Bill Riggins

Bill Riggins
Shortstop
Born: (1900-02-07)February 7, 1900 Colp, Illinois
Died: March 8, 1943(1943-03-08) (aged 43) New York, 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.

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

Riggins died at the age of 43 years in New York, New York. He is buried at the Bevery Hills Cemetery in Peekskill, New York.

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