1895
Born March 31, 1895
Lebanon, OR, USA
Carson Bigbee Notable
b. March 31, 1895 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1916–1926
Carson Bigbee spent all 11 of his major-league seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a left fielder, from 1916 to 1926.
Across 1,147 games he batted .287, with 1,205 hits and 629 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 139 doubles, 75 triples and 182 stolen bases.
He played 1,031 games in the outfield, with 2,302 putouts and 86 errors.
He was born in Lebanon, OR, USA on March 31, 1895, and died on October 17, 1964. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1921, 1922 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PIT | 43 | 164 | 17 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | .250 |
| 1917 | PIT | 133 | 469 | 46 | 112 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 19 | .239 |
| 1918 | PIT | 92 | 310 | 47 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 19 | .255 |
| 1919 | PIT | 125 | 478 | 61 | 132 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 37 | 26 | 31 | .276 |
| 1920 | PIT | 137 | 550 | 78 | 154 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 45 | 28 | 31 | .280 |
| 1921 | PIT | 147 | 632 | 100 | 204 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 21 | .323 |
| 1922 | PIT | 150 | 614 | 113 | 215 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 99 | 56 | 13 | 24 | .350 |
| 1923 | PIT | 123 | 499 | 79 | 149 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 43 | 15 | 10 | .299 |
| 1924 | PIT | 89 | 282 | 42 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 15 | .262 |
| 1925 | PIT | 66 | 126 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .238 |
| 1926 | PIT | 42 | 68 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .221 |
| Career | — | 1147 | 4192 | 629 | 1205 | 139 | 75 | 17 | 324 | 344 | 161 | 182 | .287 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Died October 17, 1964
1916
Major-league debut: Carson Bigbee
Carson Bigbee made a major-league debut on August 24, 1916.
1926
Final major-league game: Carson Bigbee
Carson Bigbee played a final major-league game on August 7, 1926.
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