Lew Riggs

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Lew Riggs
Third baseman
Born: (1910-04-22)April 22, 1910 Mebane, North Carolina
Died: August 12, 1975(1975-08-12) (aged 65) Durham, North Carolina
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 1934 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
April 16, 1946 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average	.262
Home runs	28
Runs batted in	271
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1934) Cincinnati Reds (1935–1940) Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–1942, 1946)
Career highlights and awards
1934 - World Series Champions - St. Louis Cardinals 1936 - National League All-Star Team 1940 - World Series Champions - Cincinnati Reds

Lewis Sidney Riggs (April 22, 1910 – August 12, 1975) born in Caswell County, North Carolina was a Third Baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals (1934), Cincinnati Reds (1935–40) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–42 and 1946).

He helped the Cardinals win the 1934 World Series, the Reds win the 1939 National League Pennant and 1940 World Series and the Dodgers win the 1941 NL Pennant. He was named to the 1936 National League All-Star Team.

Lew never quite achieved the same level in his baseball career after leaving the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942 in order to serve his country in the Army Air Force during World War II.

In 10 seasons he played in 760 Games and had 2,477 At Bats, 298 Runs, 650 Hits, 110 Doubles, 43 Triples, 28 Home Runs, 271 RBI, 22 Stolen Bases, 181 Walks, .262 Batting Average, .317 On-base percentage, .375 Slugging Percentage, 930 Total Bases and 37 Sacrifice Hits.

He died of cancer in Durham, North Carolina at the age of 65. He was survived by his wife 30 years, Nellie Dace Hornaday Riggs.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

v t e Cincinnati Reds 1940 World Series Champions

3 Jimmie Wilson 4 Ernie Lombardi 6 Bill Baker 10 Frank McCormick 11 Lonny Frey 12 Billy Myers 15 Lew Riggs 17 Eddie Joost 18 Billy Werber 20 Mike McCormick 21 Morrie Arnovich 22 Jimmy Ripple 23 Harry Craft 24 Ival Goodman 30 Paul Derringer 31 Bucky Walters 33 Johnny Vander Meer 34 Jim Turner 35 Whitey Moore 39 Junior Thompson 40 Johnny Hutchings 41 Elmer Riddle 43 Joe Beggs Manager 1 Bill McKechnie Coaches Hank Gowdy Jimmie Wilson

Regular season

Persondata
Name	Riggs, Lew
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 22, 1910
Place of birth	Mebane, North Carolina
Date of death	August 12, 1975
Place of death	Durham, North Carolina

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