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Riggs Stephenson

Birthdate:

1/5/1898

Died:

11/15/1985

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 185 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Akron, AL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Riggs Stephenson, Cleveland Indians Second Baseman 1922-1925, Chicago Cubs Outfielder 1926-1934

One of the best hitters in baseball history, Riggs Stephenson was often called a hitting-machine. He posted the 18th highest lifetime batting average in baseball history - .338. Playing for Cleveland during his first five seasons in the majors, 1922-25, Stephenson batted .330, .339, .319, .371 and .296. Traded to the Cubs in '26, he continued his torrid batting pace. In 1927, he hit a league-leading 46 doubles... in 1929, hit .362, walked 67 times and struck out just 21 times, and his 110 RBIs vaulted the Cubs to the NL pennant... and in those World Series he hit .314 and a Series leading .444. Possessing one of baseball's best batting eyes Jackson Riggs Stephenson collected 494 career walks and fanned just 247 times in 5002 trips to the plate, spanning 1310 at bats. In his 14 years of playing, only twice did he bat under .300. Baseball Historian

1927 Chicago Daily News Photo - L to R - Riggs Stephenson, Hack Wilson and Earl Webb

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
14 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1921	CLE (AL)	65	206	45	68	17	2	2	34	23	15	4	1	0	4	7	0	.330	.408	SLG
1922	CLE (AL)	86	233	47	79	24	5	2	32	27	18	3	0	0	6	1	0	.339	.421	SLG
1923	CLE (AL)	91	301	48	96	20	6	5	65	15	25	5	5	0	3	8	0	.319	.357	SLG
1924	CLE (AL)	71	240	33	89	20	0	4	44	27	10	1	2	0	2	3	0	.371	.439	SLG
1925	CLE (AL)	19	54	8	16	3	1	1	9	7	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	.296	.387	SLG
1926	CHC (NL)	82	281	40	95	18	3	3	44	31	16	2	0	0	0	12	0	.338	.404	SLG
1927	CHC (NL)	152	579	101	199	46	9	7	82	65	28	8	0	0	6	18	0	.344	.415	SLG
1928	CHC (NL)	137	512	75	166	36	9	8	90	68	29	8	0	0	3	8	0	.324	.407	SLG
1929	CHC (NL)	136	495	91	179	36	6	17	110	67	21	10	0	0	7	13	0	.362	.445	SLG
1930	CHC (NL)	109	341	56	125	21	1	5	68	32	20	2	0	0	0	9	0	.367	.421	SLG
1931	CHC (NL)	80	263	34	84	14	4	1	52	37	14	1	0	0	1	1	0	.319	.405	SLG
1932	CHC (NL)	147	583	86	189	49	4	4	85	54	27	3	0	0	2	5	0	.324	.383	SLG
1933	CHC (NL)	97	346	45	114	17	4	4	51	34	16	5	0	0	5	3	0	.329	.397	SLG
1934	CHC (NL)	38	74	5	16	0	0	0	7	7	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	.216	.293	SLG
14 years		1310	4508	714	1515	321	54	63	773	494	247	53	9	0	41	91	0	.336	.407	.SLG

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