Johnny Niggeling
John Arnold Niggeling
Born: July 10, 1903
Remsen, IA US
Deceased: September 16, 1963
Le Mars, IA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1929-1947
Major League Statistics
Johnny Niggeling compiled a career record of 159 wins and 112 losses and a 3.29 ERA in his 347-game pitching career with the Waterloo Hawks, Evansville Hubs, Des Moines Demons, Nashville Vols, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Kansas City Blues, Reading Red Sox, Oklahoma City Indians, Newark Bears, Indianapolis Indians and Sioux City Soos. He began playing during the 1929 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | D | MSVL | Waterloo Hawks | 15 | 4 | .789 | 0.00 | 23 | 175.0 | 158 | 65 | 45 | |||||||||||||
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Evansville Hubs | 19 | 10 | .655 | 2.89 | 35 | 224.0 | 207 | 96 | 72 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Demons | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.65 | 37 | 244.0 | 205 | 120 | 99 | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.00 | 3 | 14.0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 4 | 11 | .267 | 5.10 | 17 | 113.0 | 154 | 76 | 64 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.06 | 18 | 141.0 | 126 | 52 | 48 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | A | EL | Reading Red Sox | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.05 | 34 | 195.0 | 202 | 87 | 66 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1.19 | 18 | 8 | 91.0 | 74 | 19 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.50 | 3 | 12.0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.64 | 48 | 26 | 267.0 | 271 | 124 | 108 | 87 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5.38 | 29 | 19 | 149.0 | 175 | 108 | 89 | 66 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.10 | 7 | 31.0 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.31 | 32 | 28 | 211.0 | 200 | 119 | 101 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3.13 | 22 | 22 | 164.0 | 142 | 67 | 57 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.41 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 161.0 | 161 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 87 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Totals | 159 | 112 | .587 | 3.29 | 347 | 103 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2195.0 | 2151 | 1047 | 802 | 0 | 757 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | D | MSVL | Waterloo Hawks | 74 | 237 | 237 | 70 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .295 | .295 | .439 | .734 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Evansville Hubs | 41 | 90 | 90 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .289 | .378 | .667 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Demons | 41 | 99 | 99 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .242 | .242 | .404 | .646 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 19 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .293 | .341 | .634 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 18 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .113 | .113 | .226 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | EL | Reading Red Sox | 35 | 69 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .203 | .261 | .464 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 18 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .192 | .385 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 48 | 89 | 89 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .236 | .326 | .562 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 29 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .113 | .113 | .226 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 32 | 69 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .087 | .174 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 22 | 57 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .246 | .421 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 20 | 66 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .164 | .190 | .180 | .371 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 397 | 949 | 944 | 4 | 210 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .222 | .224 | .304 | .528 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Demons | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1934 | A | EL | Reading Red Sox | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 48 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 20 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 1.550 |
| Totals | 252 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .969 | .123 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | D | Mississippi Valley League | Waterloo Hawks | |||
| 1930 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Hubs | DET | ||
| 1931 | A | Western League | Des Moines Demons | |||
| 1933 | A | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | |||
| 1933 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | |||
| 1933 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | |||
| 1934 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Reading Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1934 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | BOS | ||
| 1935 | A | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1935 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | PIT | ||
| 1936 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | CHA | ||
| 1937 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1937 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1938 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | |||
| 1939 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1947 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | NY1 |
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