 George Edward Nicol ( October 17 , 1870 – August 4 , 1924 ) was an American baseball pitcher and outfielder who played three seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He played for the St. Louis Browns , Chicago Colts , Pittsburgh Pirates and Louisville Colonels from 1890 to 1894 . Possessing the rare combination of batting right @-@ handed and throwing left @-@ handed , he served primarily as a right fielder when he did not pitch . 
