Lew Riggs
Lewis Sidney Riggs
Born: April 22, 1910
Mebane, NC USA
Deceased: 1975
Durham, NC USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1934-1946
Minor League Statistics
Lew Riggs compiled a career batting average of .262 with 28 home runs and 271 RBI in his 760-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1934 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 142 | 583 | 532 | 73 | 148 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 32 | .278 | .334 | .385 | .720 | 205 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 588 | 538 | 69 | 138 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 33 | .257 | .314 | .372 | .686 | 200 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 122 | 411 | 384 | 43 | 93 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 17 | .242 | .289 | .359 | .648 | 138 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 142 | 589 | 531 | 53 | 134 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 28 | .252 | .311 | .352 | .663 | 187 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .158 | .256 | .184 | .440 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 74 | 72 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .292 | .311 | .458 | .769 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 77 | 220 | 197 | 27 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .305 | .357 | .487 | .844 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 70 | 199 | 180 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .278 | .333 | .356 | .689 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 760 | 2712 | 2477 | 298 | 650 | 110 | 43 | 28 | 271 | 22 | 0 | 181 | 140 | .262 | .317 | .375 | .692 | 930 | 44 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 135 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 269 | 31 | 21 | .928 | 2.970 | |
| 1936 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 267 | 13 | 19 | .968 | 2.779 | |
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | |
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 223 | 21 | 16 | .941 | 3.350 | |
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 146 | 280 | 24 | 18 | .947 | 3.043 | |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 2.000 | |
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .943 | 3.000 | |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 4.000 | |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 75 | 9 | 4 | .932 | 2.860 | |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 65 | 6 | 7 | .944 | 2.196 | |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
| Totals | 635 | 0 | 0.0 | 622 | 1226 | 108 | 90 | .945 | 2.910 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 3B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
