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Dennis Higgins
Dennis Dean Higgins

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 12, 1966
  vs. CAL 2.7 IP, 1 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER
Final Game August 26, 1972
Born August 4, 1939 in Jefferson City, MO

Cousin of Joe Crede

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1966 26 CHW AL   1   0  42   1   0   0  13  5   93.0   66   27   26   9   33   86   5   8   372   4   2  2.52  3.16  126 1.065
 1967 27 CHW AL   1   2   9   0   0   0   2  0   12.3   13    9    8   0   10    8   3   3    62   0   0  5.84  3.00   51 1.865
 1968 28 WSA AL   4   4  59   0   0   0  33 13   99.7   81   40   36   8   46   66   3   4   424   9   0  3.25  2.92   90 1.274
 1969 29 WSA AL  10   9  55   0   0   0  35 16   85.3   79   42   33   7   56   71   3  15   383   7   0  3.48  3.45   99 1.582
 1970 30 CLE AL   4   6  58   0   0   0  29 11   90.3   82   43   40   8   54   82   2   6   395   8   0  3.99  3.90   98 1.506
 1971 31 STL NL   1   0   3   0   0   0   1  0    7.0    6    3    3   0    2    6   0   0    29   0   0  3.86  3.61   94 1.143
 1972 32 STL NL   1   2  15   1   0   0   7  1   22.7   19   14   10   0   22   20   0   2   107   0   0  3.97  3.42   86 1.809
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .489  22  23 241   2   0   0 120 46  410.3  346  178  156  32  223  339  16  38  1772  28   2  3.42  3.34   98 1.387
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   6  67   0   0   0  33 12  114.7   96   49   43   8   62   94   4  10   495   7   0  3.42  3.34   98 1.387
 Career High     10   9  59   1   0   0  35 16   99.7   82   43   40   9   56   86   5  15   424   9   2  2.52  3.90  126 1.065

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 26 CHW AL  42   17    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   4  .176  .222  .176   20    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 27 CHW AL   9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 28 WSA AL  59   15    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .133  .188  .133    0    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 29 WSA AL  55   11    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .091  .091  .091  -47    1   1   0   0   0   1
 1970 30 CLE AL  58   12    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   4  .250  .357  .250   68    3   1   0   0   0   1
 1971 31 STL NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 32 STL NL  15    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      241   58    3    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   4  17  .155  .210  .155    8    9   3   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         39    2    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   3  11  .155  .210  .155    8    6   2   0   0   0   1
 Career High     59   17    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   5                           3   1   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 26 CHW AL   18   14    1   1.9    84| .176  .240| .222  .306| .176  .370| .398  .676|  20  .216  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1967 27 CHW AL    1    1    0   0.0    79| .000  .235| .000  .303| .000  .353| .000  .656|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1968 28 WSA AL   17   14    0   0.0    77| .133  .235| .188  .303| .133  .347| .321  .651|   0  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1969 29 WSA AL   12   12    0   0.0    90| .091  .247| .091  .323| .091  .373| .182  .696| -47  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1970 30 CLE AL   15   11    1   2.4   101| .250  .262| .357  .337| .250  .400| .607  .738|  68  .262  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1971 31 STL NL    1    1    0   0.0    96| .000  .264| .000  .331| .000  .387| .000  .718|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1972 32 STL NL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .255| .000  .323| .000  .377| .000  .700|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        65   54    2   1.0    87| .155  .245| .210  .316| .155  .371| .365  .687|   8  .075  -6.9  -0.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 26 CHW AL P 42 4 15 0 2 1.000 .950 0.45 0.75 1.84 1.99 1 93.0 1967 27 CHW AL P 9 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.44 0.74 2.93 1.98 0 12.3 1968 28 WSA AL P 59 2 11 0 0 1.000 .956 0.22 0.73 1.17 1.89 0 99.7 1969 29 WSA AL P 55 4 7 0 0 1.000 .948 0.20 0.69 1.16 1.88 0 85.3 1970 30 CLE AL P 58 7 14 1 0 .955 .950 0.36 0.67 2.09 1.86 0 90.3 1971 31 STL NL P 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.77 2.57 1.93 0 7.0 1972 32 STL NL P 15 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 0.20 0.73 1.19 1.78 1 22.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 26 CHW AL P 42 4 15 0 2 1.000 .950 0.45 0.75 1.84 1.99 1 93.0 1967 27 CHW AL P 9 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.44 0.74 2.93 1.98 0 12.3 1968 28 WSA AL P 59 2 11 0 0 1.000 .956 0.22 0.73 1.17 1.89 0 99.7 1969 29 WSA AL P 55 4 7 0 0 1.000 .948 0.20 0.69 1.16 1.88 0 85.3 1970 30 CLE AL P 58 7 14 1 0 .955 .950 0.36 0.67 2.09 1.86 0 90.3 1971 31 STL NL P 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.77 2.57 1.93 0 7.0 1972 32 STL NL P 15 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 0.20 0.73 1.19 1.78 1 22.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 241 22 51 1 2 .986 .951 0.30 0.71 1.60 1.90 2 410.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 241 22 51 1 2 .986 .951 0.30 0.71 1.60 1.90 2 410
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1968 AL-59-5

Saves
1968 AL-13-3
1969 AL-16-4

Wild Pitches
1969 AL-15-3

Games Finished
1968 AL-33-7
1969 AL-35-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 7 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants from the Chicago White Sox in the 1962 minor league draft.

April, 1963: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago White Sox.

February 13, 1968: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ron Hansen and Steve Jones to the Washington Senators for Tim Cullen, Buster Narum, and Bob Priddy.

December 5, 1969: Traded by the Washington Senators with Barry Moore to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Nelson, Horacio Pina, and Ron Law.

July 15, 1971: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Cleveland Indians.

September 1, 1972: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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