Jiggs Parrott
Third baseman, Baseball Player
1871 – 1898
Who was Jiggs Parrott?
Walter Edward "Jiggs" Parrott was a professional baseball player whose career spanned eight seasons, four of which were spent with the Major League Baseball Chicago Colts. Parrott, an infielder, compiled a career batting average of .235 with 174 runs scored, 309 hits, 35 doubles, 23 triples, six home runs and 152 runs batted in in 317 games played. Although the majority of his career was spent in the major leagues, Parrott also played in minor league baseball. He got his start playing amateur baseball with the East Portland Willamettes. His professional baseball debut came in 1890 as a member of the Portland Webfeet. Parrott was the first MLB player from Oregon. He stood at 5 feet 11 inches and weighed 160 pounds. His brother, Tom Parrott, was also an MLB player and a teammate of his on the Chicago Colts.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1871
Portland - Siblings
- Profession
- Lived in
- Portland
- Died
- Apr 14, 1898
Phoenix
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on July 23, 2013
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