Riggs Stephenson Baseball player

Jackson Riggs Stephenson (January 5, 1898 – November 15, 1985) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed Old Hoss, Stephenson played for the Cleveland Indians from 1921 to 1925 and the rest of his career from 1926 to 1934 with the Chicago Cubs. Benefiting from the offensive surge of the late 1920s and early 1930s, he retired with a career batting average of .336, although he was only a full-time player from 1927 to 1929 and in 1932, with injuries and platooning limiting his role for the rest of his career.

Personal facts

Riggs Stephenson
Birth dateJanuary 05, 1898
Birth place
Akron Alabama
Date of deathNovember 15, 1985
Place of death
Tuscaloosa Alabama

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Baseball player

Career startApril 13, 1921
Career endSeptember 24, 1934
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
position
Left fielder
teams
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
throwing sideRight

Riggs Stephenson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ashof.org/index.php?src=directory&view=company&srctype=display&back=company&id=108&submenu=Inductees&pos=210,15,249
  2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=stephri01
  3. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Riggs_Stephenson_1898