Joe Wiggins (baseball)
Joe Wiggins | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Dinwiddie County, Virginia | September 19, 1906|
Died: October 25, 1984 Cleveland, Ohio | (aged 78)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1930, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1934, for the Bacharach Giants | |
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Joseph Clifton Wiggins (September 19, 1906 – October 25, 1984), also known as "Joe Chevalier", and nicknamed "Jumping Joe", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1930s.
Early life and career[]
A native of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Wiggins attended Virginia State University, Atlanta University, and Fisk University.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1930 for the Nashville Elite Giants, and played for several teams through 1934.[2] Wiggins died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1984 at age 78.
References[]
- ^ "Joe Wiggins". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Wiggins". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Further reading[]
- Jones, 'Melancholy' (March 20, 1932). "Sportopics: Joe Wiggins on Hot Corner Again". Atlanta Daily World.
- Courier staff (June 25, 1932). "Ex-College Star Helps Balto. Beat Daisies". The Pittsburgh Courier.
External links[]
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1984 deaths
- Bacharach Giants players
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Cleveland Cubs players
- Nashville Elite Giants players
- New York Black Yankees players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball infielders
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs