Riggs Stephenson

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: January 5, 1898 in Akron, AL us

Died: November 15, 1985 in Tuscaloosa, AL

Buried: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, AL

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: April 13, 1921 (Age 23-098d, 5,221st in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1934 (Age 36-262d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Jackson Riggs Stephenson

Nicknames: Old Hoss

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.8

4508

1515

.336

714

RBI

773

OBP

.407

SLG

.473

OPS

.880

OPS+

129

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 63 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 16 go ahead

2 Tms
CHC	49
CLE	14

Platoon
vs RHP	48
vs LHP	15

Home/Road
Away	41
Home	22

Outs
0	23
1	21
2	19

13 Opps
PHI	12
STL	11
NYG	10
PIT	5
BRO	5
SLB	5
BSN	4
PHA	3
BOS	2
CIN	2
DET	2
NYY	1
CHW	1

54 Pitchers
Jesse Haines	3
Larry Benton	3
Benny Frey	2
Frank Ulrich	2
Syl Johnson	2
Freddie Fitzsimmons	2
Lou Koupal	2
George Murray	1
Russ Miller	1
Bill Bayne	1
Augie Walsh	1
Dazzy Vance	1
Eddie Rommel	1
Bill Shores	1
Hal Haid	1
Hal Carlson	1
Hollis Thurston	1
Jack Scott	1
Ray Kremer	1
Ernie Wingard	1
Herb Pennock	1
Les Sweetland	1
Mul Holland	1
Joe Dawson	1
Ray Benge	1
Rollie Naylor	1
Lil Stoner	1
Claude Willoughby	1
Jack Quinn	1
Jack Bentley	1
Carl Hubbell	1
Percy Jones	1
Dave Danforth	1
Marty Lang	1
Waite Hoyt	1
Glenn Spencer	1
Earl Whitehill	1
Sam Dailey	1
Grover Alexander	1
Ed Brandt	1
Fred Fussell	1
Dennis Burns	1
Doug McWeeny	1
George Grant	1
Bruce Cunningham	1
Dizzy Dean	1
Watson Clark	1
Herman Bell	1
Dolf Luque	1
Ben Cantwell	1
Dutch Henry	1
Dixie Davis	1
Bill Hallahan	1
Carl Mays	1

13 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	20
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	13
Polo Grounds (NYC)	7
Baker Bowl (PHI)	6
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	4
League Pk II (CLE)	2
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	2
Braves Fld (BOS)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	27
7	25
78	6
8	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	57
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	30
1--	13
12-	6
-2-	4
--3	3
1-3	3
123	2
-23	2

111 RBI
RISP	20
0 on	30
1 on	20
2 on	11
3 on	2
Any on	33

Inning
1	6
2	7
3	7
4	10
5	7
6	12
7	5
8	4
9	5

1-3	20
4-6	29
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	2
+2	8
+1	11
Tied	12
-1	7
-2	7
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	32
Tied	12
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	49
2B	11
3B	2
RF	1

OrderPos
5th	33
6th	12
4th	11
7th	5
2nd	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	27
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1921	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1921-05-20	CLE		PHA	Rollie Naylor	ahead 8-1	b 6	1	1--	2	7	4	0.006	100%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Sewell Scores
2	2	2	1	1921-05-28	CLE	@	SLB	Bill Bayne	ahead 7-3	t 4	2	1--	2	7	4	0.086	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Gardner Scores
1922	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1922-05-26	CLE	@	DET	Lil Stoner	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	5	0.212	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Wambsganss Scores; T. Speaker Scores
4	4	2	1	1922-08-15 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	Eddie Rommel	behind 1-2	t 3	1	1--	2	4	5	0.191	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Speaker Scores
1923	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1923-07-07 (2)	CLE		BOS	George Murray	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	--3	2	5	4	0.146	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Speaker Scores
6	6	2	1	1923-07-30 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	Jack Quinn	ahead 4-1	t 3	1	---	1	5	4	0.068	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	1923-08-04	CLE	@	NYY	Herb Pennock	ahead 6-2	t 5	2	---	1	5	4	0.047	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	1923-09-01	CLE	@	CHW	Hollis Thurston	behind 4-10	t 7	0	---	1	5	4	0.016	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	5	1	1923-09-26 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	Dennis Burns	tied 2-2	t 8	2	12-	3	5	4	0.430	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Speaker Scores/unER; J. Sewell Scores/unER; R. Stephenson Scores/unER
1924	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1924-04-28	CLE	@	SLB	Dave Danforth	tied 2-2	t 8	1	---	1	2	4	0.248	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	2	1	1924-09-01 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	Dixie Davis	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1-3	3	7	4	0.171	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Sewell Scores; F. Brower Scores
12	12	3	2	1924-09-01 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	George Grant	ahead 5-0	t 5	2	-23	3	7	4	0.056	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Speaker Scores; J. Sewell Scores
13	13	4	1	1924-09-03 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	Ernie Wingard	behind 2-3	t 6	0	1--	2	7	4	0.233	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Brower Scores
1925	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1925-04-21	CLE	@	DET	Earl Whitehill	behind 1-3	t 6	2	---	1	6	9	0.107	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1926	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1926-06-14	CHC	@	PHI	Jack Bentley	behind 0-4	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.064	23%		Home Run (Deep CF)
16	16	2	2	1926-06-14	CHC	@	PHI	Frank Ulrich	tied 4-4	t 3	0	1--	2	5	7	0.164	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Wilson Scores
17	17	3	1	1926-08-03 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	Freddie Fitzsimmons	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---	1	3	7	0.089	16%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1927	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1927-05-10	CHC	@	PHI	Hal Carlson	tied 3-3	t 8	2	12-	3	5	7	0.437	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Adams Scores; H. Wilson Scores
19	19	2	1	1927-05-12	CHC	@	PHI	Jack Scott	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	1--	2	5	7	0.151	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Webb Scores
20	20	3	1	1927-07-29	CHC		NYG	Larry Benton	behind 0-2	b 2	1	---	1	5	7	0.101	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	4	1	1927-07-30	CHC		PHI	Frank Ulrich	behind 0-3	b 6	1	---	1	5	7	0.090	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	5	1	1927-08-17	CHC	@	BRO	Dazzy Vance	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	5	7	0.158	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Heathcote Scores
23	23	6	1	1927-09-24	CHC		PHI	Russ Miller	ahead 6-2	b 7	1	-2-	2	4	7	0.020	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Heathcote Scores
24	24	7	1	1927-10-02	CHC	@	STL	Jesse Haines	behind 3-6	t 8	0	---	1	4	7	0.067	14%		Home Run (LF-CF)
1928	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1928-04-24	CHC		PIT	Joe Dawson	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	1	5	7	0.110	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	2	1	1928-05-07	CHC		PHI	Augie Walsh	ahead 3-1	b 5	0	1--	2	5	7	0.097	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Wilson Scores
27	27	3	1	1928-07-03	CHC	@	STL	Hal Haid	ahead 7-5	t 9	0	123	4	5	7	0.028	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Maguire Scores/unER; K. Cuyler Scores/unER; C. Heathcote Scores
28	28	4	1	1928-07-04 (2)	CHC	@	STL	Grover Alexander	ahead 8-4	t 4	0	1--	2	5	7
29	29	5	1	1928-07-20	CHC		NYG	Larry Benton	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	---	1	5	7	0.105	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	6	1	1928-07-31 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	Freddie Fitzsimmons	tied 2-2	t 7	1	---	1	5	7	0.204	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	7	1	1928-08-02	CHC	@	BRO	Doug McWeeny	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	7	0.106	58%		Home Run
32	32	8	1	1928-09-04	CHC	@	PIT	Fred Fussell	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	--3	2	5	7	0.150	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Maguire Scores/unER; R. Stephenson Scores/unER
1929	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1929-04-17	CHC		PIT	Ray Kremer	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	-23	3	6	7	0.104	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Hornsby Scores; H. Wilson Scores
34	34	2	1	1929-05-07	CHC	@	BRO	Lou Koupal	ahead 5-0	t 6	2	12-	3	6	7	0.048	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Beck Scores/unER; R. Hornsby Scores/unER; R. Stephenson Scores/unER
35	35	3	1	1929-07-01	CHC	@	STL	Jesse Haines	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	123	4	6	7	0.178	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Hornsby Scores; H. Wilson Scores; K. Cuyler Scores
36	36	4	2	1929-07-01	CHC	@	STL	Mul Holland	behind 8-9	t 6	1	12-	3	6	7	0.317	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Hornsby Scores; H. Wilson Scores
37	37	5	1	1929-07-12	CHC	@	NYG	Larry Benton	behind 0-2	t 7	1	---	1	5	7	0.113	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	6	1	1929-07-13	CHC	@	NYG	Dutch Henry	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.093	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	7	1	1929-07-16	CHC	@	PHI	Claude Willoughby	behind 2-4	t 6	0	---	1	5	7	0.112	36%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	8	1	1929-07-26	CHC		PHI	Sam Dailey	ahead 12-8	b 6	2	---	1	5	7	0.030	96%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	9	1	1929-07-28	CHC		PHI	Les Sweetland	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	1-3	3	5	7	0.116	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Hornsby Scores; H. Wilson Scores
42	42	10	1	1929-07-30	CHC		BSN	Bruce Cunningham	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	1--	2	5	7	0.134	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Wilson Scores
43	43	11	1	1929-08-04	CHC		BRO	Watson Clark	behind 3-4	b 5	1	---	1	6	7	0.139	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
44	44	12	1	1929-08-09	CHC	@	PHI	Ray Benge	tied 5-5	t 3	0	1--	2	5	7	0.149	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Wilson Scores
45	45	13	1	1929-08-12	CHC	@	BSN	Ben Cantwell	behind 1-2	t 6	2	1--	2	5	7	0.294	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Wilson Scores
46	46	14	1	1929-08-21	CHC	@	NYG	Carl Mays	ahead 5-2	t 6	0	1--	2	6	7	0.079	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Cuyler Scores
47	47	15	1	1929-09-04 (2)	CHC	@	STL	Syl Johnson	ahead 4-3	t 6	2	-2-	2	6	7	0.195	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Wilson Scores
48	48	16	1	1929-09-09	CHC		BSN	Percy Jones	behind 2-3	b 9	1	---	1	6	7	0.460	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
49	49	17	1	1929-09-11	CHC		PHI	Lou Koupal	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	---	1	6	7	0.077	81%		Home Run
1930	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1930-04-17	CHC	@	STL	Herman Bell	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	5	7	0.099	67%		Home Run (LF-CF)
51	51	2	1	1930-05-25	CHC		STL	Bill Hallahan	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	1	6	7	0.079	79%		Home Run (LF-CF)
52	52	3	1	1930-07-04 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	Marty Lang	ahead 8-0	t 9	2	-2-	2	5	7	0.001	100%		Home Run (LF Line); H. Wilson Scores
53	53	4	1	1930-07-16 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	Dolf Luque	behind 0-5	t 7	2	---	1	5	7	0.022	5%		Home Run (LF-CF)
54	54	5	1	1930-09-07	CHC		PIT	Glenn Spencer	behind 1-3	b 4	0	---	1	5	7	0.106	45%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1931	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1931-05-09	CHC	@	NYG	Carl Hubbell	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	7	0.096	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1932	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1932-04-28	CHC		STL	Dizzy Dean	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	12-	3	5	7	0.102	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Richbourg Scores; D. Taylor Scores
57	57	2	1	1932-06-25	CHC	@	STL	Jesse Haines	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.101	50%		Home Run (LF-CF)
58	58	3	1	1932-07-01	CHC		CIN	Benny Frey	behind 2-4	b 4	0	---	1	4	7	0.118	43%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	4	1	1932-08-27 (2)	CHC		NYG	Waite Hoyt	tied 0-0	b 4	0	1--	2	4	7	0.184	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Cuyler Scores
1933	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1933-04-29	CHC		CIN	Benny Frey	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.033	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Herman Scores; B. Herman Scores
61	61	2	1	1933-05-02	CHC	@	NYG	Bill Shores	ahead 10-0	t 9	2	---	1	4	7	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	3	1	1933-05-07 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	Ed Brandt	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7
63	63	4	1	1933-06-03	CHC		STL	Syl Johnson	tied 5-5	b 5	0	--3	2	4	7	0.128	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Herman Scores

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