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Topper Rigney
Emory Elmo Rigney
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 150 lb.

Born: January 7, 1897 in Groveton, TX
School: Texas A&M University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1922
Final Game: August 26, 1927
Died: June 6, 1972 in San Antonio, TX
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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
1922 25 DET AL 155 642 536 68 161 17 7 2 63 17 8 68 44 .300 .380 .369 .750 99 198 1 37 *6
1923 26 DET AL 129 560 470 63 148 24 11 1 74 7 5 55 35 .315 .389 .419 .808 114 197 2 33 *6
1924 27 DET AL 147 633 499 81 144 29 9 4 94 11 11 102 39 .289 .410 .407 .817 113 203 1 31 *6
1925 28 DET AL 62 170 146 21 36 5 2 2 18 2 2 21 15 .247 .341 .349 .691 77 51 0 3 6/5
1926 29 BOS AL 148 659 525 71 142 32 6 4 53 6 8 108 31 .270 .395 .377 .772 105 198 0 26 *6 MVP-21
1927 30 TOT AL 53 177 150 20 38 6 4 0 13 1 2 23 12 .253 .356 .347 .703 84 52 1 3 65
1927 30 BOS AL 8 20 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .167 .325 -15 3 0 1 /56
1927 30 WSH AL 45 157 132 20 36 5 4 0 13 1 2 22 10 .273 .381 .371 .752 96 49 1 2 6/5
6 Seasons 694 2841 2326 324 669 113 39 13 315 44 36 377 176 .288 .388 .387 .775 104 899 5 133
162 Game Avg. 162 663 543 76 156 26 9 3 74 10 8 88 41 .288 .388 .387 .775 104 210 1 31
DET (4 yrs) 493 2005 1651 233 489 75 29 9 249 37 26 246 133 .296 .389 .393 .782 106 649 4 104
BOS (2 yrs) 156 679 543 71 144 33 6 4 53 6 8 109 33 .265 .388 .370 .758 101 201 0 27
WSH (1 yr) 45 157 132 20 36 5 4 0 13 1 2 22 10 .273 .381 .371 .752 96 49 1 2

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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
1922 DET AL 25 SS 155 805 262 493 50 74 .938 4.87 .946 5.03
1923 DET AL 26 SS 129 627 209 383 35 46 .944 4.59 .947 4.79
1924 DET AL 27 SS 146 761 273 463 25 72 .967 5.04 .948 4.83
1925 DET AL 28 SS 51 152 51 91 10 7 .934 2.78 .945 4.68
1925 DET AL 28 3B 4 9 5 4 0 1 1.000 2.25 .944 3.02
1926 BOS AL 29 SS 146 803 286 492 25 80 .969 5.33 .942 4.64 MVP-21
1927 TOT AL 30 SS 33 176 69 95 12 22 .932 4.97 .946 4.86
1927 TOT AL 30 3B 10 21 8 12 1 2 .952 2.00 .948 3.07
1927 BOS AL 30 3B 4 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 1.75 .943 3.08
1927 BOS AL 30 SS 1 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 6.00 .950 4.90
1927 WSH AL 30 SS 32 170 65 93 12 21 .929 4.94 .946 4.86
1927 WSH AL 30 3B 6 14 4 9 1 1 .929 2.17 .950 3.07
6 Seasons SS 660 3324 1150 2017 157 301 .953 4.80 .946 4.82
2 Seasons 3B 14 30 13 16 1 3 .967 2.07 .947 3.06
6 Seasons TOT 674 3354 1163 2033 158 304 .953 4.74 .899 4.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1926-AL-21-5%
0.05 Career Shares (1085th)

Games Played s c a p y
1922 AL--155--1st

Triples s c a p y
1923 AL--11--9th
1924 AL--9--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1922 AL--68--9th
1924 AL--102--2nd
1926 AL--108--3rd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1922 AL--17--8th

Singles s c a p y
1922 AL--135--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1922 AL--37--2nd
1923 AL--33--4th
1924 AL--31--4th
1926 AL--26--10th
Career--133--225th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 11 (1201), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1487), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1214), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

April 7, 1926: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Detroit Tigers.

May 2, 1927: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Buddy Myer.

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