Joe Wiggins (baseball)

Joe Wiggins
Joe Wiggins
	Third baseman
	Born: September 19, 1906; Dinwiddie County, Virginia
	Died: October 25, 1984 (aged 78); Cleveland, Ohio
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1930, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1934, for the Bacharach Giants
Teams
	Nashville Elite Giants (1930); Cleveland Cubs (1931); Baltimore Black Sox (1932); New York Black Yankees (1933); Bacharach Giants (1933–1934);

Joseph Clifton Wiggins (September 19, 1906 – October 25, 1984), also known as "Joe Chevalier", and nicknamed "Jumping Joe", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1930s.

A native of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Wiggins attended Virginia State University, Atlanta University, and Fisk University.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1930 for the Nashville Elite Giants, and played for several teams through 1934.[2] Wiggins died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1984 at age 78.

References

"Joe Wiggins". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Joe Wiggins". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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[1] "Joe Wiggins". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "Joe Wiggins". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.