John Briggs Notable

b. March 10, 1944 · Philadelphia Phillies 1964–1971, Milwaukee Brewers 1971–1975, Minnesota Twins 1975

John Briggs played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1964 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1975.

Across 1,366 games he batted .253, with 1,041 hits and 601 runs. He finished with 139 home runs, 170 doubles, 663 walks and 64 stolen bases.

He played 1,037 games in the outfield, with 1,971 putouts and 56 errors. He also played 176 games at first base.

He was born in Paterson, NJ, USA on March 10, 1944. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1964	PHI	61	66	16	17	2	0	1	6	9	12	1	.258
1965	PHI	93	229	47	54	9	4	4	23	42	44	3	.236
1966	PHI	81	255	43	72	13	5	10	23	41	55	3	.282
1967	PHI	106	332	47	77	12	4	9	30	41	72	3	.232
1968	PHI	110	338	36	86	13	1	7	31	58	72	8	.254
1969	PHI	124	361	51	86	20	3	12	46	64	78	9	.238
1970	PHI	110	341	43	92	15	7	9	47	39	65	5	.270
1971	MIL/PHI	135	397	54	103	12	1	21	62	77	81	1	.259
1972	MIL	135	418	58	111	14	1	21	65	54	67	1	.266
1973	MIL	142	488	78	120	20	7	18	57	87	83	15	.246
1974	MIL	154	554	72	140	30	8	17	73	71	102	9	.253
1975	MIL/MIN	115	338	56	83	10	2	10	44	80	54	6	.246
Career	—	1366	4117	601	1041	170	43	139	507	663	785	64	.253

On this day & linked events

1944

Born March 10, 1944

Paterson, NJ, USA

1964

Major-league debut: John Briggs

John Briggs made a major-league debut on April 17, 1964.

1975

Final major-league game: John Briggs

John Briggs played a final major-league game on September 28, 1975.

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