- Lew Riggs
Infobox MLB retired
name = Lew Riggs
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position =Third Baseman
birthdate = birth date|1910|4|22
deathdate = death date and age|1975|8|12|1910|4|22
bats =Left
throws = Right
debutdate =April 28
debutyear =1934
debutteam =St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate =April 16
finalyear =1946
finalteam =Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value =.262
stat2label =Home runs
stat2value =28
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =271
teams =
*St. Louis Cardinals (1934)
*Cincinnati Reds (1935-1940)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-1942, 1946)
highlights =
*1940 World Series Championship
*Participated in the1941 World Series
*1936 National League All-Star
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hofmethod =Lewis Sidney Riggs (
April 22 ,1910 -August 12 ,1975 ) born inMebane, North Carolina was aThird Baseman for theSt. Louis Cardinals (1934),Cincinnati Reds (1935-40) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-42 and 1946).He helped the Cardinals win the
1934 World Series , the Reds win the 1939 National League Pennant and1940 World Series and the Dodgers win the 1941 NL Pennant.He was named to the 1936 National League All-Star Team.
In 10 seasons he played in 760 Games and had 2,477 At Bats, 298 Runs, 650 Hits, 110 Doubles, 43 Triples, 28 Home Runs, 271 RBI, 22 Stolen Bases, 181 Walks, .262 Batting Average, .317 On-base percentage, .375 Slugging Percentage, 930 Total Bases and 37 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in
Durham, North Carolina at the age of 65.ources
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