Riggs Stephenson

Jackson Riggs Stephenson (Old Hoss)

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 5, 1898 in Akron, AL
School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1921
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Indians 1921-1934

Final Game: September 24, 1934
Died: November 15, 1985 in Tuscaloosa, AL
Buried: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, AL
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1921	CLE	AL	23	2B	54	51	50		292	122	153	17	30	.942		5.09	.956		5.55
1921	CLE	AL	23	3B	2	1	1		2	0	2	0	2	1.000		1.00	.950		3.40
1922	CLE	AL	24	3B	34	29	28		105	31	69	5	4	.952		2.94	.950		3.45
1922	CLE	AL	24	2B	25	21	18		117	44	67	6	12	.949		4.44	.966		5.70
1922	CLE	AL	24	OF	3	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1.000		0.33	.960		2.30
1922	CLE	AL	24	LF	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.40
1922	CLE	AL	24	RF	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.950		1.80
1923	CLE	AL	25	2B	66	65	64		432	205	214	13	49	.970		6.35	.965		5.68
1923	CLE	AL	25	OF	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.37
1923	CLE	AL	25	3B	2	1	1		4	2	2	0	0	1.000		2.00	.945		3.45
1923	CLE	AL	25	RF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.10
1924	CLE	AL	26	2B	58	54	50		305	114	179	12	20	.961		5.05	.966		5.76
1924	CLE	AL	26	OF	7	7	6		13	12	1	0	0	1.000		1.86	.970		2.39
1924	CLE	AL	26	RF	7	7	6		14	13	1	0	0	1.000		2.00	.968		2.01
1925	CLE	AL	27	OF	16	14	11		37	33	2	2	1	.946		2.19	.965		2.43
1925	CLE	AL	27	RF	16	14	11		37	33	2	2	1	.946		2.19	.966		2.08
1926	CHC	NL	28	OF	74	73	73		140	126	7	7	0	.950		1.80	.965		2.42
1926	CHC	NL	28	LF	73	73	73		139	125	7	7	0	.950		1.81	.961		2.21
1926	CHC	NL	28	RF	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.970		2.20
1927	CHC	NL	29	LF	146	146	144		323	297	18	8	5	.975		2.16	.970		2.25	MVP-20
1927	CHC	NL	29	OF	146	146	144		323	297	18	8	5	.975		2.16	.970		2.49	MVP-20
1927	CHC	NL	29	3B	6	6	6		21	12	7	2	2	.905		3.17	.945		2.97	MVP-20
1928	CHC	NL	30	LF	135	135	135		283	268	10	5	1	.982		2.06	.972		2.24
1928	CHC	NL	30	OF	135	135	135		283	268	10	5	1	.982		2.06	.972		2.47
1929	CHC	NL	31	LF	130	130	130		258	245	9	4	4	.984		1.95	.971		2.10	MVP-23
1929	CHC	NL	31	OF	130	130	130		258	245	9	4	4	.984		1.95	.973		2.47	MVP-23
1930	CHC	NL	32	LF	80	79	74		143	132	5	6	1	.958		1.71	.968		2.01
1930	CHC	NL	32	OF	80	79	74		143	132	5	6	1	.958		1.71	.968		2.40
1931	CHC	NL	33	LF	66	65	63		137	134	1	2	1	.985		2.05	.976		2.21
1931	CHC	NL	33	OF	66	65	63		137	134	1	2	1	.985		2.05	.973		2.48
1932	CHC	NL	34	LF	147	147	141		310	298	7	5	2	.984		2.07	.975		2.28	MVP-5
1932	CHC	NL	34	OF	147	147	141		310	298	7	5	2	.984		2.07	.976		2.52	MVP-5
1933	CHC	NL	35	LF	91	89	88		195	187	5	3	2	.985		2.11	.976		2.29
1933	CHC	NL	35	OF	91	89	88		195	187	5	3	2	.985		2.11	.977		2.43
1934	CHC	NL	36	LF	15	13	10		29	26	3	0	1	1.000		1.93	.969		2.19
1934	CHC	NL	36	OF	15	13	10		29	26	3	0	1	1.000		1.93	.973		2.37
	13 Seasons			OF	913	898	875		1869	1759	68	42	18	.978		2.00	.972		2.46
	10 Seasons			LF	885	877	858		1817	1712	65	40	17	.978		2.01	.972		2.21
	4 Seasons			2B	203	191	182		1146	485	613	48	111	.958		5.41	.963		5.67
	4 Seasons			3B	44	37	36		132	45	80	7	8	.947		2.84	.949		3.38
	5 Seasons			RF	26	21	17		53	48	3	2	1	.962		1.96	.966		2.06
	14 Seasons			TOT	1160	1126	1093		3147	2289	761	97	137	.969		2.63	.968		3.06
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	2B	3B	LF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1921	CLE	AL	23	65	52	65	56	53	3	0	0	0	7	2
1922	CLE	AL	24	86	50	86	62	26	36	2	1	3	24	1
1923	CLE	AL	25	90	66	90	69	66	2	0	1	1	21	0
1924	CLE	AL	26	71	61	71	65	58	0	0	7	7	6	0
1925	CLE	AL	27	19	14	19	16	0	0	0	16	16	3	0
1926	CHC	NL	28	82	73	82	74	0	0	73	1	74	7	1
1927	CHC	NL	29	152	152	152	152	0	6	146	0	146	0	0
1928	CHC	NL	30	137	135	137	135	0	0	135	0	135	2	0
1929	CHC	NL	31	136	130	136	130	0	0	130	0	130	6	0
1930	CHC	NL	32	109	79	109	80	0	0	80	0	80	29	0
1931	CHC	NL	33	80	65	80	66	0	0	66	0	66	14	0
1932	CHC	NL	34	147	147	147	147	0	0	147	0	147	0	0
1933	CHC	NL	35	97	89	97	91	0	0	91	0	91	6	0
1934	CHC	NL	36	38	13	38	15	0	0	15	0	15	23	1
	14 Seasons			1309	1126	1309	1158	203	47	885	26	911	148	5

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1956 BBWAA ( 1.0%) 1958 BBWAA ( 0.4%) 1960 BBWAA ( 1.5%) 1962 BBWAA ( 0.6%)	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1927 NL (20, 4%) 1929 NL (23, 1%) 1932 NL (5, 40%) 0.45 Career Shares (472nd)	Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1927 NL 146 (2nd) 1928 NL 135 (2nd) 1929 NL 130 (2nd) 1932 NL 147 (2nd) 1933 NL 91 (5th) Career 885 (76th)	Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1927 NL 297 (2nd) 1928 NL 268 (1st) 1929 NL 245 (5th) 1932 NL 298 (3rd) Career 1,712 (69th)
Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1926 NL 7 (5th) 1927 NL 18 (1st) 1928 NL 10 (2nd) 1929 NL 9 (2nd) 1930 NL 5 (5th) 1932 NL 7 (3rd) 1933 NL 5 (5th) Career 65 (61st)	Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1926 NL 7 (4th) 1927 NL 8 (2nd) 1928 NL 5 (5th) 1930 NL 6 (4th) 1932 NL 5 (3rd) Career 40 (83rd)	Def. Games as OF s c a p y 1927 NL 146 (3rd)	Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1927 NL 2.16 (5th) 1928 NL 2.06 (4th) 1933 NL 2.11 (4th) Career 2.01 (69th)
Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1927 NL .975 (4th) 1928 NL .982 (2nd) 1929 NL .984 (2nd) 1932 NL .984 (3rd) 1933 NL .985 (1st) Career .978 (93rd)	Fielding % as OF s c a p y 1928 NL .982 (4th) 1929 NL .984 (4th)

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