Carson Bigbee Explained

Carson Bigbee
Position:Left fielder
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:31 March 1895
Birth Place:Lebanon, Oregon, U.S.
Death Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 25
Debutyear:1916
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 4
Finalyear:1926
Finalteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.287
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:17
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:324
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Carson Lee "Skeeter"[1] Bigbee (March 31, 1895 – October 17, 1964) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was born in Lebanon, Oregon, and attended the University of Oregon.[2]

Bigbee's brother Lyle also played Major League Baseball.[3]

Bigbee led the National League in singles in and .[4] [5]

In 1147 games over 11 seasons, Bigbee batted .287 (1205-for-4192) with 629 runs scored, 17 home runs and 324 RBI.

In 1926, Bigbee was released along with Pirates pitcher Babe Adams after supporting the removal of meddlesome former manager and part-owner Fred Clarke from the team's dugout.[6] [7]

After his playing career ended, he coached the Muskegon Lassies and Springfield Sallies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Bigbee died at the age of 69 in Portland, Oregon.[2] He was interred at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.[2]

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  1. News: Paul . Alex . Carson Bigbee: Big-leaguer from Waterloo . 10 March 2021 . . August 28, 2016 . en.
  2. Web site: Carson Bigbee Stats . Baseball-Almanac.com . 2006-12-02 .
  3. Web site: Lyle Bigbee Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . 2006-12-02 .
  4. Web site: 1921 National League Batting Leaders . . . 9 March 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: 1922 National League Batting Leaders . . . 9 March 2021 . en.
  6. Book: Nowlin . Bill . Armour . Mark . Bush . Scott . Heaphy . Leslie . Pomrenke . Jacob . Tan . Cecilia . Thorn . John . SABR 50 at 50: The Society for American Baseball Research's Fifty Most Essential Contributions to the Game . 2020 . U of Nebraska Press . 978-1-4962-2326-5 . 529 . 10 March 2021 . en.
  7. Book: Niese . Joe . Burleigh Grimes: Baseball's Last Legal Spitballer . 2013 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-7328-1 . 115 . 10 March 2021 . en.