- Johnny Niggeling
John Arnold Niggeling (
July 10 1903 -September 16 1963 ) was an American right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball . He was aknuckleball specialist who pitched for nine seasons (1938-1946) with the Boston Bees/Braves, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators.Born in
Remsen, Iowa , Niggeling broke into the majors at the age of 35. He won a career-high 15 games with the Browns before joining the wartime Senators, who fielded a starting rotation featuring four knuckleballers. He finished in the top ten in leagueearned run average three times, and twice instrikeout s. His career record was 64-69 with a 3.22 ERA.He died at age 60 in
LeMars, Iowa , apparently having committed suicide by hanging himself in his home. He had been in failing health for some time.External links
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