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.
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][3]
He died at the age of 79 on November 16, 2012.
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^Dardick, Hal (July 30, 2004). "Negro leagues' fans step up to the plate". Chicago Tribune. from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
January 01, 1970
wiggins, australian, footballer, footballer, robert, wiggins, september, 1933, november, 2012, outfielder, played, negro, american, league, 1959, 1960, raleigh, tigers, kansas, city, monarchs, outfielderborn, 1933, september, 1933greensboro, alabamadied, novem. For the Australian footballer see Bob Wiggins footballer 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 WigginsOutfielderBorn 1933 09 28 September 28 1933Greensboro AlabamaDied November 16 2012 2012 11 16 aged 79 Hines IllinoisNegro American League debut1959 for the Raleigh TigersLast appearance1960 for the TeamsRaleigh Tigers 1959 Kansas City Monarchs 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 3 He died at the age of 79 on November 16 2012 References edit Negro League Legends Archived from the original on 2011 11 17 Retrieved 2013 01 09 Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on 2014 06 01 Retrieved 2013 01 09 Dardick Hal July 30 2004 Negro leagues fans step up to the plate Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on 2022 08 22 Retrieved 2022 08 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Wiggins amp oldid 1107852061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
