Dennis Higgins

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1939 in Jefferson City, MO us

Died: November 3, 2023 in Jefferson City, MO

Buried: Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Jefferson City, MO

High School: Jefferson City HS (Jefferson City, MO)

Debut: April 12, 1966 (Age 26-251d, 12,442nd in major league history)
vs. CAL 2.2 IP, 1 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 26, 1972 (Age 33-022d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Dennis Dean Higgins

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Relatives: Cousin of Joe Crede

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

3.42

241

410.1

339

WHIP

1.387

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-34

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 32, Entered with runners on base: 17

1970 Pitching Game Log

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1970 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	166	1	Apr 7	CLE		BAL	L,2-8	7-8		99	1.1	3	4	4	2	1	0	0	27.00	5.64	9	1	2	0	0	3		3	0	2	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.154	1.12	-0.14%	-2.76	7t 123 2 out d1	8t 3 out d5
2	167	4	Apr 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	9-GF	S(1)	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18.00	3.64	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.19	0.185	4.93	0.13%	1.50	9b 123 1 out a3	9b end a 3
3	168	6	Apr 12(2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	9-9	L(0-1)	0	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	19.29	6.07	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	-0.202	4.35	-0.16%	-1.06	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 123 1 out tie
4	169	7	Apr 14	CLE	@	DET	L,4-12	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13.50	4.44	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
5	170	8	Apr 16	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10.38	5.41	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.33	0.013	.41	0.01%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
6	171	11	Apr 22	CLE		DET	L,0-5	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8.44	4.14	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
7	172	12	Apr 24	CLE		CHW	W,4-1	8-GF	S(2)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.14	3.18	8	3	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.081	1.27	0.04%	0.35	8t 1-- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
8	173	13	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	7-GF	S(3)	0	2.1	4	2	2	2	4	0	0	6.52	2.84	13	0	3	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	2.86	0.138	2.28	0.07%	-0.61	7t 12- 2 out a3	9t end a 1
9	174	17	Apr 29	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.91	2.83	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.029	.37	0.02%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	175	19	May 1	CLE	@	KCR	W,7-5	8-GF	S(4)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.97	2.16	7	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.164	1.07	0.07%	0.92	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
11	176	20	May 2	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4	9-9	BS(1)	0	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.85	2.25	3	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.71	-0.332	4.49	-0.16%	-0.87	9b 12- 1 out a1	9b 123 2 out tie
12	177	21	May 3	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-3	8-8	H(1)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	2.26	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.01	0.066	2.46	0.03%	0.34	8b 1-- 0 out a2	8b 1-- 1 out a2
13	178	25	May 9	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	9-GF	L(0-2)	5	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	5.65	3.13	6	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.413	.82	-0.16%	-1.52	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 2
14	179	29	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	7-GF(8)	L(0-3)	6	2.0	2	4	4	4	1	2	1	7.16	5.45	12	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.06	-0.291	.72	-0.12%	-3.00	7b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 4
15	180	33	May 21	CLE		BOS	W,10-7	6-6		4	0.2	3	5	5	2	0	1	0	9.53	6.46	7	0	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.015	.04	-0.01%	-2.28	6t --- 0 out a9	6t 123 2 out a7
16	181	35	May 23	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	7-7		1	0.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	10.06	6.81	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.99	-0.147	1.01	-0.05%	-0.99	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 12- 0 out tie
17	182	38	May 25	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-6	5-7		1	3.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	8.55	6.54	12	3	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	.06	0.007	.03	0.00%	1.41	5b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d6
18	183	40	May 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	8.14	6.78	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.44	0.013	.15	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
19	184	42	May 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.77	6.73	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.012	.04	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	185	46	Jun 3	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-6	9-9	H(2)	3	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.54	6.65	4	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.61	0.057	1.70	0.01%	0.09	9b 1-- 0 out a1	9b 123 2 out a1
21	186	47	Jun 4	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-4	7-9	H(3)	0	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	6.93	6.29	9	2	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.035	.19	0.01%	0.76	7b -23 2 out a4	9b 123 2 out a4
22	187	51	Jun 9	CLE		OAK	L,2-5	4-6		4	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.18	5.75	10	4	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	.25	0.049	.07	0.01%	1.45	4t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d4
23	188	52	Jun 10	CLE		OAK	L,4-6	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.97	5.64	3	0	2	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.016	.08	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
24	189	53	Jun 11	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	10-10		0	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	6.14	5.60	4	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.09	-0.336	.55	-0.04%	-0.87	10t --- 0 out tie	10t --3 2 out d1
25	190	62	Jun 21(1)	CLE		DET	L,2-7	5-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	5.74	5.41	8	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.105	.37	0.02%	0.97	5t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d1
26	191	63	Jun 21(2)	CLE		DET	L,8-9	3-7		-1	4.2	4	2	2	2	5	1	0	5.50	5.30	19	4	4	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.33	0.117	.45	0.02%	0.19	3t --- 1 out a1	7t 3 out a1
27	192	70	Jun 28(2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.35	5.12	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
28	193	71	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-4	6-GF(8)		1	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.95	4.91	10	2	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.039	.06	0.01%	1.41	6b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	194	73	Jul 2	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-9	6-7	W(1-3)	1	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.71	4.78	8	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.129	.22	0.01%	0.94	6b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out tie
30	195	75	Jul 3(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.60	4.80	5	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.68	0.031	.11	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
31	196	77	Jul 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-8	6-6		1	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.98	4.78	4	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.172	.07	-0.01%	-2.02	6b --- 0 out d1	6b 1-- 1 out d3
32	197	80	Jul 7(2)	CLE		WSA	W,7-5	9-GF	S(5)	1	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.08	4.83	6	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.032	.17	0.00%	-0.52	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
33	198	81	Jul 8	CLE		WSA	W,6-5	9-GF	S(6)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.04	4.81	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.44	0.139	.67	0.01%	0.43	9t 12- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
34	199	83	Jul 10	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	7-GF		1	3.0	7	4	2	2	3	0	0	5.10	4.67	18	4	6	3	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	.24	-0.156	.03	-0.01%	-2.55	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 6
35	200	85	Jul 12(1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	8-8		1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.18	4.90	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.026	.01	0.00%	-0.52	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
36	201	91	Jul 20	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-4	5-6		7	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.19	4.82	7	2	2	0	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.039	.09	0.00%	1.03	5b 123 1 out d2	6b 3 out d3
37	202	92	Jul 21	CLE		CHW	L,3-5	8-9		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.08	4.74	5	1	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.36	0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.50	8t --- 0 out d2	9t 12- 0 out d2
38	203	95	Jul 24(1)	CLE		KCR	L,2-5	4-5		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.89	4.59	7	1	4	0	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.29	0.035	.01	0.00%	0.97	4t --- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d4
39	204	96	Jul 24(2)	CLE		KCR	W,9-6	8-9		-1	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.97	4.63	6	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.059	.02	0.00%	-0.82	8t --- 1 out a4	9t 123 1 out a4
40	205	97	Jul 25	CLE		KCR	L,4-8	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.88	4.64	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.007	.01	0.00%	0.48	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
41	206	98	Jul 26(1)	CLE		KCR	W,6-5	7-7	H(4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.79	4.57	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.094	.06	0.00%	0.48	7t --- 0 out a1	7t 3 out a1
42	207	100	Jul 28	CLE		MIN	L,2-5	8-GF		1	2.0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.63	4.56	10	3	3	2	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	.45	-0.042	.03	0.00%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
43	208	105	Aug 2(1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	8-GF	S(7)	4	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.62	4.43	9	1	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.093	.06	0.00%	-0.06	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
44	209	108	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	9-9		2	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.42	2	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.03	9t --- 0 out d1	9t 1-- 1 out d1
45	210	111	Aug 7	CLE		BAL	W,10-4	7-GF	W(2-3)	1	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.52	4.21	11	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.043	.01	0.00%	1.45	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end a 6
46	211	114	Aug 9(2)	CLE	@	WSA	W,6-3	5-9	W(3-3)	1	4.2	4	1	1	3	3	0	0	4.35	4.15	20	2	8	1	1	4		2	1	0	1	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.209	.01	0.00%	1.08	5b 1-3 0 out a4	9b 1-3 2 out a3
47	212	118	Aug 14	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-4	5-8		4	3.2	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	4.13	4.01	12	4	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.327	.01	0.00%	1.89	5b 1-- 1 out tie	8b 3 out tie
48	213	119	Aug 16	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-4	8-9	L(3-4)	1	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.23	4.09	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.76	-0.101	.01	0.00%	-0.67	8b -2- 2 out tie	9b 12- 0 out tie
49	214	122	Aug 19	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-0	8-GF	S(8)	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.14	3.95	6	0	1	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	0.278	.00	0.00%	1.57	8b 1-3 1 out a2	9b end a 2
50	215	124	Aug 22	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	8-GF(10)	BW(4-4)	2	2.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.11	3.93	11	3	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.59	0.261	.00	0.00%	1.35	8t -23 1 out a1	10t end tie
51	216	126	Aug 25	CLE		MIL	L,2-4	9-10	L(4-5)	2	1.2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	4.25	4.09	9	0	3	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.293	.00	0.00%	-1.46	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 12- 2 out d2
52	217	129	Aug 28(1)	CLE		CAL	L,2-3	8-GF	L(4-6)	2	2.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.26	4.01	9	2	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.35	-0.167	.00	0.00%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
53	218	132	Aug 30	CLE		CAL	L,9-10	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.26	3.94	8	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
54	219	136	Sep 3	CLE	@	WSA	W,4-2	8-GF	S(9)	3	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.18	3.86	6	2	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.245	.00	0.00%	1.29	8b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
55	220	144	Sep 10	CLE		WSA	W,13-4	8-GF	S(10)	6	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.19	3.96	7	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out a10	9t end a 9
56	221	145	Sep 11	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	9-GF	S(11)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.17	3.96	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.57	0.124	.00	0.00%	0.35	9t --3 2 out a1	9t end a 1
57	222	146	Sep 12	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	9-10		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.08	3.88	7	1	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	0.268	.00	0.00%	0.97	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
58	223	151	Sep 18	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	9-10		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.99	3.83	6	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	0.262	.00	0.00%	0.94	9b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
							24-34		W-L:4-6,Sv:11,BSv:2,Hld:4	1.9	90.1	82	43	40	54	82	8	2	3.99	3.83	398	0.93		7%	4%	77		31	10%	2	5	0	333	7	1	8	6	2	5	1.18	0.766	.38	-0.34%	5.63

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