1891
Born April 7, 1891
Kings Mountain, NC, USA
Otto Briggs Notable
b. April 7, 1891 · Indianapolis ABCs 1915, Hilldale Club 1919–1930, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1929, Philadelphia Bacharach Giants 1934
Otto Briggs played for four clubs across 20 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1915 and closing with the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants in 1934. His longest stay was with the Hilldale Club, from 1919 to 1930.
Across 551 games he batted .284, with 595 hits and 381 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 72 doubles and 81 stolen bases.
He led the league in runs once, in 1923, with 52. He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1923, with 13. He also led it in triples and walks. He played 545 games in the outfield, with 742 putouts and 26 errors.
He was born in Kings Mountain, NC, USA on April 7, 1891, and died on October 28, 1943. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915* | ABC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1919* | HIL | 8 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .150 |
| 1920* | HIL | 13 | 52 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1921* | HIL | 45 | 174 | 39 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 5 | .305 |
| 1922* | HIL | 39 | 159 | 22 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | .252 |
| 1923 | HIL | 61 | 260 | 52 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 13 | .285 |
| 1924 | HIL | 57 | 221 | 37 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 11 | .290 |
| 1925 | HIL | 71 | 283 | 65 | 92 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 19 | .325 |
| 1926 | HIL | 88 | 346 | 67 | 98 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 14 | 20 | .283 |
| 1927 | HIL | 75 | 252 | 48 | 70 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 4 | .278 |
| 1928* | HIL | 59 | 218 | 22 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| 1929 | ACB/HIL | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| 1930* | HIL | 28 | 92 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1934 | PBG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Major leagues | — | 358 | 1375 | 273 | 403 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 132 | 154 | 14 | 67 | .293 |
| All seasons | — | 551 | 2093 | 381 | 595 | 72 | 27 | 6 | 192 | 230 | 16 | 81 | .284 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Otto Briggs, that is 1915–1930. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1943
Died October 28, 1943
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