolen bases, despite having missed 31 games with a broken hand. Nixon will tally 144. Jeff Stone (South Atlantic League) will swipe 123 while Len Dykstra will set a Class A Carolina League record with 105 thefts. » August 21, 2000:
Potomac's Esix Snead breaks Len Dykstra's Carolina League record of 105 steals by swiping his 106th. Snead has a batting average of .242 and OBA of .338. It's the 10th time in the last 20 years that a minor-leaguer has stolen 100 or more bases in a season. According to Howe Sports data, the eight thieves who stole 100 or more bases in the minors were :Vince Coleman, Macon (South Atlantic), 1983—145: Donell Nixon, Bakersfield (California), 1983—144: Jeff Stone, Spartanburg (South Atlantic), 1983—123: Alan Wiggins, Lodi (California), 1980—120: Marcus Lawton, Columbia (South Atlantic), 1985—111: Snead: Dykstra, Lynchburg (Carolina), 1983—105: Donell Nixon, Chattanooga (Southern), 1984—102: Vince Coleman, Louisville (American Assoc.), 1983— 101: Albert Hall, Durham (Carolina), 1980—100.
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