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Lew
Riggs		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: April 22, 1910 in Usa, NC, MEBANE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 7 8 8 4 5 5 10 10 10
1936 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 6 8 8 4 5 5 10 10 10
1937 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 6 8 8 3 5 4 10 10 10
1938 28 CLE AL $ 1,342,857   8 8 7 2 3 3 7 8 8 3 5 4 10 10 10
1939 29 CLE AL $ 1,528,571   8 8 7 2 2 2 7 8 8 4 5 4 10 10 10
1940 30 BRK NL $ 1,528,571   8 8 7 1 2 2 7 9 8 4 5 4 10 10 10
1941 31 BRK NL $ 1,790,000   8 8 7 1 2 2 7 9 8 4 5 4 10 10 10
1942 32 BRK NL $ 1,790,000   6 6 5 1 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 4 8 9 9
1943 33 SDP NL $ 2,090,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 5 4 8 9 8
1944 34 SDP NL $ 2,090,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 7 7 3 4 3 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 7 7 3 4 3 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,090,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 7 9 8 4 5 5 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1935 25 CLE AL 137 446 70 137 19 7 13 52 0 0 52 13 .307 .376 .469 .844 76.9 14.2
1936 26 CLE AL 156 601 101 172 22 12 13 72 1 1 52 19 .286 .343 .428 .771 84.6 11.6
1937 27 CLE AL 158 619 88 183 38 3 6 48 0 0 47 23 .296 .345 .396 .741 80.3 15.3
1938 28 CLE AL 152 545 76 150 20 3 8 59 0 0 51 18 .275 .336 .367 .703 65.4 7.5
1939 29 CLE AL 151 535 59 136 25 5 11 78 0 0 31 14 .254 .294 .381 .676 56.6 5.5
1940 30 BRK NL 125 409 70 127 32 2 3 63 2 0 34 12 .311 .362 .421 .783 57.8 10.7
1941 31 BRK NL 105 291 43 85 21 3 2 53 0 0 31 6 .292 .355 .405 .760 42.0 7.8
1942 32 BRK NL 105 279 39 86 16 3 1 36 0 0 19 4 .308 .350 .398 .748 36.4 7.3
1943 33 BRK NL 16 22 4 9 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 .409 .480 .455 .935 4.1 1.1
  SDP NL 19 16 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 .438 .471 .500 .971 2.9 0.6
  TOT   35 38 8 16 2 0 0 6 1 1 3 2 .421 .476 .474 .950 6.9 1.7
    AAA   22 74 8 21 5 1 2 9 1 2 4 9 .284 .321 .459 .780 9.8  
1944 34 SDP NL 88 222 20 41 8 1 0 11 0 1 18 18 .185 .247 .230 .477 10.4 0.0
10 Years Sim 1212 3985 574 1133 203 39 57 478 4 3 338 129 .284 .339 .398 .737 517.3 81.6
1 Years AAA 22 74 8 21 5 1 2 9 1 2 4 9 .284 .321 .459 .780 9.8  
162 Game Average 532 76 151 27 5 7 63 0 0 45 17 .284 .339 .398 .737 69.1  
Career Highs 158 619 101 183 38 12 13 78 2 1 52 23 .421 .476 .474 .950 84.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3307 515 980 184 35 52 410 4 3 303 99 .296 .354 .420 .775 477.6
vs LH   678 59 153 19 4 5 68 0 0 35 30 .226 .262 .288 .549 49.0
Home 602 1961 280 572 111 20 31 237 2 1 171 66 .292 .347 .416 .763 275.2
Away 610 2024 294 561 92 19 26 241 2 2 167 63 .277 .332 .380 .711 251.5
RISP   931 0 270 44 8 8 387 0 0 79 38 .290 .337 .380 .718 119.9
Pinch Hitting   175 25 59 10 4 2 46 0 0 16 7 .337 .393 .474 .867 30.0
Close/Late   466 76 158 28 5 7 82 0 0 44 13 .339 .396 .466 .861 79.8
Mar/Apr 202 681 92 196 40 6 10 72 1 1 45 29 .288 .330 .408 .738 88.0
May 196 637 98 187 35 5 10 77 0 0 66 17 .294 .362 .411 .773 92.5
June 194 642 91 183 25 6 12 76 0 0 50 9 .285 .336 .399 .734 84.5
July 184 614 82 165 31 5 5 78 0 1 54 21 .269 .326 .360 .686 71.7
August 224 708 104 212 42 10 12 76 0 1 69 28 .299 .360 .438 .798 107.4
Sep/Oct 212 703 107 190 30 7 8 99 3 0 54 25 .270 .320 .367 .687 82.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1935 25 CLE AL 3B 118 104 929.0 70 227 19 19 .940 2.88   2.7
1936 26 CLE AL 3B 156 150 1339.3 104 337 27 29 .942 2.96   4.9
1937 27 CLE AL 3B 158 148 1312.3 92 333 31 36 .932 2.91   4.7
1938 28 CLE AL 3B 145 132 1186.3 112 301 27 30 .939 3.13   2.9
1939 29 CLE AL 3B 146 143 1227.3 88 337 26 34 .942 3.12   4.5
    SS 1 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1940 30 BRK NL 3B 116 112 981.0 82 263 20 22 .945 3.17   2.9
1941 31 BRK NL 3B 87 69 640.0 42 158 17 18 .922 2.81   2.4
    SS 1 0 4.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 7.73   0.1
1942 32 BRK NL 3B 93 56 548.3 33 138 13 16 .929 2.81   1.7
1943 33 BRK NL 3B 5 2 26.2 1 9 0 1 1.000 3.44   0.2
  SDP NL 3B 6 2 17.8 1 6 0 1 1.000 3.54   0.1
  TOT   3B 11 4 44.0 2 15 0 2 1.000 3.48   0.3
1944 34 SDP NL 3B 68 53 468.3 36 134 17 13 .909 3.27   1.2
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 .500 4.50   0.0
  3B 1098 971 8676.0 661 2243 197 219 .936 3.01   28.1
  SS 3 0 9.7 6 2 1 0 .889 7.45   0.1
Career Totals   1101 971 8685.6 667 2245 198 219 .936 3.02   28.2
Career Highs   158 150 1339.3 112 337 31 36 1.000 3.48    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1937-2-158
 At-Bats
1937-3-619
 Singles
1937-4-136
 Doubles
1940-8-32
 Triples
1936-3-12
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  5. Wattie Holm (936)
  6. Lou Piniella (935)
  7. Art Howe (935)
  8. Tom O'Malley (933)
  9. Terry Whitfield (932)
  10. Billy Harris (930)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1935
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/2/1935, off Cy Blanton (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1935, off Al Benton (NYG)
Injured on 8/31/1935 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Tampa Bay on 5/12/1939
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland to Brooklyn on 2/1/1940 (Going to BRK: 1B Nick Etten, 3B Lew Riggs. Going to CLE: P Bob Feller)
6/1/1940: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $1,790,000 per year, for 2 years
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 6/13/1940
7/1/1942: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $2,090,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Brooklyn to San Diego on 7/1/1943 (Going to SDP: 3B Lew Riggs. Going to BRK: P Bob Logan, P Al Brazle)
 
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