Johnny Niggeling
Johnny Niggeling | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Remsen, Iowa | July 10, 1903|
Died: September 16, 1963 Le Mars, Iowa | (aged 60)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 30, 1938, for the Boston Bees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 1, 1946, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 64–69 |
Earned run average | 3.22 |
Strikeouts | 620 |
Teams | |
John Arnold Niggeling (July 10, 1903 – September 16, 1963) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was a knuckleball specialist who pitched for nine seasons (1938–1946) with the Boston Bees/Braves, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators.
Born in Remsen, Iowa, Niggeling broke into the majors at the age of 35. He won a career-high 15 games with the Browns before joining the wartime Senators, who fielded a starting rotation featuring four knuckleballers. He finished in the top ten in league earned run average three times, and twice in strikeouts. His career record was 64–69 with a 3.22 ERA.
In later years, Niggeling worked as a barber in Le Mars, Iowa.[1]
Niggeling died at age 60 in LeMars, having committed suicide by hanging himself in his hotel room. He had been suffering from back pain the last few years of his life and was recently divorced from his wife.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Johnny Niggeling at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Joan M. Thomas, Retrieved January 24, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Johnny Niggeling at Find a Grave
- 1903 births
- 1963 deaths
- Barbers
- Baseball players from Iowa
- Baseball players who committed suicide
- Boston Bees players
- Boston Braves players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Knuckleball pitchers
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Le Mars, Iowa
- St. Louis Browns players
- Suicides by hanging in Iowa
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
- Nashville Vols players
- American baseball pitcher, 1900s births stubs