 In 1923, Bigelow played for the Macon Peaches in the South Atlantic League, finishing that year batting .367 over the course of 17 games.Beginning the 1924 season as a prospective starter for the New Orleans Pelicans during their spring training, Bigelow eventually returned to St. Petersburg where he would bat a league high .388 with 12 home runs, 10 triples, and 30 doubles.Bigelow would also score a league high 85 runs that season.