Otto Briggs

Otto Briggs

Briggs at the 1924 Colored World Series

Outfielder

Born: April 7, 1891
Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Died: October 28, 1943 (aged 52)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1915, for the Indianapolis ABCs

Last appearance

1934, for the Bacharach Giants

Teams

Indianapolis ABCs (1915)
West Baden Sprudels (1915) ^[1]
Hilldale Club (1917-1930) ^[2]
Bacharach Giants (1931-1934)

Otto "Mirror" Briggs (April 7, 1891 – October 28, 1943) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro Leagues.

He played from 1915 to 1934, playing mostly with the Hilldale Club and the Bacharach Giants.^[3]

References

↑ "A.B.C.'s Take Three From The Sprudels" Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, Wednesday, May 19, 1915, Page 10, Column 6
↑ "Hilldale Beaten" Philadelphia, Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, September 21, 1920, Page 14, Column 3
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Hilldale Club 1925 Colored World Series Champions
Otto Briggs George Carr Phil Cockrell Rube Curry George Johnson Judy Johnson Script Lee Biz Mackey Red Ryan Jake Stephens Clint Thomas Frank Warfield Namon Washington Nip Winters
Manager Frank Warfield

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