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| Text on Button | RIGGS STEPHENSON CHICAGO "CUBS" 3 |
| Image Description | Color illustration of baseball player Riggs Stephenson (wearing a blue hat with a capital letter "C" on it) on a green background with dark blue text on a yellow background below |
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| Additional Information | Riggs Stephenson is a former major league baseball player who primarily played for the Chicago Cubs. Between 1921 and 1934 he played 14 seasons, 9 of which were with the Cubs. Stephenson is known for having a career batting average of .336. To this day his career batting average is tied for first in Cubs franchise history. He primarily played left field and was nicknamed "Old Hoss" for his reliable hitting. |
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All-time Cubs player hitting stat leaders. MLB.com. (2025, January 15). https://www.mlb.com/cubs/stats/batting-average/all-time-totals Bastian, J. (2020, April 28). Cubs’ top 5 left fielders: Bastian’s take. MLB.com. https://www.mlb.com/news/cubs-left-fielders-all-time-ranking Riggs Stephenson stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more. Baseball Reference . (2025, January 15). https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stephri01.shtml Wolf, G. H. (2021, September 26). Riggs Stephenson. Society for American Baseball Research. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/riggs-stephenson/ |
| Catalog ID | SP0190 |