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Pinky Higgins
Michael Franklin Higgins (Pinky)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School University of Texas at Austin

Debut June 25, 1930
Final Game September 29, 1946
Born May 27, 1909 in Red Oak, TX
Died March 21, 1969 in Dallas, TX

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1930 21 PHA AL  14   24    1    6   2  0   0    0   0  0   4   5  .250  .357  .333   73    8   0           0    
 1933 24 PHA AL 152  567   85  178  34 12  13   99   2  7  61  53  .314  .383  .485  128  275   5           2    
 1934 25 PHA AL 144  543   89  179  37  6  16   90   9  2  56  70  .330  .392  .508  135  276   7           0     MVP-17,AS
 1935 26 PHA AL 133  524   69  155  32  4  23   94   6  2  42  62  .296  .350  .504  119  264   5           2     MVP-20
 1936 27 PHA AL 146  550   89  159  32  2  12   80   7  4  67  61  .289  .366  .420   95  231   3           0     AS
 1937 28 BOS AL 153  570   88  172  33  5   9  106   2  6  76  51  .302  .385  .425  100  242   7           1    
 1938 29 BOS AL 139  524   77  159  29  5   5  106  10  9  71  55  .303  .388  .406   95  213   7           1    
 1939 30 DET AL 132  489   57  135  23  2   8   76   7  4  56  41  .276  .353  .380   82  186  14           2  14
 1940 31 DET AL 131  480   70  130  24  3  13   76   4  2  61  31  .271  .357  .415   92  199   7           3  14
 1941 32 DET AL 147  540   79  161  28  3  11   73   5  4  67  45  .298  .378  .422  103  228  10           2  20 MVP-27
 1942 33 DET AL 143  499   65  133  34  2  11   79   3  7  72  21  .267  .362  .409  110  204   5           3  21
 1943 34 DET AL 138  523   62  145  20  1  10   84   2  5  57  31  .277  .349  .377  106  197  11           1  17 MVP-21
 1944 35 DET AL 148  543   79  161  32  4   7   76   4  4  81  34  .297  .392  .409  123  222  12           4  17 MVP-19,AS
 1946 37 TOT AL  82  260   20   68  14  2   2   36   0  3  29  30  .262  .338  .354   89   92   3           1   9
         DET AL  18   60    2   13   3  1   0    8   0  1   5   6  .217  .277  .300   57   18   1           0   1
         BOS AL  64  200   18   55  11  1   2   28   0  2  24  24  .275  .356  .370   98   74   2           1   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1802 6636  930 1941 374 51 140 1075  61 59 800 590  .292  .370  .428  107 2837  96   0   0  22 112
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        597   84  174  34  5  13   97   5  5  72  53  .292  .370  .428  107  255   9   0   0   2  10
 Career High    153  570   89  179  37 12  23  106  10  9  81  70  .330  .392  .508  135  276  14   0   0   4  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1930 21 PHA AL   28   18    3   4.4   119| .250  .300| .357  .365| .333  .441| .690  .806|  73  .423  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1933 24 PHA AL  635  401  102   6.8   107| .314  .282| .383  .354| .485  .406| .868  .760| 128  .660  22.0   2.1  22%
 1934 25 PHA AL  606  373  109   7.8   108| .330  .283| .392  .356| .508  .408| .900  .764| 135  .691  27.7   2.6  81%
 1935 26 PHA AL  573  376   92   6.6   110| .296  .286| .350  .359| .504  .414| .854  .772| 119  .619  12.5   1.2  75%
 1936 27 PHA AL  620  398   85   5.7   120| .289  .296| .366  .371| .420  .435| .786  .806|  95  .511  -3.4  -0.3  63%
 1937 28 BOS AL  654  411   91   5.8   120| .302  .295| .385  .371| .425  .439| .810  .810| 100  .549   1.9   0.2  25%
 1938 29 BOS AL  603  381   81   5.6   123| .303  .296| .388  .376| .406  .442| .794  .818|  95  .527  -2.4  -0.2  52%
 1939 30 DET AL  561  386   65   4.5   120| .276  .295| .353  .371| .380  .436| .733  .807|  82  .443 -13.4  -1.3  63%
 1940 31 DET AL  551  373   70   5.0   119| .271  .290| .357  .364| .415  .439| .772  .804|  92  .502  -5.6  -0.5  66%
 1941 32 DET AL  619  413   85   5.5   115| .298  .287| .378  .366| .422  .423| .800  .789| 103  .569   3.3   0.3  55%
 1942 33 DET AL  579  399   71   4.8   101| .267  .275| .362  .350| .409  .385| .771  .735| 110  .568   8.5   0.9  30%
 1943 34 DET AL  592  411   67   4.4    93| .277  .265| .349  .341| .377  .366| .726  .706| 106  .572   4.0   0.4  28%
 1944 35 DET AL  640  415   86   5.6    96| .297  .275| .392  .343| .409  .375| .801  .718| 123  .646  20.6   2.2  50%
 1946 37 TOT AL  293  207   30   3.9   101| .262  .270| .338  .346| .354  .389| .692  .735|  89  .467  -3.6  -0.4   0%
         DET AL   66   50    5   2.7   101| .217  .270| .277  .346| .300  .389| .577  .735|  57  .308  -3.7  -0.4   0%
         BOS AL  227  157   25   4.2   101| .275  .270| .356  .346| .370  .389| .726  .735|  98  .510   0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     7554 4962 1037   5.6   111| .292  .285| .370  .360| .428  .413| .798  .773| 107  .570  71.2   7.1  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1930 21 PHA AL  3B    5      2    6    0    0 1.000  .941  1.60  2.84            
                 2B    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.65            
                 SS    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  4.60            
 1933 24 PHA AL  3B  152    159  270   24   23  .947  .954  2.82  2.73            
 1934 25 PHA AL  3B  144    147  247   37   34  .914  .943  2.74  2.95             AS
 1935 26 PHA AL  3B  131    162  214   21   15  .947  .947  2.87  2.94            
 1936 27 PHA AL  3B  145    151  266   26   24  .941  .946  2.88  3.02             AS
 1937 28 BOS AL  3B  152    161  258   29   29  .935  .946  2.76  3.07            
 1938 29 BOS AL  3B  138    140  272   39   28  .914  .941  2.99  3.07            
 1939 30 DET AL  3B  130    140  241   36   22  .914  .943  2.93  3.03            
 1940 31 DET AL  3B  129    133  239   29   16  .928  .937  2.88  3.12            
 1941 32 DET AL  3B  145    153  304   26   14  .946  .947  3.15  3.19            
 1942 33 DET AL  3B  137    134  243   30   24  .926  .939  2.75  3.03            
 1943 34 DET AL  3B  138    156  253   26   22  .940  .951  2.96  3.07            
 1944 35 DET AL  3B  146    146  311   22   21  .954  .954  3.13  3.23             AS
 1946 37 TOT AL  3B   76     64  134   11   16  .947  .948  2.61  2.89            
         DET AL  3B   17     12   25    2    2  .949  .949  2.18  2.89            
         BOS AL  3B   59     52  109    9   14  .947  .948  2.73  2.89            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1930 21 PHA AL  2B    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.65            

 1930 21 PHA AL  3B    5      2    6    0    0 1.000  .941  1.60  2.84            
 1933 24 PHA AL  3B  152    159  270   24   23  .947  .954  2.82  2.73            
 1934 25 PHA AL  3B  144    147  247   37   34  .914  .943  2.74  2.95            
 1935 26 PHA AL  3B  131    162  214   21   15  .947  .947  2.87  2.94            
 1936 27 PHA AL  3B  145    151  266   26   24  .941  .946  2.88  3.02            
 1937 28 BOS AL  3B  152    161  258   29   29  .935  .946  2.76  3.07            
 1938 29 BOS AL  3B  138    140  272   39   28  .914  .941  2.99  3.07            
 1939 30 DET AL  3B  130    140  241   36   22  .914  .943  2.93  3.03            
 1940 31 DET AL  3B  129    133  239   29   16  .928  .937  2.88  3.12            
 1941 32 DET AL  3B  145    153  304   26   14  .946  .947  3.15  3.19            
 1942 33 DET AL  3B  137    134  243   30   24  .926  .939  2.75  3.03            
 1943 34 DET AL  3B  138    156  253   26   22  .940  .951  2.96  3.07            
 1944 35 DET AL  3B  146    146  311   22   21  .954  .954  3.13  3.23            
 1946 37 TOT AL  3B   76     64  134   11   16  .947  .948  2.61  2.89            
         DET AL  3B   17     12   25    2    2  .949  .949  2.18  2.89            
         BOS AL  3B   59     52  109    9   14  .947  .948  2.73  2.89            

 1930 21 PHA AL  SS    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  4.60            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Position Total  3B 1768   1848 3258  356  288  .935  .946  2.89  3.03            
                 2B    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.65            
                 SS    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  4.60            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Overall Total      1771   1849 3259  356  288  .935  .946  2.88  3.03

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   7  24   2   8  3  1  1   6   3   3  .333  .407  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
 1946   WS    BOS STL     L   7  24   1   5  1  0  0   2   2   0  .208  .269  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2  14  48   3  13  4  1  1   8   5   3  .271  .340  .458   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1934   PHA AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1936   PHA AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1944   DET AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

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.

All-Star
1934
1936 (3B)
1944 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1934-AL-17-0.04
1935-AL-20-0.04
1941-AL-27-0.00
1943-AL-21-0.02
1944-AL-19-0.02
Car-829-0.12 shares

Batting Average
1933 AL-.314-10
1934 AL-.330-8

On-base %
1944 AL-.392-6

Slugging %
1933 AL-.485-8
1935 AL-.504-7

OPS
1933 AL-.868-8

Games
1933 AL-152-5

Total Bases
1933 AL-275-8

Doubles
1942 AL-34-7
1944 AL-32-8

Triples
1933 AL-12-7

Home Runs
1935 AL-23-6

RBI
1933 AL-99-10
1943 AL-84-9

Bases on Balls
1944 AL-81-5

Strikeouts
1933 AL-53-10
1934 AL-70-4
1935 AL-62-7
1936 AL-61-9

Singles
1941 AL-119-9
1943 AL-114-9
1944 AL-118-10

Adjusted OPS+
1933 AL-128-9

Runs Created
1933 AL-102-10

Extra-Base Hits
1933 AL-59-8

Times on Base
1944 AL-246-7

Offensive Win%
1933 AL-.660-10
1934 AL-.691-10

Hit By Pitch
1940 AL-3-8
1944 AL-4-9

Sac. Hits
1939 AL-14-9
1941 AL-10-9
1944 AL-12-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1941 AL-20-4
1942 AL-21-2
1943 AL-17-7
1944 AL-17-7

Caught Stealing
1938 AL-9-4

Power/Speed Number
1934 AL-11.5-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1942 AL-23.8-6

At Bats per Home Run
1935 AL-22.8-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 34 (700) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 30.0 (266) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 27.0 (624) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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.

Transactions
December 9, 1936: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Billy Werber.
December 15, 1938: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Archie McKain to the Detroit Tigers for Elden Auker, Jake Wade, and Chet Morgan.
May 19, 1946: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Detroit Tigers.
December 17, 1946: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1934 1936 (3B) 1944 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1934-AL-17-0.04 1935-AL-20-0.04 1941-AL-27-0.00 1943-AL-21-0.02 1944-AL-19-0.02 Car-829-0.12 shares	Batting Average 1933 AL-.314-10 1934 AL-.330-8	On-base % 1944 AL-.392-6	Slugging % 1933 AL-.485-8 1935 AL-.504-7	OPS 1933 AL-.868-8
Games 1933 AL-152-5	Total Bases 1933 AL-275-8	Doubles 1942 AL-34-7 1944 AL-32-8	Triples 1933 AL-12-7	Home Runs 1935 AL-23-6	RBI 1933 AL-99-10 1943 AL-84-9
Bases on Balls 1944 AL-81-5	Strikeouts 1933 AL-53-10 1934 AL-70-4 1935 AL-62-7 1936 AL-61-9	Singles 1941 AL-119-9 1943 AL-114-9 1944 AL-118-10	Adjusted OPS+ 1933 AL-128-9	Runs Created 1933 AL-102-10	Extra-Base Hits 1933 AL-59-8
Times on Base 1944 AL-246-7	Offensive Win% 1933 AL-.660-10 1934 AL-.691-10	Hit By Pitch 1940 AL-3-8 1944 AL-4-9	Sac. Hits 1939 AL-14-9 1941 AL-10-9 1944 AL-12-10	Grounded into Double Plays 1941 AL-20-4 1942 AL-21-2 1943 AL-17-7 1944 AL-17-7	Caught Stealing 1938 AL-9-4
Power/Speed Number 1934 AL-11.5-7	At Bats per Strikeout 1942 AL-23.8-6	At Bats per Home Run 1935 AL-22.8-5