Alton Biggs

{{short description|American baseball player}} '''Carlos Alton Biggs''' (April 14, 1912 – May 14, 1981) was a long-time minor league baseball infielder who spent seven seasons as a player-manager. Nicknamed '''Arky''', he was born in Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States.

According to Baseball Reference Minors, he first played professionally in 1924 at the age of 15. He next played in 1934 and last played in 1951, at the age of 42. As a player, he collected over 2,300 hits while hitting approximately .286.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=biggs-001cha BR Minors]</ref>

He first managed the Augusta Tigers in 1941,<ref name=1941managerarticle>{{cite news |title=McFadden Joins Staff at Clemson |newspaper=Herald Journal |date=February 9, 1942 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fmIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7coEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2607,3240128&dq=arky-biggs&hl=en}}</ref> replacing Ernie Jenkins partway through the season.<ref name=jenkinsarticle>{{cite news |title=Jenkins Out As Augusta Pilot; Biggs Temporarily In Charge |first=Harry |last=Gage |newspaper=The Sporting News |date=July 10, 1941 |url=http://www.paperofrecord.com/paper_view.asp?PaperId=834&RecordId=1&PageId=7757304&iDateSearchId=}}</ref> He managed the Tigers again in 1942,<ref name=1942managerarticle>{{cite news |title=Two Columbians Buy Augusta Ball Team |newspaper=News and Courier |date=February 9, 1942 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fmIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7coEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2607,3240128&dq=arky-biggs&hl=en}}</ref> being replaced by Wally Schang partway through that year.<ref name=schangarticle>{{cite news |title=Wally Schang Takes Over Augusta Club |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=July 15, 1942 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cPU-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=N00MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2705,592326&dq=arky-biggs&hl=en}}</ref> He next managed the Phoenix Senators in 1947 and 1948.<ref name=phoenixarticle>{{cite news |title=Yanks-Senators Brawl Proves Anything Can Happen at A-T |newspaper=Prescott Evening Courier |date=May 22, 1947|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2fYKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GFADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6361,1274207&dq=arky-biggs&hl=en}}</ref> In 1949, he returned to the Augusta Tigers, eventually begin replaced by Jim Pruett. He managed the Sumter Chicks in 1950, being replaced by Vance Carlson partway through the season. In 1951, he managed the Greenville Bucks, being replaced by Lawrence Bucynski partway through the year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Biggs, Alton}} Category:1912 births Category:1981 deaths Category:People from Greenbrier, Arkansas Category:Baseball players from Arkansas Category:Minor league baseball managers Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Sportspeople from Faulkner County, Arkansas