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Johnny Riddle Johnny Riddle

Full name: John Ludy Riddle Born: October 3, 1905, Clinton, South Carolina Died December 15, 1998, Indianapolis, Indiana Buried at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Indiana First Game: April 17, 1930; Final Game: September 11, 1948 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 190 Brother of Elmer Riddle Johnny Riddle Collectibles! Johnny Riddle Memorabilia! Johnny Riddle Cards! Johnny Riddle Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1930 CHI A                25    58    7   14   3   1   0    4    3    6   1   2        0   0  .241  .290  .328  -0.4 1930 CHI A
1937 WAS A                 8    26    2    7   0   0   0    3    0    2   1   1        0   0  .269  .296  .269  -0.2 1937 WAS A
1937 BOS N                 2     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0   0   0    0      .000  .250  .000   0.0 1937 BOS N
1937 Total                10    29    2    7   0   0   0    3    1    2   1   1   0i   0   0i .241  .290  .241  -0.2 1937 Total
1938 BOS N                19    57    6   16   1   0   0    2    4    2   0   0   0    0      .281  .328  .298   0.2 1938 BOS N
1941 CIN N                10    10    2    3   0   0   0    0    0    1   0   0   0    0      .300  .300  .300   0.0 1941 CIN N
1944 CIN N                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0         -     -     -   0.0 1944 CIN N
1945 CIN N                23    45    0    8   0   0   0    2    4    6   0   0   0    0      .178  .245  .178  -0.2 1945 CIN N
1948 PIT N                10    15    1    3   0   0   0    0    1    2   0   1   1    0      .200  .250  .200  -0.1 1948 PIT N
Total NL                  65   130    9   30   1   0   0    4   10   11   0   1   1    0      .231  .286  .238  -0.1 Total NL        
Total AL                  33    84    9   21   3   1   0    7    3    8   2   3        0   0  .250  .292  .310  -0.6 Total AL        
Total                     98   214   18   51   4   1   0   11   13   19   2   4   1i   0   0i .238  .288  .266  -0.7 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG
1930 CHI A         C   25    48   13    0    3    3 1.000
1937 WAS A         C    8    28    6    1    1    1  .971
1937 BOS N         C    2     4    2    0    0    0 1.000
1937 Total         C   10    32    8    1    1    1  .976
1938 BOS N         C   19    63   15    4    4    0  .951
1941 CIN N         C   10    18    1    0    0    0 1.000
1944 CIN N         C    1     0    0    0    0    0     -
1945 CIN N         C   23    51   11    0    3    0 1.000
1948 PIT N         C   10    18    3    0    1    1 1.000
Total              C   98   230   51    5   12    5  .983
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG

TransactionsTransactions

Sold by Boston Bees to New York Yankees (August 4, 1938).

Traded by Boston Bees with Gil English, cash and 3 players to be named later to New
York Yankees in exchange for Eddie Miller (August 10, 1938); New York Yankees
received Bobby Reis and Johnny Babich (October 27, 1938) and Vince DiMaggio
(February 4, 1939).

Sold by New York Yankees to Cincinnati Reds (March 18, 1941).

Released by Cincinnati Reds (September 11, 1945).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 2, 1948).

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