Arthur Riggs

Arthur S. Riggs

Biographical Information[edit]

Arthur Riggs caught and managed in the minors in the Deadball Era.

He hit .247 for the 1904 Leavenworth Orioles. He managed the Camden Ouachitas for part of 1906. In 1908, he was with the Hot Springs Vaporites and Argenta Shamrocks (a combined .198) and also managed for both teams. In '09, he hit .276 as player-manager of the Newport Pearl Diggers and also managed the Vaporites for a period. He batted .207 and slugged .305 in 25 games for the 1910 El Reno Packers and also served as their skipper. He managed the 1912 Talladega Highlanders, 1913 Selma Centralites, 1914 Selma River Rats and 1922 Greeneville Burley Cubs. He also umpired in the Appalachian League in 1913.

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1906	Camden Ouachitas	Arkansas-Texas League		--	--	Succeeded by Cleve Turner

1908	Hot Springs Giants	Arkansas State League		--	--	Succeeded by W. Forbes
	Argenta Shamrocks	Arkansas State League		5th		Succeeded Charles Reece
1909	Hot Springs Vaporites	Arkansas State League		--	--	Succeeded by Elmer Coyle
	Newport Pearl Diggers	Northeast Arkansas League	29-25	2nd
1910	El Reno Packers	Western Association	65-43	NA
1911	Fort Smith Scouts	Western Association	29-14	1st
	Huntsville Westerns	Southeastern League		4th		Succeeded Bill Evans
1912	Huntsville Mountaineers/Talladega Highlanders	Southeastern League	9-15	5th
1913	Selma Centralites	Cotton States League		--	--	Succeeded by Harry Spratt
1914	Selma River Rats	Georgia-Alabama League		1st		Succeeded W. Guiterrez

1922	Greeneville Burley Cubs	Appalachian League		--	--	Succeeded by Sam Alexander

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