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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

debut

1915, for the Indianapolis ABCs

Last appearance

1934, for the Bacharach Giants

Teams

As player

Indianapolis ABCs (1915)
West Baden Sprudels (1915)
Hilldale Club (1917-1930)
Bacharach Giants (1931-1934)

As manager

Hilldale Club (1917, 1919, 1927-1928)
Bacharach Giants (1932-1934)
Otto Briggs All Stars (1934)

Otto "Mirror" Briggs (April 7, 1891 – October 28, 1943) was an American baseball outfielder, manager and team owner in the Negro leagues.

Career

Brigs played from 1915 to 1934, playing mostly with the Hilldale Club and the Bacharach Giants.

Briggs also managed both teams: Hilldale in 1917, 1919, and from 1927 to 1928, and the Giants from 1932 to 1934; that same year, he also managed the Otto Briggs All Stars. Two years later, Briggs became the owner of the Philadelphia Black Meteors.

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