Bill Riggins Explained

Bill Riggins
Position:Shortstop
Birth Date:February 7, 1900
Birth Place:Colp, Illinois
Death Place:New York City, New York
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1920
Debutteam:Chicago American Giants
Finalyear:1936
Finalteam:Miami Giants
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Arvell "Bill" Riggins (February 7, 1900 – March 8, 1943) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1936 with several teams, including the Detroit Stars from 1920 to 1926.[2]

Riggins joined the Detroit Stars at the forming of the Negro National League in 1920, and he stayed with the team until 1926.

Riggins died aged 43 in New York City. He is buried at the Beverly Hills Cemetery in Peekskill, New York.

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Notes and References

  1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdZWh3U1ZuTnFpbUE "Champion Monarchs Open Season With Victory" The Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, Kansas, Friday, May 29, 1925, Page 3, Columns 1 to 5
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .