Lew Riggs Notable

b. April 22, 1910 · St. Louis Cardinals 1934, Cincinnati Reds 1935–1940, Brooklyn Dodgers 1941–1942, 1946

Lew Riggs played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1935 to 1940.

Across 760 games he batted .262, with 650 hits and 298 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 110 doubles and 22 stolen bases.

He played 627 games at third base, with 1,220 assists and 107 errors. He turned 88 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1936.

He was born in Mebane, NC, USA on April 22, 1910, and died on August 12, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1936

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1934	STL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1935	CIN	142	532	73	148	26	8	5	46	43	32	8	.278
1936	CIN	141	538	69	138	20	12	6	57	38	33	5	.257
1937	CIN	122	384	43	93	17	5	6	45	24	17	4	.242
1938	CIN	142	531	53	134	21	13	2	55	40	28	3	.252
1939	CIN	22	38	5	6	1	0	0	1	5	4	1	.158
1940	CIN	41	72	8	21	7	1	1	9	2	4	0	.292
1941	BRO	77	197	27	60	13	4	5	36	16	12	1	.305
1942	BRO	70	180	20	50	5	0	3	22	13	9	0	.278
1946	BRO	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	760	2477	298	650	110	43	28	271	181	140	22	.262

On this day & linked events

1910

Born April 22, 1910

Mebane, NC, USA

1975

Died August 12, 1975

1934

Major-league debut: Lew Riggs

Lew Riggs made a major-league debut on April 28, 1934.

1946

Final major-league game: Lew Riggs

Lew Riggs played a final major-league game on April 16, 1946.

Image: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, public domain