About Rube Wiggins
Lived 1921 – 1967 (aged 46). Rube Wiggins was an American baseball player.
Reuben Harding Wiggins (January 18, 1921 – October 22, 1967) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s.
A native of Paterson, New Jersey, Wiggins played for the New York Black Yankees in 1938. He died in Paterson in 1967 at age 46.
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Who was Rube Wiggins?
American baseball player
When was Rube Wiggins born?
Rube Wiggins was born on 18 January 1921 in Paterson, New Jersey.
When did Rube Wiggins die?
Rube Wiggins died on 22 October 1967 in Paterson, New Jersey.
What was Rube Wiggins's occupation?
Rube Wiggins was a baseball player.
What nationality was Rube Wiggins?
Rube Wiggins was American.
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