Charlie Niebergall

Charlie Niebergall
Charlie Niebergall
	Catcher
	Born: May 23, 1899; New York, New York
	Died: August 29, 1982 (aged 83); Holiday, Florida
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 17, 1921, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1924, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.228
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	8
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1921; 1923–1924);

Charles Arthur Niebergall (May 23, 1899 – August 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball player and scout. The catcher appeared in 54 Major League games over three seasons (1921; 1923–24) for the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed "Nig,"^[1] he was born in New York, New York. He threw and batted right-handed, was 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).

Niebergall spent the entire 1924 season with the Cardinals, getting into 40 games (17 as starting catcher) and batting .293. All told, he had 21 big-league hits, with eight doubles and eight runs batted in. He played in the minor leagues for all or part of 14 years (1920–23; 1925–32; 1934–35), and scouted for the Boston Red Sox after his playing career ended.

References

^ "Charlie Niebergall Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference

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