Charlie Niebergall
| Charlie Niebergall | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: May 23, 1899 New York, New York | |||
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Died: August 29, 1982 (aged 83) Holiday, Florida | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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 and player information from Baseball-Reference
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