Otto "Mirror" Briggs (April 7, 1891 – October 28, 1943) was an American baseball outfielder, manager and team owner in the Negro leagues.
| Otto Briggs | |
|---|---|
 Briggs at the 1924 Colored World Series | |
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: April 7, 1891 Kings Mountain, North Carolina | |
| Died: October 28, 1943 (aged 52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1915, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1934, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
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Career
editBriggs played from 1915 to 1934, playing mostly with the Hilldale Club and the Bacharach Giants.[3]
Briggs also managed both teams: Hilldale in 1917, 1919, and from 1927 to 1928, and the Giants from 1932 to 1934;[4] that same year, he also managed the Otto Briggs All Stars.[5][6] Two years later, Briggs became the owner of the Philadelphia Black Meteors.[5][7]
References
edit- ^ "A.B.C.'s Take Three From The Sprudels" Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, Wednesday, May 19, 1915, Page 10, Column 6
- ^ "Hilldale Beaten" Philadelphia, Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, September 21, 1920, Page 14, Column 3
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Otto Briggs Seamheads manager profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Negro League Managers: Teams managed by Otto Briggs. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Staff (September 27, 1934). "Briggs' Youngsters Nip Orioles' Winning Streak". Philadelphia Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Staff (June 11, 1936). "Otto Briggs Joins Meteors Brain Trust: Former Hilldale Star Associates Himself with South Philly". June 11, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
Further reading
edit- Saunders, Jack (November 6, 1943). "Otto Briggs, Diamond Great, Dies in Philadelphia". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16
- Harrison Jr., Claude (February 19, 1957). "Proceeds of Otto Briggs Memorial Basketball Game Slated for Charity; Benefit Game Pits Big '5' Against Billy Yancy's Old Timers Sun.". Philadelphia Tribune. p. 11
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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