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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: April 7, 1891 Kings Mountain, North Carolina | |
| Died: October 28, 1943 (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
As manager
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Briggs 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]
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