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John Briggs
Jonathan Tift Briggs
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 24, 1934 in Natoma, CA
High School: Union (Folsom, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1956
Final Game: September 4, 1960
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1956 22 CHC NL 0 0 1.69 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 0 0 28 226 1.688 8.4 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25
1957 23 CHC NL 0 1 .000 12.46 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 6 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 23 31 2.308 14.5 4.2 6.2 2.1 0.33
1958 24 CHC NL 5 5 .500 4.52 20 17 2 3 1 0 95.2 99 52 48 12 45 1 46 1 2 2 418 87 1.505 9.3 1.1 4.2 4.3 1.02
1959 25 CLE AL 0 1 .000 2.13 4 1 1 0 0 0 12.2 12 5 3 1 3 0 5 0 0 1 53 174 1.184 8.5 0.7 2.1 3.6 1.67
1960 26 TOT AL 4 4 .500 6.42 29 3 9 0 0 1 47.2 51 37 34 7 27 0 27 1 0 0 212 59 1.636 9.6 1.3 5.1 5.1 1.00
1960 26 CLE AL 4 2 .667 4.46 21 2 7 0 0 1 36.1 32 20 18 4 15 0 19 1 0 0 149 84 1.294 7.9 1.0 3.7 4.7 1.27
1960 26 KCA AL 0 2 .000 12.71 8 1 2 0 0 0 11.1 19 17 16 3 12 0 8 0 0 0 63 31 2.735 15.1 2.4 9.5 6.4 0.67
5 Seasons 9 11 .450 5.00 59 21 13 3 1 1 165.2 174 101 92 23 82 2 80 5 2 3 734 77 1.545 9.5 1.2 4.5 4.3 0.98
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .450 5.00 50 18 11 3 1 1 141 148 86 78 20 70 2 68 4 2 3 624 77 1.545 9.5 1.2 4.5 4.3 0.98
CHC (3 yrs) 5 6 .455 4.70 26 17 3 3 1 0 105.1 111 59 55 15 52 2 48 4 2 2 469 83 1.547 9.5 1.3 4.4 4.1 0.92
CLE (2 yrs) 4 3 .571 3.86 25 3 8 0 0 1 49.0 44 25 21 5 18 0 24 1 0 1 202 97 1.265 8.1 0.9 3.3 4.4 1.33
KCA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 12.71 8 1 2 0 0 0 11.1 19 17 16 3 12 0 8 0 0 0 63 31 2.735 15.1 2.4 9.5 6.4 0.67
AL (2 yrs) 4 5 .444 5.52 33 4 10 0 0 1 60.1 63 42 37 8 30 0 32 1 0 1 265 69 1.541 9.4 1.2 4.5 4.8 1.07
NL (3 yrs) 5 6 .455 4.70 26 17 3 3 1 0 105.1 111 59 55 15 52 2 48 4 2 2 469 83 1.547 9.5 1.3 4.4 4.1 0.92

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1956 22 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 23 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 24 CHC NL 20 36 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 1 0 1 0 0 1
1959 25 CLE AL 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 1 0 /1
1960 26 TOT AL 29 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -50 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 26 CLE AL 21 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 26 KCA AL 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 59 51 48 3 10 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 17 .208 .204 .271 .475 27 13 2 0 2 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 140 132 8 27 3 3 0 19 0 0 0 47 .208 .204 .271 .475 27 36 5 0 5 3 0
CHC (3 yrs) 26 36 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 1 0 1 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 25 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .091 .100 .191 -47 1 1 0 1 1 0
KCA (1 yr) 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 33 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .077 .071 .077 .148 -59 1 1 0 1 1 0
NL (3 yrs) 26 36 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 1 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1956 CHC NL 22 P 3 0 5.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.33 1.000 2.02 0.83
1957 CHC NL 23 P 3 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.08 0.83
1958 CHC NL 24 P 20 17 96.0 21 7 12 2 0 .905 1.78 0.95 .957 1.97 0.77
1959 CLE AL 25 P 4 1 12.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.13 0.75 .967 2.06 0.85
1960 TOT AL 26 P 29 3 47.2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 0.94 0.17 .983 1.96 0.78
1960 CLE AL 26 P 21 2 36.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.99 0.19 .975 1.96 0.78
1960 KCA AL 26 P 8 1 11.1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.79 0.13 1.000 1.99 0.78
5 Seasons P 59 21 166.0 31 11 17 3 0 .903 1.52 0.47 .965 1.98 0.79
5 Seasons TOT 59 21 166.0 31 11 17 3 0 .903 1.52 0.47 .868 1.98 0.79

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Transactions

Before 1954 Season: Sent from Idaho Falls (Pioneer) to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

Before 1955 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to Sacramento (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

September 22, 1955: Traded by Sacramento (PCL) with Richie Myers to the Chicago Cubs for players to be named later and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Bubba Church (1956) and Joe Stanka (1956) to Sacramento (PCL) to complete the trade.

January 23, 1959: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jim Bolger to the Cleveland Indians for Earl Averill and Morrie Martin.

July 30, 1960: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Cleveland Indians.

January 25, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with John Tsitouris to the Cincinnati Reds for Joe Nuxhall.

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