#42 Orville "Bill" Riggins, Shortstop, 35 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Orville Riggins Bill 1/1/1902 35 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"10 185
Shortstop S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Prone 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,300,000 1939 18 Year(s), 0 Days (3096 total Days) 172 Day(s) 17 Year(s), 118 Days (3042 total Days) 17 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 7 9 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 10 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/28 | @NYY | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @BOS | W 9-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @WAS | W 11-7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | SLA | L 3-9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | CLE | W 10-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @BOS | W 10-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #2 | PoG | |
10/7 | @CLE | L 5-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/8 | @CLE | L 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/10 | CLE | L 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/11 | CLE | L 7-12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 662 | 230 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 101 | 142 | 47 | 59 | .347 | .392 | .538 | .930 | .950 | .190 |
Projected | 155 | 662 | 230 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 101 | 142 | 47 | 59 | .347 | .392 | .538 | .930 | .950 | .190 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 725 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 356 | 67 | 31 | 9 | 77.5 | 140.2 | 8.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 107 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .346 | .400 | .617 | 1.017 |
vs. RHP | 555 | 193 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 83 | 123 | 36 | 47 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .348 | .389 | .523 | .911 |
Close/Late | 62 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .371 | .423 | .484 | .906 |
Scoring Position | 142 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .324 | .361 | .542 | .904 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 316 | 116 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 70 | 27 | 31 | .367 | .411 | .573 | .984 |
Road | 77 | 346 | 114 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 72 | 20 | 28 | .329 | .360 | .506 | .866 |
March/April | 26 | 110 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 7 | .355 | .390 | .573 | .963 |
May | 26 | 110 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 13 | .355 | .388 | .591 | .979 |
June | 24 | 104 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 9 | .288 | .357 | .394 | .751 |
July | 25 | 108 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 11 | .333 | .359 | .444 | .803 |
August | 26 | 115 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 11 | .357 | .382 | .530 | .913 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 115 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 8 | .391 | .427 | .678 | 1.106 |
Postseason | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1920 | 146 | 563 | 166 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 74 | 91 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 53 | 9 | .295 | .349 | .426 | .775 | NYN |
1921 | 155 | 602 | 198 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 93 | 120 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 67 | 16 | .329 | .388 | .500 | .888 | NYN,NL |
1922 | 159 | 597 | 184 | 57 | 9 | 11 | 97 | 97 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 58 | 21 | .308 | .372 | .489 | .861 | NYN |
1923 | 147 | 578 | 186 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 119 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 69 | 19 | .322 | .377 | .460 | .837 | NYN |
1924 | 148 | 567 | 167 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 111 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 55 | 13 | .295 | .367 | .444 | .811 | NYN |
1925 | 145 | 563 | 176 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 104 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 50 | 12 | .313 | .370 | .455 | .824 | NYN,NL |
1926 | 146 | 594 | 157 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 92 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 9 | .264 | .317 | .412 | .729 | CIN PHI |
1927 | 141 | 551 | 179 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 93 | 116 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 41 | 12 | .325 | .384 | .554 | .938 | PHI |
1928 | 149 | 577 | 192 | 50 | 5 | 26 | 98 | 128 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 10 | .333 | .389 | .572 | .961 | PHI,NL |
1929 | 144 | 544 | 143 | 34 | 5 | 18 | 101 | 89 | 41 | 1 | 12 | 49 | 18 | 8 | .263 | .309 | .443 | .752 | PHI CHC |
1930 | 152 | 585 | 182 | 39 | 9 | 27 | 119 | 111 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 11 | .311 | .363 | .547 | .910 | CHC,NL |
1931 | 153 | 587 | 177 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 109 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 11 | .302 | .354 | .474 | .828 | CHC,NL |
1932 | 147 | 508 | 138 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 61 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 13 | .272 | .303 | .429 | .733 | CHC PHI |
1933 | 140 | 511 | 176 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 91 | 94 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 13 | .344 | .390 | .546 | .936 | PHI CLE |
1934 | 148 | 544 | 171 | 36 | 5 | 19 | 99 | 94 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 42 | 9 | .314 | .365 | .504 | .868 | CLE |
1935 | 128 | 420 | 117 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 73 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 10 | .279 | .325 | .395 | .720 | CLE |
1936 | 77 | 241 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 4 | .357 | .409 | .523 | .932 | CLE |
1937 | 155 | 662 | 230 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 101 | 142 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 31 | 9 | .347 | .392 | .538 | .930 | PHA,AL |
Total | 2580 | 9794 | 3025 | 658 | 129 | 268 | 1503 | 1803 | 816 | 48 | 81 | 706 | 735 | 209 | .309 | .362 | .484 | .847 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1933 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .318 | .375 | .364 | .739 |
1935 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .279 | .295 | .349 | .644 |
1936 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 |
1937 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
Total | 24 | 92 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .283 | .313 | .337 | .649 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 154 | 149 | 193 | 606 | 109 | 823 | 24 | .971 | 1348.2 | 5.49 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1920... Had first career hit on 4/1/1920, off Dazzy Vance (STL)... Injured on 4/6/1920 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Hit first career homerun on 5/26/1920, off Wayne Carr (BSN)... Was selected to the 1921 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 7/25/1922... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1922, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cincinnati on 8/11/1922... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1922... 1/31/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/6/1923 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... 1/31/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration... Had 28-game hitting streak snapped on 5/20/1924... Injured on 7/22/1924 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1924... 1/31/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/25/1925 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Cincinnati on 5/13/1925... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1925, hitting .650 with 1 HR, 10 RBI... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 5/28/1925... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (N) on 6/24/1925... Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... Injured on 8/3/1925 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Brooklyn on 8/21/1925... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1925... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/2/1926 to a 5-year deal worth $17,000,000 per year... Traded from Cincinnati to Philadelphia (N) on 2/18/1926 (Going to PHI: SS Orville Riggins. Going to CIN: LF Charlie Jamieson, CF Harry Rice)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/10/1926... Injured on 8/22/1926 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Brooklyn on 6/17/1927... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1927, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 5 RBI... Injured on 6/27/1927 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Injured on 5/6/1929 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (N) on 7/29/1929 (Going to CHC: SS Orville Riggins, CF Clint Thomas. Going to PHI: SS Willie Wells, 3B Howard Berry)... 6/3/1930: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $18,420,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/10/1930... Had 2000th career hit on 5/30/1931, off Hod Eller (PIT)... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 5/5/1932 (Going to CHC: 3B George Scales, P Jesse Winters. Going to PHI: SS Orville Riggins, P Wayne Carr, P Jimmy Pattison, P Bud Teachout)... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Cleveland on 5/18/1933 (Going to CLE: SS Orville Riggins, LF Mel Almada. Going to PHI: C Tom Young)... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 6/4/1933... Hit for the cycle against Washington on 6/23/1933... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Washington on 6/23/1933... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1933, hitting .571 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Washington on 9/5/1933... Injured on 9/23/1933 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1933... 7/22/1934: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $19,920,000 per year, for 2 years. Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1934, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Injured on 7/13/1935 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1935... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/13/1937 to a 3-year deal worth $6,300,000 per year... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Had 3000th career hit on 9/21/1937, off Schoolboy Rowe (SLA)... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1937...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1921 - .329 - 8th 1923 - .322 - 9th 1928 - .333 - 9th 1933 - .344 - 6th
| SLG 1921 - .500 - 8th 1922 - .489 - 7th 1928 - .572 - 9th 1933 - .546 - 7th
| OPS 1921 - .888 - 7th 1922 - .861 - 8th 1933 - .936 - 9th
| Hits 1921 - 198 - 3rd 1923 - 186 - 7th 1928 - 192 - 8th
| Doubles 1922 - 57 - 1st 1925 - 42 - 8th 1926 - 45 - 5th 1928 - 50 - 5th 1932 - 44 - 9th
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Triples 1920 - 12 - 7th 1930 - 9 - 9th 1931 - 13 - 4th 1933 - 10 - 2nd
| Homeruns 1921 - 16 - 7th
| RBI 1922 - 97 - 8th 1930 - 119 - 8th
| Runs 1921 - 120 - 2nd 1923 - 119 - 3rd 1924 - 111 - 8th 1925 - 104 - 8th 1927 - 116 - 8th 1928 - 128 - 7th
| BB 1924 - 65 - 8th
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SB 1921 - 67 - 5th 1922 - 58 - 5th 1923 - 69 - 2nd 1924 - 55 - 6th 1925 - 50 - 7th 1927 - 41 - 7th 1931 - 42 - 9th 1933 - 34 - 7th 1934 - 42 - 6th 1935 - 30 - 6th
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