Fred Wigington was a twenty four year old right handed pitcher from Rogers Nebraska. In 1922 playing for the Hastings Cubs he led the team with an 18-11 record and led the Nebraska State League in strike outs with 260. At the end of the NSL season he moved to Omaha and was 0-4. He was picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals and in 1923 he made his major league debut.
He pitched a total of 8 and 1/3rd innings in the major leagues. He spent most of 1923 at Fort Smith in the class "C" Western Association where he was 18-12. In 1924 he was 15-19 for New Haven in the Eastern League.
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Museum of Major League Baseball St. Paul Nebraska. He is listed in their roster of Nebraska major league players.
Other references include the Fremont newspapers for 1910 and 1911 and the Lincoln paper for 1912. The 1912 Western League statistics were compiled by A.D. Scougal.