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Dennis Higgins

Dennis Dean Higgins

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 4, 1939 in Jefferson City, MO
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1966
Teams (by GP): Senators/Indians/WhiteSox/Cardinals 1966-1972

Final Game: August 26, 1972
Relatives: Cousin of Joe Crede
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1958	18	CHW-min	D	7	8	.467	5.06	29	13					105.0	92	70	59	5	93								1.762	7.9	0.4	8.0			DBQ · MIDW
1959	19	CHW-min	C	9	11	.450	3.59	31	24					178.0	143	90	71	15	133								1.551	7.2	0.8	6.7			DSU · NORL
1960	20	CHW-min	C,B	1	3	.250	4.50	14	4					42.0	37	27	21	1	36								1.738	7.9	0.2	7.7			IDF,LIN · PION,IIIL
1961	21	CHW-min	B	9	8	.529	3.35	39	4					102.0	82	56	38	3	68								1.471	7.2	0.3	6.0			LIN · IIIL
1962	22	CHW-min	A	4	6	.400	2.93	48	3		1	0		86.0	68	38	28	5	44	6	78	4	0	5			1.302	7.1	0.5	4.6	8.2	1.77	SAV · SALL
1963	23	CHW-min	AA	7	5	.583	2.84	43	0					92.0	67	34	29	3	41		84						1.174	6.6	0.3	4.0	8.2	2.05	LBG · SALL
1964	24	CHW-min	AA	7	5	.583	2.38	58	0					87.0	63	28	23	1	35		100						1.126	6.5	0.1	3.6	10.3	2.86	LBG · SOUL
1965	25	CHW-min	AAA	6	6	.500	3.91	57	3		1	0		122.0	107	57	53	12	52	3	131	4	0	13			1.303	7.9	0.9	3.8	9.7	2.52	INA · PCL
1966	26	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	2.52	42	1	13	0	0	5	93.0	66	27	26	9	33	4	86	5	2	8	372	126	1.065	6.4	0.9	3.2	8.3	2.61
1967	27	CHW-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.38	6	0		0	0		8.0	10	3	3	1	4	1	11	0	0	0			1.750	11.2	1.1	4.5	12.4	2.75	INA · PCL
1967	27	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	5.84	9	0	2	0	0	0	12.1	13	9	8	0	10	0	8	3	0	3	62	54	1.865	9.5	0.0	7.3	5.8	0.80
1968	28	WSA	AL	4	4	.500	3.25	59	0	33	0	0	13	99.2	81	40	36	9	46	9	66	3	0	4	424	90	1.274	7.3	0.8	4.2	6.0	1.43
1969	29	WSA	AL	10	9	.526	3.48	55	0	35	0	0	16	85.1	79	42	33	7	56	7	71	3	0	15	383	100	1.582	8.3	0.7	5.9	7.5	1.27
1970	30	CLE	AL	4	6	.400	3.99	58	0	29	0	0	11	90.1	82	43	40	8	54	8	82	2	0	6	395	98	1.506	8.2	0.8	5.4	8.2	1.52
1971	31	CLE-STL-min	AAA	2	11	.154	4.45	96	4		0	0	11	85.0	89	45	42	6	36	5	102	3	0	2			1.471	9.4	0.6	3.8	10.8	2.83	WCH,TUL · AA
1971	31	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	3.86	3	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	29	99	1.143	7.7	0.0	2.6	7.7	3.00
1972	32	STL-min	AAA	7	2	.778	1.89	11	11		3	2	0	81.0	55	22	17	5	33	1	74	2	1	0			1.086	6.1	0.6	3.7	8.2	2.24	TUL · AA
1972	32	STL	NL	1	2	.333	3.97	15	1	7	0	0	1	22.2	19	14	10	0	22	0	20	0	0	2	107	88	1.809	7.5	0.0	8.7	7.9	0.91
7 Seasons				22	23	.489	3.42	241	2	120	0	0	46	410.1	346	178	156	33	223	28	339	16	2	38	1772	98	1.387	7.6	0.7	4.9	7.4	1.52
162 Game Avg.				6	6	.489	3.42	67	1	34	0	0	13	115	97	50	44	9	62	8	95	4	1	11	496	98	1.387	7.6	0.7	4.9	7.4	1.52

STL (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	3.94	18	1	8	0	0	1	29.2	25	17	13	0	24	0	26	0	0	2	136	90	1.652	7.6	0.0	7.3	7.9	1.08
WSA (2 yrs)				14	13	.519	3.36	114	0	68	0	0	29	185.0	160	82	69	16	102	16	137	6	0	19	807	95	1.416	7.8	0.8	5.0	6.7	1.34
CHW (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	2.91	51	1	15	0	0	5	105.1	79	36	34	9	43	4	94	8	2	11	434	109	1.158	6.8	0.8	3.7	8.0	2.19
CLE (1 yr)				4	6	.400	3.99	58	0	29	0	0	11	90.1	82	43	40	8	54	8	82	2	0	6	395	98	1.506	8.2	0.8	5.4	8.2	1.52

AL (5 yrs)			AL	20	21	.488	3.38	223	1	112	0	0	45	380.2	321	161	143	33	199	28	313	16	2	36	1636	99	1.366	7.6	0.8	4.7	7.4	1.57
NL (2 yrs)			NL	2	2	.500	3.94	18	1	8	0	0	1	29.2	25	17	13	0	24	0	26	0	0	2	136	90	1.652	7.6	0.0	7.3	7.9	1.08

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1966	26	CHW	AL	93.0	1	27	41	3	.6	14	1.0	$
1967	27	CHW	AL	12.1	0	9	5	1	1.0	-4	-0.6	$
1968	28	WSA	AL	99.2	0	40	49	-5	1.3	9	0.4	$
1969	29	WSA	AL	85.1	0	42	42	2	1.7	0	-0.9	$
1970	30	CLE	AL	90.1	0	43	54	0	1.2	11	0.4	$
1971	31	STL	NL	7.0	0	3	4	0	.3	1	0.0	$
1972	32	STL	NL	22.2	1	14	12	0	.8	-2	-0.3	$
7 Seasons				410.1	2	178	207	1	1.1	29	0.0	$

STL (2 yrs)				29.2	1	17	16	0	.7	-1	-0.3	$
WSA (2 yrs)				185.0	0	82	91	-3	1.5	9	-0.5	$
CHW (2 yrs)				105.1	1	36	46	4	.6	10	0.4	$
CLE (1 yr)				90.1	0	43	54	0	1.2	11	0.4	$

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1958	18	CHW-min	D	48	99	99		24	6	0	3						.242	.242	.394	.636		39						DBQ · MIDW
1959	19	CHW-min	C	39	78	78		17	1	0	0						.218	.218	.231	.449		18						DSU · NORL
1960	20	CHW-min	C,B	14	10	10		1	0	0	0						.100	.100	.100	.200		1						IDF,LIN · PION,IIIL
1961	21	CHW-min	B	39	28	28		8	1	0	0						.286	.286	.321	.607		9						LIN · IIIL
1962	22	CHW-min	A	48	31	30	2	4	0	0	0	1	0		1	12	.133	.161	.133	.295		4		0	0	0	0	SAV · SALL
1963	23	CHW-min	AA	43	19	18	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.167	.211	.222	.433		4						LBG · SALL
1964	24	CHW-min	AA	59	13	13	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.308	.308	.385	.692		5						LBG · SOUL
1965	25	CHW-min	AAA	58	28	27	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	.185	.214	.296	.511		8		0	0	0		INA · PCL
1966	26	CHW	AL	42	18	17	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.176	.222	.176	.399	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1967	27	CHW-min	AAA	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	1	0		INA · PCL
1967	27	CHW	AL	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1968	28	WSA	AL	59	17	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.133	.188	.133	.321	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
1969	29	WSA	AL	55	12	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.091	.091	.091	.182	-47	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
1970	30	CLE	AL	58	15	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.250	.357	.250	.607	68	3	1	0	1	0	0	1
1971	31	CLE-STL-min	AAA	96	16	15	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.200	.450		3		0	0	0		WCH,TUL · AA
1971	31	STL	NL	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1972	32	STL-min	AAA	11	34	34	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	.206	.206	.206	.412		7		0	0	0		TUL · AA
1972	32	STL	NL	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
7 Seasons				241	65	58	3	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	17	.155	.210	.155	.365	8	9	2	0	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	44	39	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	11	.155	.210	.155	.365	8	6	1	0	2	0	0

STL (2 yrs)				18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
WSA (2 yrs)				114	29	26	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	.115	.148	.115	.264	-20	3	1	0	2	0	0
CHW (2 yrs)				51	19	18	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.167	.211	.167	.377	14	3	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				58	15	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.250	.357	.250	.607	68	3	1	0	1	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				223	63	56	3	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	17	.161	.217	.161	.377	12	9	2	0	3	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1966	26	CHW	AL	18	-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$	1
1967	27	CHW	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1968	28	WSA	AL	17	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$10,000	1
1969	29	WSA	AL	12	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$19,000	1
1970	30	CLE	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.2	1	0.1	0.1	$27,000	1
1971	31	STL	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1972	32	STL	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
7 Seasons				65	-6	0	0	0	0	4	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$56,000

STL (2 yrs)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$
WSA (2 yrs)				29	-4	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$29,000
CHW (2 yrs)				19	-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$
CLE (1 yr)				15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.2	1	0.1	0.1	$27,000

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1966	CHW	AL	26	P	42	1	93.0	19	4	15	0	2	1.000	1.84	0.45	.952	1.99	1.98	4	4	50%
1967	CHW	AL	27	P	9	0	12.1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	2.92	0.44	.958	1.97	1.96	0	1	100%
1968	WSA	AL	28	P	59	0	99.2	13	2	11	0	0	1.000	1.17	0.22	.957	1.89	1.88	5	2	29%
1969	WSA	AL	29	P	55	0	85.1	11	4	7	0	0	1.000	1.16	0.20	.951	1.88	1.88	6	4	40%
1970	CLE	AL	30	P	58	0	90.1	22	7	14	1	0	.955	2.09	0.36	.951	1.86	1.85	2	5	71%
1971	STL	NL	31	P	3	0	7.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.57	0.67	.955	1.93	1.90	1	0	0%
1972	STL	NL	32	P	15	1	22.2	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.19	0.20	.950	1.79	1.78	2	0	0%
	7 Seasons			P	241	2	410.1	74	22	51	1	2	.986	1.60	0.30	.953	1.90	1.89	20	16	44%
	7 Seasons			TOT	241	2	410.1	74	22	51	1	2	.986	1.60	0.30	.953	1.90	1.89	20	16	44%

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y 1968 AL 59 (5th)	Saves s c a p y 1968 AL 13 (3rd) 1969 AL 16 (4th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1969 AL 15 (3rd)	Games Finished s c a p y 1968 AL 33 (7th) 1969 AL 35 (8th)
Def. Games as P s c a p y 1968 AL 59 (5th)	Fielding % as P s c a p y 1968 AL 1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 7 (1666), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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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 Ron Law, Dave Nelson and Horacio Pina.
July 15, 1971: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Cleveland Indians.
July 20, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gaylen Pitts.
September 1, 1972: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1968	28	Washington Senators	$10,000	Noll/Fort/Hylan database
1969	29	Washington Senators	$19,000	Noll/Fort/Hylan database
1970	30	Cleveland Indians	$27,000	Noll/Fort/Hylan database

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$56,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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