Steve Nicosia
[edit] Biography
Steve Nicosia (Steven Richard Nicosia) was born on August 6, 1955 in Paterson, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on July 8, 1978 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 4 home runs and 13 RBI. Nicosia played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Steve Nicosia's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .288 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 70
| 191
| 22
| 55
| 4
| 13
| .288
| .364
| .435
| 16
| 0
| 23
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 5
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 60
| 176
| 16
| 38
| 1
| 22
| .216
| .291
| .278
| 8
| 0
| 19
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 54
| 169
| 21
| 39
| 2
| 18
| .231
| .286
| .337
| 10
| 1
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 7
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 100
| 6
| 28
| 1
| 7
| .280
| .348
| .340
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 15
| 33
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .333
| .389
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 46
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .130
| .149
| .239
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1983
| TOT
| N
| 36
| 79
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 7
| .215
| .253
| .278
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 48
| 132
| 9
| 40
| 2
| 19
| .303
| .336
| .462
| 11
| 2
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .267
| .267
| .267
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 42
| 71
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| .169
| .244
| .197
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 48
| 86
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 2
| .186
| .247
| .209
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 352
| 923
| 86
| 229
| 11
| 87
| .248
| .311
| .347
| 52
| 3
| 86
| 90
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 19
| 31
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .267
| .267
| .267
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 358
| 938
| 86
| 233
| 11
| 88
| .248
| .310
| .345
| 52
| 3
| 86
| 90
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 19
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| C
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| C
| 65
| 55
| 492.2
| 320
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 31
| 16
| 0
| .991
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| C
| 58
| 52
| 468.1
| 284
| 25
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 13
| 0
| .984
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| C
| 52
| 49
| 436.1
| 257
| 23
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 38
| 14
| 2
| .982
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| C
| 35
| 31
| 268.1
| 182
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 14
| 0
| .990
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| C
| 9
| 9
| 73
| 55
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .984
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| C
| 15
| 11
| 101.2
| 76
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| .988
|
| 1983
| TOT
| N
| C
| 24
| 20
| 174.2
| 131
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 4
| 0
| .986
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| C
| 41
| 34
| 308.1
| 190
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 42
| 7
| 0
| .985
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| C
| 6
| 3
| 35
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| C
| 23
| 15
| 137
| 80
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| C
| 29
| 18
| 172
| 103
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 305
| 260
| 2329.2
| 1475
| 123
| 21
| 14
| 0
| 13
| 209
| 71
| 2
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (24th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Milt May and cash (August 19, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 15, 1985).
- Released by Montreal Expos (August 22, 1985).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (September 1, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
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