Bill Riggins

Bill Riggins
Bill Riggins
	New York City, New York
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1920, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1936, for the Miami Giants
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1920); Detroit Stars (1920–1926) ; Cleveland Hornets (1927); Homestead Grays (1927); New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1930); Harlem Stars (1931); New York Black Yankees (1932); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1932–1933); Miami Giants (1934–1936);

Arvell "Bill" Riggins (February 7, 1900 – March 8, 1943) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1936 with several teams, including the Detroit Stars from 1920 to 1926.^[2]

Riggins joined the Detroit Stars at the forming of the Negro National League in 1920, and he stayed with the team until 1926.^[1]

Riggins died aged 43 in New York City. He is buried at the Beverly Hills Cemetery in Peekskill, New York.

References

^ ^a ^b "Champion Monarchs Open Season With Victory" The Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, Kansas, Friday, May 29, 1925, Page 3, Columns 1 to 5
ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
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External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Bill Riggins managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com and Seamheads

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[detroitstars1925-1] "Champion Monarchs Open Season With Victory" The Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, Kansas, Friday, May 29, 1925, Page 3, Columns 1 to 5

[Riley-2] ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
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