Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Willard Lee Nixon (June 17, 1928 - December 10, 2000) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox between 1950 and 1958. Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m),195 lb., Nixon batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He is well-remembered as the "Yankees Killer" for his mastery of the New York Yankees in the 1950s. A native of Taylorsville, Georgia, Nixon was signed by the Red Sox as a free agent out of the Auburn University.