Riggs Stephenson
Jackson Riggs Stephenson
Born: January 5, 1898
Akron, AL USA
Deceased: 1985
Tuscaloosa, AL USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: University of Alabama
Career: 1921-1934
Minor League Statistics
Riggs Stephenson compiled a career batting average of .336 with 63 home runs and 773 RBI in his 1309-game career with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1921 season and last took the field during the 1934 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 65 | 240 | 206 | 45 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | .330 | .408 | .461 | .869 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 86 | 267 | 233 | 47 | 79 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 18 | .339 | .421 | .511 | .932 | 119 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 91 | 327 | 301 | 48 | 96 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 25 | .319 | .357 | .475 | .832 | 143 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 71 | 272 | 240 | 33 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | .371 | .439 | .504 | .943 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 19 | 64 | 54 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .296 | .387 | .444 | .832 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 82 | 324 | 281 | 40 | 95 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 16 | .338 | .404 | .456 | .859 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 668 | 579 | 101 | 199 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 28 | .344 | .415 | .491 | .906 | 284 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 137 | 591 | 512 | 75 | 166 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 29 | .324 | .407 | .477 | .883 | 244 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 136 | 582 | 495 | 91 | 179 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 67 | 21 | .362 | .445 | .562 | 1.006 | 278 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 109 | 382 | 341 | 56 | 125 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 20 | .367 | .421 | .478 | .899 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 80 | 302 | 263 | 34 | 84 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 14 | .319 | .405 | .414 | .820 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 644 | 583 | 86 | 189 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 27 | .324 | .383 | .443 | .826 | 258 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 97 | 388 | 346 | 45 | 114 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 16 | .329 | .397 | .436 | .834 | 151 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 83 | 74 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .216 | .293 | .216 | .509 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1310 | 5134 | 4508 | 714 | 1515 | 321 | 54 | 63 | 773 | 53 | 9 | 494 | 247 | .336 | .407 | .473 | .880 | 2133 | 14 | 41 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 54 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 153 | 17 | 30 | .942 | 5.093 | |
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 67 | 6 | 6 | .949 | 4.440 | |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 69 | 5 | 5 | .952 | 2.941 | |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 205 | 214 | 13 | 49 | .970 | 6.348 | |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1924 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 114 | 179 | 12 | 20 | .961 | 5.052 | |
| 1924 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.857 | |
| 1925 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .946 | 2.188 | |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 126 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .950 | 1.797 | |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .905 | 3.167 | |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 18 | 8 | 5 | .975 | 2.158 | |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 135 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .982 | 2.059 | |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 130 | 0 | 0.0 | 245 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .984 | 1.954 | |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .958 | 1.713 | |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 134 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .985 | 2.045 | |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 298 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .984 | 2.075 | |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | 187 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .985 | 2.110 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.933 | |
| Totals | 1160 | 0 | 0.0 | 2289 | 761 | 97 | 132 | .969 | 2.629 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .316 | .381 | .368 | .749 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .500 | .944 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .378 | .410 | .432 | .843 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 43.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.885 | 2.800 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | LF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 77.7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.086 | 2.000 |
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