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

Otto Briggs
Briggs at the 1924 Colored World Series
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1891-04-07)April 7, 1891 Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Died: October 28, 1943(1943-10-28) (aged 52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1915, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1934, for the Bacharach Giants
Teams
As player Indianapolis ABCs (1915) West Baden Sprudels (1915) [1] Hilldale Club (1917-1930) [2] Bacharach Giants (1931-1934) As manager Hilldale Club (1917, 1919, 1927-1928) Bacharach Giants (1932-1934) Otto Briggs All Stars (1934)

Career

Brigs played from 1915 to 1934, playing mostly with the Hilldale Club and the Bacharach Giants.[3]

Briggs also managed both teams: Hilldale in 1917, 1919, and from 1927 to 1928, and the Giants from 1932 to 1934;[4] that same year, he also managed the Otto Briggs All Stars.[5][6] Two years later, Briggs became the owner of the Philadelphia Black Meteors.[5][7]

References

Further reading

• Saunders, Jack (November 6, 1943). "Otto Briggs, Diamond Great, Dies in Philadelphia". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16
• Harrison Jr., Claude (February 19, 1957). "Proceeds of Otto Briggs Memorial Basketball Game Slated for Charity; Benefit Game Pits Big '5' Against Billy Yancy's Old Timers Sun.". Philadelphia Tribune. p. 11

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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