Johnny Niggeling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johnny Niggeling

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1903

Place of Birth: Remsen, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1963

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Arnold Niggeling (July 10, 1903 – September 16, 1963) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
He was a knuckleball specialist who pitched for nine seasons (1938–1946) with the Boston Bees/Braves, Cincinnati Reds, St.
Louis Browns and Washington Senators. Born in Remsen, Iowa, Niggeling broke into the majors at the age of 35.
He won a career-high 15 games with the Browns before joining the wartime Senators, who fielded a starting rotation featuring four knuckleballers.
He finished in the top ten in league earned run average three times, and twice in strikeouts.
His career record was 64-69 with a 3.22 ERA. In later years, Niggeling worked as a barber in Le Mars, Iowa. Niggeling died at age 60 in LeMars, having committed suicide by hanging himself in his hotel room.
He had been suffering from back pain the last few years of his life and was recently divorced from his wife.