#42 Orville "Bill" Riggins, Shortstop, 38 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Sunday, 10/22/1940
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Orville Riggins
Bill
1/1/1902
38
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"10
190

Shortstop
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4 / 6 (Popular)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Average
Normal
Prone
2.0 Stars
 

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
1940
21 Year(s), 0 Days (3612 total Days)
172 Day(s)
20 Year(s), 118 Days (3558 total Days)
20 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall64135
Versus LHP54135
Versus RHP64135
Talent64145
Running & Bunting Ratings
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6
5
9
5
1
Spray Hitter
Fielding Ratings
SS : 9 (Range), .948 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/21CLEL 2-5100000000#1  
9/24@DETL 7-10310000020#2  
9/26SLAW 7-6500000000#2  
9/27SLAW 6-5300000001#2  
9/28@CHAL 6-9401000002#6  
9/29@CHAL 6-7511000000#2  
9/30BOSW 13-5311000020#2  
10/1@NYYL 1-9301000101#2  
10/2WASW 9-5511000000#2  
10/4@CLEL 4-8401000001#2  

Batting Stats 1940

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall137515147192248724976.285.353.342.694.631.056
Projected137515147192248724976.285.353.342.694.631.056
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall131578540158117623201360.668.04.5
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP114392006161017000.342.395.360.755
vs. RHP401108172242563959185.269.341.337.677
Close/Late46142001834041.304.333.348.681
Scoring Position102343014301916131.333.429.392.821
Pinch Hitting320001000000.667.667.6671.333
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home722626881021251938.260.310.298.608
Road6525379111227473038.312.384.387.772
March/April16592240011765.373.431.441.871
May1875234106849.307.342.387.728
June269424101129615.255.302.298.600
July2486261119181213.302.386.372.758
August259720400310417.206.240.247.488
Sept/Oct28104325007201717.308.407.356.762

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
1920146563166261287491480240539.295.349.426.775 NYN
1921155602198331116931206026426716.329.388.500.888NYN,NL
19221595971845791197976124465821.308.372.489.861NYN
192314757818633711741195033366919.322.377.460.837NYN
192414856716734911701116536275513.295.367.444.811NYN
192514556317642410771045045395012.313.370.455.824NYN,NL
1926146594157455116092436734359.264.317.412.729 CIN PHI
192714155117933627931165131324112.325.384.554.938PHI
192814957719250526981285065353810.333.389.572.961PHI,NL
192914454414334518101894111249188.263.309.443.752PHI CHC
1930152585182399271191114949433811.311.363.547.910CHC,NL
1931153587177451310741094554454211.302.354.474.828CHC,NL
1932147508138446877612042492013.272.303.429.733CHC PHI
193314051117638101591943901313413.344.390.546.936PHI CLE
1934148544171365199994442541429.314.365.504.868CLE
1935128420117234667733117323010.279.325.395.720CLE
1936772418612283852220126144.357.409.523.932CLE
193715566223034726101142472159319.347.392.538.930 PHA,AL
193815157818723519931014314592310.324.369.479.848PHA,AL
1939139519181265147795605463239.349.418.499.917PHA,AL
1940137515147192248724951762013.285.353.342.694 PHA
Total3007114063540726141303172120719685990904801241.310.365.478.843 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
19335227100412013.318.375.364.739
19351243120011171551.279.295.349.644
1936393000221100.333.400.333.733
19374184100310400.222.222.278.500
193814511310210841301.255.309.392.701
19395238300340401.348.348.478.826
Total4316647603332382766.283.316.373.690

Fielding Stats 1940

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Shortstop1361311624677865829.9561140.15.19    

Player History

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...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Injured on 4/1/1939 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/8/1939 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1939, hitting .536 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 10/1/1939...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/13/1940 to a 1-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year...
Injured on 4/17/1940 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 8/7/1940...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1921 - .329 - 8th
1923 - .322 - 9th
1928 - .333 - 9th
1933 - .344 - 6th
1937 - .347 - 3rd
1939 - .349 - 1st
OBP
1939 - .418 - 8th
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
1937 - 230 - 1st
1938 - 187 - 6th
Doubles
1922 - 57 - 1st
1925 - 42 - 8th
1926 - 45 - 5th
1928 - 50 - 5th
1932 - 44 - 9th
Triples
1920 - 12 - 7th
1930 - 9 - 9th
1931 - 13 - 4th
1933 - 10 - 2nd
Homeruns
1921 - 16 - 7th
1937 - 26 - 10th
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
1937 - 142 - 2nd
BB
1924 - 65 - 8th
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
1937 - 31 - 7th
1938 - 23 - 10th
1939 - 23 - 10th
   

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