Where Does Mule Riggins Fit Among Detroit's Top Shortstops?

Bill Riggins was a fixture at shortstop for seven years with the Detroit Stars.

In a recent post, I examined Detroit Stars' outfielders "Turkey" Stearnes and Pete Hill and compared them to the Tigers top center fielders throughout history. I also discussed some of the challenges in evaluating Negro League players. In this post, I will look at the Detroit shortstops

Before it was announced that Negro leagues would be recognized as major leagues and before Negro League data was so conveniently available at Seamheads.com, I listed the top ten shortstops in Detroit Tigers history. The only Stars shortstop with enough playing to consider for the all Detroit top ten list is Bill "Mule" Riggins.

There…