Bill Nicholson Autographed Official National League Baseball Inscribed’Swish. 1996 was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played primarily with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. Throughout his 16-year career, Nicholson was a 5 x All-Star, 2 x National League home run leader and 2 x National League RBI Leader. His career ended with a. 268 batting average with 235 home runs in a total of 1677 games played. This Rawlings official National League baseball was hand signed and inscribed “Swish” by Bill Nicholson. The autograph includes authentication from PSA/DNA.