Johnny Rigney Stats

Johnny Rigney was born on Wednesday, October 28, 1914, in Oak Park, Illinois. Rigney was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1937, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Johnny Rigney baseball stats page.

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Johnny Rigney

Johnny Rigney Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#133)

Johnny Rigney Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#133)

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Birth Name:   John Dungan Rigney
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   10-28-1914  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Oak Park, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-21-1984 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lombard, Illinois
Cemetery:   Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of St. Thomas
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-21-1937 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-04-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable

Johnny Rigney

Johnny Rigney Pitching Stats

1937 23 White Sox 22 4 11 2 5 .286 4.96 0 0 1 90.2 429 107 50 65 10 46 - 38 3 3 0 -
1938 24 White Sox 38 12 19 9 9 .500 3.56 7 1 1 167.0 728 164 66 74 16 72 - 84 7 2 0 -
1939 25 White Sox 35 29 4 15 8 .652 3.70 11 2 0 218.2 946 208 90 103 10 84 - 119 3 2 1 -
1940 26 White Sox 39 33 6 14 18 .438 3.11 19 2 3 280.2 1,152 240 97 117 22 90 - 141 5 2 0 -
1941 27 White Sox 30 29 0 13 13 .500 3.84 18 3 0 237.0 1,005 224 101 116 21 92 - 119 7 2 0 -
1942 28 White Sox 7 7 0 3 3 .500 3.20 6 0 0 59.0 234 40 21 23 2 16 - 34 0 1 0 0
1946 32 White Sox 15 11 2 5 5 .500 4.03 3 2 0 82.2 357 76 37 37 6 35 - 51 1 2 0 -
1947 33 White Sox 11 7 3 2 3 .400 1.95 2 0 0 50.2 203 42 11 15 3 15 - 19 1 0 0 -
8 Years 197 132 45 63 64 .496 3.59 66 10 5 1,186.1 5,054 1,101 473 550 90 450 - 605 27 14 1 0

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Johnny Rigney Hitting Stats

1937 23 White Sox 22 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 9 2 0 0 - .167 .265 .167
1938 24 White Sox 38 55 1 8 1 0 0 0 4 1 - 17 3 - 0 - .145 .161 .164
1939 25 White Sox 35 80 4 16 4 0 0 0 7 2 - 18 5 - 0 2 .200 .220 .250
1940 26 White Sox 40 93 5 20 4 0 0 0 7 3 - 28 12 - 0 3 .215 .240 .258
1941 27 White Sox 30 84 8 17 1 1 0 0 5 6 - 27 2 - 0 4 .202 .256 .238
1942 28 White Sox 7 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 2 0 0 3 .053 .100 .053
1946 32 White Sox 15 26 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 4 - 0 0 .154 .154 .192
1947 33 White Sox 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
8 Years 198 401 25 71 11 1 0 0 27 17 0 113 31 0 0 13 .177 .211 .209

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Johnny Rigney Fielding Stats

1937 White Sox P 22 4 272 19 0.9 17 3 14 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.69
1938 White Sox P 38 12 501 38 1.0 36 4 32 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.94
1939 White Sox P 35 29 656 36 1.0 33 3 30 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.36
1940 White Sox P 39 33 842 50 1.3 50 4 46 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60
1941 White Sox P 30 29 711 58 1.9 55 13 42 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.09
1942 White Sox P 7 7 177 13 1.9 13 1 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98
1946 White Sox P 15 11 248 13 0.9 13 2 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
1947 White Sox P 11 7 152 18 1.6 17 2 15 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.02
P Totals 197 132 3,559 245 1.2 234 32 202 11 12 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.78
8 Years 197 132 3,559 245 1.2 234 32 202 11 12 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.78

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Johnny Rigney Miscellaneous Stats

1937 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.83 3.77 4.57
1938 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 13.8 1.17 4.53 3.88
1939 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 11.4 1.42 4.90 3.46
1940 White Sox 1 0 1.000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.3 13.3 1.57 4.52 2.89
1941 White Sox 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 16.8 1.29 4.52 3.49
1942 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 0.0 2.13 5.19 2.44
1946 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.7 6.5 1.46 5.55 3.81
1947 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.7 0.0 1.27 3.37 2.66
8 Years 1 1 .500 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.5 14.9 1.34 4.59 3.41

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Johnny Rigney Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1937 Chicago White Sox 20, 29 Undetermined - -
1938 Chicago White Sox 29 Undetermined - -
1939 Chicago White Sox 29 Undetermined - -
1940 Chicago White Sox 29 Undetermined - -
1941 Chicago White Sox 29 Undetermined - -
1942 Chicago White Sox 29 $9,500.00 - -
1946 Chicago White Sox 29 $10,500.00 - -
1947 Chicago White Sox 29 Undetermined - -

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