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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