Charles Reiff Nyce (''born Charles Reiff Nice'') (July 1, 1870 – May 9, 1908) was an American

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player. He played in nine games in

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for the

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of the

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during the 1895 season as a

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists wh ...

. Prior to his major league stint, he played from 1892-94 in the

Pennsylvania State League The Pennsylvania State League was an American minor league baseball sports league that operated from 1892 to 1895, then became the first Atlantic League (1896–1900), Atlantic League. The league member teams were exclusively based in Pennsylvania ...

and after he left the Beaneaters, he played from 1895–1900 in the minors, with stops in the

New England League The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played intermittently in five of the six New England states (Vermont excepted) between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League ...

, Western League, Eastern League, Atlantic League and Connecticut State League.

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