Charlie Niebergall Explained

Charlie Niebergall
Position:Catcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:23 May 1899
Birth Place:New York, New York
Death Place:Holiday, Florida
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 17
Debutyear:1921
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:1924
Finalteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.228
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:8
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Charles Arthur Niebergall (May 23, 1899 – August 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball catcher and scout. He appeared in 54 major league games over three seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 5feet and, he threw and batted right-handed. Niebergall was one of a number of baseball players in the first half of the 20th century to be nicknamed "Nig", being referred to as such in newspaper reports as early as June 1923.[1]

Niebergall spent the entire 1924 season with the Cardinals, playing in 40 games (17 as starting catcher) and batting .293. All told, he had 21 major-league hits, with eight doubles and eight runs batted in. He played in the minor leagues for all or part of 14 seasons between 1920 and 1935, and scouted for the Boston Red Sox after his playing career ended.

Notes and References

  1. News: Shag Shaughnessy Tells How Indian Tricked Nig Niebergall During Pinch In Game At Syracuse . Leo . Doyle . . . 21 . June 20, 1923 . May 9, 2021 . newspapers.com.