Riggs Stephenson Stats

Riggs Stephenson was born on Wednesday, January 5, 1898, in Akron, Alabama. Stephenson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1921, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Riggs Stephenson baseball stats page.

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"Jackson Riggs Stephenson was born January 5, 1898, in Akron, Alabama. Riggs played football and baseball at the University of Alabama from 1919 through 1921. Dr. George Denny, President of the University of Alabama, said, 'He is the embodiment of cleanliness, manliness, and courage.' He played professional baseball for Cleveland (1921-1924), Kansas City (1924), and the Chicago Cubs (1925-1934). Riggs played in two World Series. He finished his career with Indianapolis (1935), and Birmingham (1936 and 1937). He managed Helena (1938) and Montgomery (1939). After baseball, 'Old Hoss' made his home in Tuscaloosa. Stephenson passed away in 1985." - Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (2001, 'Class of 1971: Jackson Riggs Old Hoss Stephenson', Source)

Riggs Stephenson

Riggs Stephenson Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#16)

Riggs Stephenson Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#16)

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Birth Name:   Jackson Riggs Stephenson
Nickname:   Old Hoss
Born On:   01-05-1898  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Akron, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-15-1985 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Cemetery:   Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
High School:   Marshall County High School (Guntersville, AL)
College:   University of Alabama
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-13-1921 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-24-1934
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Riggs Stephenson Pitching Stats

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Riggs Stephenson Hitting Stats

1921 23 Indians 65 206 45 68 17 2 2 0 34 23 - 15 7 - 4 - .330 .408 .461
1922 24 Indians 86 233 47 79 24 5 2 0 32 27 - 18 1 - 6 - .339 .421 .511
1923 25 Indians 91 301 48 96 20 6 5 0 65 15 - 25 8 - 3 - .319 .357 .475
1924 26 Indians 71 240 33 89 20 0 4 0 44 27 - 10 3 - 2 - .371 .439 .504
1925 27 Indians 19 54 8 16 3 1 1 0 9 7 - 3 2 - 1 - .296 .387 .444
1926 28 Cubs 82 281 40 95 18 3 3 0 44 31 - 16 12 - 0 - .338 .404 .456
1927 29 Cubs 152 579 101 199 46 9 7 0 82 65 - 28 18 - 6 - .344 .415 .491
1928 30 Cubs 137 512 75 166 36 9 8 1 90 68 - 29 8 - 3 - .324 .407 .477
1929 31 Cubs 136 495 91 179 36 6 17 1 110 67 - 21 13 - 7 - .362 .445 .562
1930 32 Cubs 109 341 56 125 21 1 5 0 68 32 - 20 9 - 0 - .367 .421 .478
1931 33 Cubs 80 263 34 84 14 4 1 0 52 37 - 14 1 - 1 - .319 .405 .414
1932 34 Cubs 147 583 86 189 49 4 4 0 85 54 - 27 5 - 2 - .324 .383 .443
1933 35 Cubs 97 346 45 114 17 4 4 0 51 34 - 16 3 - 5 12 .329 .397 .436
1934 36 Cubs 38 74 5 16 0 0 0 0 7 7 - 5 1 - 1 2 .216 .293 .216
14 Years 1,310 4,508 714 1,515 321 54 63 2 773 494 - 247 91 - 41 14 .336 .407 .473

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Riggs Stephenson Fielding Stats

1921 Indians 2B 54 52 1,371 292 5.4 275 122 153 17 30 n/a n/a n/a .942 5.42
1921 Indians 3B 2 0 5 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.80
1922 Indians 2B 25 21 483 117 4.7 111 44 67 6 6 n/a n/a n/a .949 6.20
1922 Indians 3B 34 29 750 105 3.1 100 31 69 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .952 3.60
1922 Indians LF 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1922 Indians RF 1 0 2 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1923 Indians 2B 66 65 1,734 432 6.5 419 205 214 13 49 n/a n/a n/a .970 6.52
1923 Indians 3B 2 1 27 4 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1923 Indians RF 3 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1924 Indians 2B 58 54 1,326 305 5.3 293 114 179 12 20 n/a n/a n/a .961 5.97
1924 Indians RF 7 7 171 13 1.9 13 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05
1925 Indians RF 16 14 312 37 2.3 35 33 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 3.03
1926 Cubs LF 73 73 1,947 139 1.9 132 125 7 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.83
1926 Cubs RF 1 0 7 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1927 Cubs 3B 6 6 162 21 3.5 19 12 7 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .905 3.17
1927 Cubs LF 146 146 132 323 2.2 315 297 18 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .975 64.43
1928 Cubs LF 135 135 36 283 2.1 278 268 10 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 208.50
1929 Cubs LF 130 130 3,516 258 2.0 254 245 9 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.95
1930 Cubs LF 80 79 1,971 143 1.8 137 132 5 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.88
1931 Cubs LF 66 65 1,674 137 2.1 135 134 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.18
1932 Cubs LF 147 147 3,852 310 2.1 305 298 7 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.14
1933 Cubs LF 91 89 2,331 195 2.1 192 187 5 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.22
1934 Cubs LF 15 13 264 29 1.9 29 26 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.97
LF Totals 885 877 15,723 1,817 2.1 1,777 1,712 65 40 17 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.05
2B Totals 203 192 4,914 1,146 5.6 1,098 485 613 48 105 n/a n/a n/a .958 6.03
3B Totals 44 36 944 132 3.0 125 45 80 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .947 3.58
RF Totals 28 21 493 52 1.9 50 47 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.74
14 Years 1,160 1,126 22,074 3,147 2.7 3,050 2,289 761 97 132 n/a n/a n/a .969 3.73

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Riggs Stephenson Miscellaneous Stats

1921 Indians 4 1 .800 7 2 n/a 103.0 13.7 6.1 - - -
1922 Indians 3 0 1.000 24 1 n/a 116.5 12.9 7.3 - - -
1923 Indians 5 5 .500 21 0 n/a 60.2 12.0 4.6 - - -
1924 Indians 1 2 .333 6 0 n/a 60.0 24.0 5.5 - - -
1925 Indians 1 1 .500 3 0 n/a 54.0 18.0 6.0 - - -
1926 Cubs 2 - - 7 1 n/a 93.7 17.6 6.4 - - -
1927 Cubs 8 - - 0 0 n/a 82.7 20.7 7.1 - - -
1928 Cubs 8 - - 2 0 n/a 64.0 17.7 5.7 - - -
1929 Cubs 10 - - 6 0 n/a 29.1 23.6 4.5 - - -
1930 Cubs 2 - - 29 0 n/a 68.2 17.1 5.0 - - -
1931 Cubs 1 - - 14 0 n/a 263.0 18.8 5.1 - - -
1932 Cubs 3 - - 0 0 n/a 145.8 21.6 6.9 - - -
1933 Cubs 5 - - 6 0 n/a 86.5 21.6 6.8 - - -
1934 Cubs 0 - - 23 0 n/a 0.0 14.8 10.6 - - -
14 Years 53 9 .855 148 4 n/a 71.6 18.3 5.8 - - -

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Riggs Stephenson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1921 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1930 Chicago Cubs n/a $15,000.00 n/a -
1931 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Chicago Cubs 4 Undetermined n/a Stats
1933 Chicago Cubs 5 Undetermined - -
1934 Chicago Cubs 5 Undetermined - -

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