Joe Wiggins (baseball) explained

Joe Wiggins
Position:	Third baseman
Birth Date:	September 19, 1906
Birth Place:	Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Death Place:	Cleveland, Ohio
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1930
Debutteam:	Nashville Elite Giants
Finalyear:	1934
Finalteam:	Bacharach Giants
Teams:	Nashville Elite Giants (1930) Cleveland Cubs (1931) Baltimore Black Sox (1932) New York Black Yankees (1933) Bacharach Giants (1933–1934)

Joseph Clifton Wiggins (September 19, 1906  - October 25, 1984), also known as "Joe Chevalier", and nicknamed "Jumping Joe", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1930s.

Early life and career

A native of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Wiggins attended Virginia State University, Atlanta University, and Fisk University.^[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1930 for the Nashville Elite Giants, and played for several teams through 1934.^[2] Wiggins died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1984 at age 78.

Further reading

• Jones, 'Melancholy' (March 20, 1932). "Sportopics: Joe Wiggins on Hot Corner Again". Atlanta Daily World.
• Courier staff (June 25, 1932). "Ex-College Star Helps Balto. Beat Daisies". The Pittsburgh Courier.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joe Wiggins . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Joe Wiggins . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.