Bob Wiggins

Robert Wiggins (September 28, 1933 – November 16, 2012) was an outfielder who played in the Negro American League in 1959 and 1960 for the Raleigh Tigers and Kansas City Monarchs.

Bob Wiggins
Outfielder
Born: (1933-09-28)September 28, 1933
Greensboro, Alabama
Died: November 16, 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 79)
Hines, Illinois
Negro American League debut
1959, for the Raleigh Tigers
Last appearance
1960, for the ?
Teams

He was drafted into the Army in 1953. In the mid-to-late 1950s, he played semi-professional baseball for the Chicago Brown Bombers, Chicago Giants and Mobile Black Barons, earning a tryout with the Chicago White Sox in 1958, though they did not sign him. He later received an invitation from the Chicago Cubs, who also did not give him a contract.[1][2]

He died at the age of 79 on November 16, 2012.

References

  1. "Negro League Legends". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
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