Charlie Niebergall

Charles Arthur Niebergall (May 23, 1899 – August 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball player and scout. The catcher appeared in 54 Major League games over three seasons (1921; 1923–24) for the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed "Nig,"[1] he was born in New York, New York. He threw and batted right-handed, was 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).

Charlie Niebergall
Catcher
Born: (1899-05-23)May 23, 1899
New York, New York
Died: August 29, 1982(1982-08-29) (aged 83)
Holiday, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 1921, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1924, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average.228
Home runs0
Runs batted in8
Teams

Niebergall spent the entire 1924 season with the Cardinals, getting into 40 games (17 as starting catcher) and batting .293. All told, he had 21 big-league hits, with eight doubles and eight runs batted in. He played in the minor leagues for all or part of 14 years (1920–23; 1925–32; 1934–35), and scouted for the Boston Red Sox after his playing career ended.

References

  1. "Charlie Niebergall Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29


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