Jigger Statz

Full Name: Arnold John Statz	Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 5' 7.5"/150	First Game: July 30, 1919
Birthdate: October 20, 1897	Final Game: September 30, 1928
Birthplace: Waukegan, Illinois	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: March 16, 1988
Deathplace: Corona Del Mar, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Jigger Statz (Arnold John Statz) was born on October 20, 1897 in Waukegan, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1919 for the New York Giants. In 1922, his rookie year, he hit .297 with 1 home run and 34 RBI. Statz played for the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Jigger Statz's best season was 1923, when he stole 29 bases, hit for a .319 average and knocked in 70 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1919	NY	N	21	60	7	18	0	6	.300	.333	.367	2	1	3	8	0	0	2	0
1920	NY	N	16	30	0	4	0	5	.133	.188	.200	0	1	2	9	0	1	0	0
1920	BOS	A	2	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920	Total		18	33	0	4	0	5	.121	.171	.182	0	1	2	9	0	1	0	0
1922	CHI	N	110	462	77	137	1	34	.297	.355	.366	19	5	41	31	1	4	16	8
1923	CHI	N	154	655	110	209	10	70	.319	.375	.440	33	8	56	42	3	8	29	0
1924	CHI	N	135	549	69	152	3	49	.277	.325	.352	22	5	37	50	2	13	13	0
1925	CHI	N	38	148	21	38	2	14	.257	.317	.378	6	3	11	16	2	6	4	0
1927	BRO	N	130	507	64	139	1	21	.274	.310	.355	24	7	26	43	0	14	10	0
1928	BRO	N	77	171	28	40	0	16	.234	.311	.292	8	1	18	12	1	9	3	0
Total	NL		681	2582	376	737	17	215	.285	.338	.373	114	31	194	211	9	55	77	8
Total	AL		2	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			683	2585	376	737	17	215	.285	.337	.373	114	31	194	211	9	55	77	8

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1919	NY	N	2B	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1919	NY	N	OF	18	0	0	43	0	1	0	.977
1920	NY	N	OF	12	0	0	16	1	1	1	.944
1920	BOS	A	OF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1920	Total		OF	14	0	0	17	1	1	1	.947
1922	CHI	N	OF	110	109	827.2	309	16	14	4	.959
1922	CHI	N	CF	110	109	827.2	309	16	14	4	.959
1923	CHI	N	OF	154	0	0	438	26	12	7	.975
1924	CHI	N	OF	131	0	0	373	22	16	5	.961
1924	CHI	N	2B	1	0	0	4	4	3	0	.727
1925	CHI	N	OF	37	0	0	112	3	7	0	.943
1927	BRO	N	OF	122	0	0	371	14	4	5	.990
1927	BRO	N	2B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
1928	BRO	N	OF	52	0	0	107	3	4	2	.965
1928	BRO	N	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	110	109	827.2	309	16	14	4	.959
Total			OF	638	109	827.2	1770	85	59	24	.969
Total			2B	8	0	0	7	5	3	0	.800

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Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from New York Giants (June 7, 1920).
Traded by Los Angeles (PCL) with a player to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for 5 players to be named later (December 19, 1921); Chicago Cubs received Vic Aldridge (December 19, 1922) and Los Angeles (PCL) received Elmer Ponder, John Sullivan, Babe Twombly, Tom Daly and 4 other players (December 19, 1922).

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