Charles Arthur Niebergall (May 23, 1899 – August 29, 1982) was an American professional

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and

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. He appeared in 54 major league games over three seasons for the

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. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed. Niebergall was one of a number of baseball players in the first half of the 20th century to be nicknamed "Nig", being referred to as such in newspaper reports as early as June 1923. Niebergall spent the entire 1924 season with the Cardinals, playing in 40 games (17 as starting catcher) and batting .293. All told, he had 21 major-league

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, with eight doubles and eight

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. He played in the

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for all or part of 14 seasons between 1920 and 1935, and scouted for the

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after his playing career ended.

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