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.
"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 StephensonRiggs Stephenson Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#16) |
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Riggs StephensonRiggs Stephenson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Riggs StephensonRiggs Stephenson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 1,310 | 4,508 | 714 | 1,515 | 321 | 54 | 63 | 2 | 773 | 494 | - | 247 | 91 | - | 41 | 14 | .336 | .407 | .473 |
Riggs StephensonRiggs Stephenson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Riggs StephensonRiggs Stephenson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 53 | 9 | .855 | 148 | 4 | n/a | 71.6 | 18.3 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
Riggs StephensonRiggs Stephenson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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