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Riggs Stephenson

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in 1919 and 1920. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869–1919 era team. Stephenson sustained a shoulder injury in a football game in 1920 when he dropped back and was tackled by a pair of linebackers. His injury to his right shoulder was so bad that he
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of his career (583) and hit .324 with a team leading 85 RBIs. He hit a career-best 49 doubles, which gave him the third-highest total in the league. He also finished fifth in the NL MVP Award voting. The
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before he started his professional baseball career. A natural athlete who excelled in both sports, Stephenson had a good reputation at the university. Former University of Alabama president
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by the Indians in order to make him a full-time outfielder. During 1925, Riggs was optioned to the Kansas City AA team, which then traded him to Indianapolis (AA) for
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was a career year for Stephenson. He batted .362 on the year and had a .445 on-base percentage, both fifth highest in the league. He finished with seventeen
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during his 65-game season that year. Stephenson batted .330, reaching a mark that he would frequently surpass during the rest of his professional career.
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he committed in the 54 games he played at the position that season. However, Riggs' hitting compensated for his fielding woes; he hit 17
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to be the only outfield trio in NL history to drive in over 100 runs each on the season. Stephenson was most useful in the
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and knocked in one and scored three runs. Stephenson followed up with another solid, but shortened season in
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Stephenson has one of the highest lifetime batting averages of eligible 20th-century players not in the
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of .336, although he was only a full-time player from 1927 to 1929 and in 1932, with injuries and
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Stephenson again played limitedly with the Cubs, but spent the whole season at left field. In
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was able to acquire Stephenson to produce "one of the hardest hitting outfields of all time".
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in the middle of the season. In 34 games at third base, 25 at second base and three in the
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in 66 games. He batted .319 for the season, finishing with 96 hits, 20 doubles and a .357
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described Riggs as "the embodiment of cleanliness, manliness, and courage." He was an
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was .969. As a left fielder, his primary position, his fielding percentage was .978.
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was Stephenson's final year in the major leagues. He spent most of his time as a
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The following season, Stephenson made the transition towards playing
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ballot again in recent years, but failed to pick up any votes.
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April 13, 1921, for the Cleveland Indians
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September 24, 1934, for the Chicago Cubs
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in the minor leagues, but called it quits for good in
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List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
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Stephenson made his major league debut on April 13,
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Despite the Cubs' loss in five games to 34: 23: 1073: 1071: 1142: 1140: 840: 838: 836: 834: 832: 830: 828: 826: 824: 1294:1920 College Football All-Southern Team 922:"U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team" 798: 211: 172: 1026: 1024: 1022: 1020: 874: 872: 870: 868: 807:"Riggs Stephenson Baseball Statistics" 2719:Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2684:Alabama Crimson Tide football players 2679:Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players 455:voting. He also earned the nickname " 7: 2689:Kansas City Blues (baseball) players 319:had to end his football career as a 16:American baseball player (1898–1985) 2669:Major League Baseball left fielders 226:Jackson Riggs "Warhorse" Stephenson 879:David Zingler (December 4, 2006). 578:. After baseball, he went back to 14: 1101:"Game 3 of the 1929 World Series" 2654:People from Hale County, Alabama 906:"Experts Select Star Athletes". 582:, and he opened up a successful 252:and the rest of his career from 2724:Baseball players from Cleveland 536:Cubs won the pennant over the 1: 2729:Baseball players from Chicago 2674:Baseball players from Alabama 1180:. Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 390:hit a line drive directly to 2694:Indianapolis Indians players 1032:"Stats for Riggs Stephenson" 847:"Riggs Stephenson Biography" 723: 646: 240:, Stephenson played for the 208:Career highlights and awards 1240:Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1230:Baseball Reference (Minors) 600:Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 598:. 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Left fielder
Akron, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Cleveland Indians
1921
1925
Chicago Cubs
1926
1934
Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
left fielder
Major League Baseball
Cleveland Indians
1921
1925
1926
1934
Chicago Cubs
batting average
platooning

Artie Pew
Puss Whelchel
Akron, Alabama
football
University of Alabama

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