Nick Etten

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Nicholas Raymond Thomas (Nick) Etten (September 19, 1913 - October 18, 1990) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1938-39), Philadelphia Phillies (1941-42, 1947) and New York Yankees (1943-46). Etten batted and threw left handed. He was born in Spring Grove, Illinois. Etten also attended St. Rita of Cascia High School on the south side of Chicago.

Etten attended Villanova University and was drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Oakland Oaks minor league team. He made his major league debut with the Athletics in 1939 and stayed with them two seasons. After two years with the terrible Phillies he was traded to the Yankees in 1943, and he responded leading the American League with 22 home runs, with 97 walks in 1944, and with 111 RBI. the following season. During his four-year stint with the Yankees, Etten also ranked among league leaders in most offensive categories, was a member of the 1943 Wold Champion team, and was selected to the All-Star Game in 1945. In 1947 he returned to the Phillies for one season before retiring.

In a nine-season career, Ethen was a .277 hitter with 89 home runs and 526 RBI.

Etten died in Hinsdale, Illinois, at the age of 77.

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• Baseball Reference - career statistics and analysis

Preceded by Rudy York	American League Home Run Champion 1944	Succeeded by Vern Stephens
Preceded by Vern Stephens	American League RBI Champion 1945	Succeeded by Hank Greenberg