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Lew Riggs
Lewis Sidney Riggs
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 22, 1910 in Mebane, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1934
Final Game: April 16, 1946
Died: August 12, 1975 in Durham, NC
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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
1934 24 STL NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1935 25 CIN NL 142 583 532 73 148 26 8 5 46 8 43 32 .278 .334 .385 .720 95 205 7 2 6 *5
1936 26 CIN NL 141 588 538 69 138 20 12 6 57 5 38 33 .257 .314 .372 .686 89 200 13 7 5 *5 AS
1937 27 CIN NL 122 411 384 43 93 17 5 6 45 4 24 17 .242 .289 .359 .648 79 138 7 1 2 5/46
1938 28 CIN NL 142 589 531 53 134 21 13 2 55 3 40 28 .252 .311 .352 .663 84 187 10 5 13 *5
1939 29 CIN NL 22 43 38 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 4 .158 .256 .184 .440 19 7 1 0 0 5
1940 30 CIN NL 41 74 72 8 21 7 1 1 9 0 2 4 .292 .311 .458 .769 109 33 1 0 0 5
1941 31 BRO NL 77 220 197 27 60 13 4 5 36 1 16 12 .305 .357 .487 .844 132 96 2 0 7 5/34
1942 32 BRO NL 70 199 180 20 50 5 0 3 22 0 13 9 .278 .333 .356 .689 100 64 3 2 4 5/3
1946 36 BRO NL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /5
10 Seasons 760 2712 2477 298 650 110 43 28 271 22 181 140 .262 .317 .375 .692 91 930 44 17 37
162 Game Avg. 162 578 528 64 139 23 9 6 58 5 39 30 .262 .317 .375 .692 91 198 9 4 8
CIN (6 yrs) 610 2288 2095 251 540 92 39 20 213 21 152 118 .258 .313 .368 .680 87 770 39 15 26
BRO (3 yrs) 148 423 381 47 110 18 4 8 58 1 29 21 .289 .342 .420 .762 115 160 5 2 11
STL (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1940 30 CIN NL WS DET W 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 31 BRO NL WS NYY L 3 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 6 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0 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
1935 CIN NL 25 3B 135 432 132 269 31 21 .928 2.97 .942 2.71
1936 CIN NL 26 3B 140 402 122 267 13 19 .968 2.78 .946 2.51 AS
1937 CIN NL 27 3B 100 356 112 223 21 16 .941 3.35 .954 2.72
1937 CIN NL 27 2B 4 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.75 .967 5.32
1937 CIN NL 27 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80
1938 CIN NL 28 3B 140 450 146 280 24 18 .947 3.04 .945 2.87
1939 CIN NL 29 3B 11 23 6 16 1 1 .957 2.00 .939 2.79
1940 CIN NL 30 3B 11 35 10 23 2 2 .943 3.00 .949 2.82
1941 BRO NL 31 3B 43 132 48 75 9 4 .932 2.86 .950 3.16
1941 BRO NL 31 1B 1 5 3 1 1 1 .800 4.00 1.000 9.70
1941 BRO NL 31 2B 1 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 6.00 .967 5.20
1942 BRO NL 32 3B 46 107 36 65 6 7 .944 2.20 .940 3.03
1942 BRO NL 32 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 9.70
1946 BRO NL 36 3B 1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.00 .950 2.80
9 Seasons 3B 627 1941 614 1220 107 88 .945 2.93 .946 2.76
2 Seasons 2B 5 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 1.80 .967 5.30
2 Seasons 1B 2 6 4 1 1 1 .833 2.50 1.000 9.70
1 Season SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80
10 Seasons TOT 635 1956 622 1226 108 90 .945 2.91 .891 2.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1936 *

Triples s c a p y
1936 NL  12 (4th)
1938 NL  13 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1936 NL  7 (3rd)
1938 NL  5 (3rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1938 NL  13 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1937 NL  22.6 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Gene Robertson (950)
  2. Johnny Vergez (950)
  3. Chuck Dressen (950)
  4. Art Howe (948)
  5. Randy Ready (946)
  6. Bill Stein (945)
  7. Dave Brain (941)
  8. Steve Ontiveros (940)
  9. Wally Gilbert (939)
  10. Fred Hartman (937)
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  1. Billy Johnson (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bill Brubaker (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mike Cubbage (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tony Boeckel (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. John Kerins (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. John Kerins (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Gene Robertson (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Chuck Dressen (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Art Howe (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

November 3, 1934: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals for $30,000.

December 9, 1940: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pep Young.

April 27, 1946: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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