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Dennis Higgins
Dennis Dean Higgins
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 190 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
Final Game: August 26, 1972
Relatives: Cousin of Joe Crede
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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
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 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 51 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 8 46 9 66 3 0 4 424 90 1.274 7.3 0.7 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 99 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 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 94 1.143 7.7 0.0 2.6 7.7 3.00
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 86 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 32 223 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 88 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 15 102 16 137 6 0 19 807 94 1.416 7.8 0.7 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 11 434 108 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) 20 21 .488 3.38 223 1 112 0 0 45 380.2 321 161 143 32 199 28 313 16 2 36 1636 99 1.366 7.6 0.8 4.7 7.4 1.57
NL (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 88 1.652 7.6 0.0 7.3 7.9 1.08
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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 Awards
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 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 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 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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1966 CHW AL 26 P 42 1 93.0 19 4 15 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.84 0.45 .947 1.99 0.75
1967 CHW AL 27 P 9 0 12.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.92 0.44 .950 1.97 0.74
1968 WSA AL 28 P 59 0 99.2 13 2 11 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.17 0.22 .954 1.89 0.73
1969 WSA AL 29 P 55 0 85.1 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.16 0.20 .945 1.88 0.69
1970 CLE AL 30 P 58 0 90.1 22 7 14 1 0 .955 0.0 0.0 2.09 0.36 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 STL NL 31 P 3 0 7.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.57 0.67 .950 1.93 0.77
1972 STL NL 32 P 15 1 22.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.19 0.20 .933 1.79 0.73
7 Seasons P 241 2 410.1 74 22 51 1 2 .986 0.0 0.0 1.60 0.30 .949 1.90 0.71
7 Seasons TOT 241 2 410.1 74 22 51 1 2 .986 0.0 0.0 1.60 0.30 .935 1.90 0.71

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

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 7 (1718), 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 St. Louis Cardinals from the Cleveland Indians.

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

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