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Johnny Rigney

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: October 28, 1914 in Oak Park, IL us

Died: October 21, 1984 in Lombard, IL

Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL

School: University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)

Debut: April 21, 1937 (Age 22-175d, 8,229th in major league history)
vs. SLB 3.2 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: July 4, 1947 (Age 32-249d)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: John Dungan Rigney

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.1

ERA

3.59

197

132

1186.1

605

WHIP

1.307

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-28 / in Starts: 4-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 59 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	36 (18-12-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 59 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
L Rosenthal	1
J Dykes	1
G Meyer	1
J Gerlach	1

Most Driven In By
M Owen	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	23	2 (1)	Apr 20	CHW		DET	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.27	-0.031	6.11	-0.05%	-0.23	P
2	24	5 (2)	Apr 23	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	25	7 (1)	Apr 26	CHW		CLE	L,6-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	26	9 (1)	Apr 29	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.26	-0.099	3.02	-0.14%	-0.95	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	27	12 (2)	May 3	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-7	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.021	.83	-0.03%	-0.38	P
6	28	16 (3)	May 7	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	29	24 (7)	May 25	CHW		PHA	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.10	-0.003	.18	0.00%	-0.14	P
8	30	26 (1)	May 27	CHW		DET	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	31	30 (3)	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-8	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.005	.23	0.00%	-0.40	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	32	32 (1)	Jun 2	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-7	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.032	.39	-0.02%	-0.56	P
11	33	36 (3)	Jun 5 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,6-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	34	38 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,11-10	8-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.52	-0.192	2.08	-0.07%	-0.78	P
13	35	43 (4)	Jun 12 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	36	45 (1)	Jun 15	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	37	50 (4)	Jun 19 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.007	.09	0.00%	-0.21	P
16	38	51	Jun 21	CHW		WSH	L,0-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	39	62 (10)	Jul 8 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,5-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.42	-0.040	.43	-0.01%	-0.30	P
18	40	63	Jul 8 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	0-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	41	67 (3)	Jul 13	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-5	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.050	.20	-0.01%	-0.39	P
20	42	68	Jul 14	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-8	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.58	-0.019	.31	0.00%	-0.24	P
21	43	75 (6)	Jul 28 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,8-13	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	44	76	Jul 28 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,5-8	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.096	.14	-0.01%	-0.99	P
23	45	78 (1)	Jul 30	CHW		NYY	L,6-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	46	80 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,3-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.50	-0.040	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	47	83 (2)	Aug 3 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,5-13	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	48	93 (9)	Aug 12 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	1.33	0.161	.00	0.00%	1.46	P
27	49	96 (2)	Aug 14	CHW		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9						P
28	50	103 (6)	Aug 21 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9						P
29	51	106 (2)	Aug 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.125	.097	.222	9	1.25	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.76	P
30	52	112 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-9	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	.90	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.58	P
31	53	117 (4)	Aug 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	54	121 (3)	Sep 4	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.150	.171	.175	.346	9	1.86	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.82	P
33	55	126 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.159	.163	.322	9	1.31	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
34	56	131 (4)	Sep 15 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.149	.152	.301	9	2.30	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-1.84	P
35	57	136 (4)	Sep 22	CHW		NYY	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.160	.163	.323	9	1.93	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
36	58	139 (2)	Sep 25 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.160	.163	.323	9						P
37	59	143 (3)	Sep 29	CHW	@	CLE	L,8-9	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.148	.151	.299	9	.92	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
38	60	149 (5)	Oct 2 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,3-0	CG(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.161	.164	.324	9	.70	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.64	P
							10-28		59	55	1	8	1	0	0	4	1	0	17	0	3		0		0	0	.145	.161	.164	.324		1.30	-0.799	.46	-0.34%	-7.13

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