Pinky Higgins
Michael Franklin Higgins
Born: May 27, 1909
Red Oak, TX USA
Deceased: 1969
Dallas, TX USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: University of Texas at Austin
Career: 1930-1946
Minor League Statistics
Pinky Higgins compiled a career batting average of .292 with 140 home runs and 1075 RBI in his 1802-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .250 | .357 | .333 | .690 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 152 | 635 | 567 | 85 | 178 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 99 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 53 | .314 | .383 | .485 | .868 | 275 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 144 | 606 | 543 | 89 | 179 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 70 | .330 | .392 | .508 | .901 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 133 | 573 | 524 | 69 | 155 | 32 | 4 | 23 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 62 | .296 | .350 | .504 | .854 | 264 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 146 | 620 | 550 | 89 | 159 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 80 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 61 | .289 | .366 | .420 | .786 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 654 | 570 | 88 | 172 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 106 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 51 | .302 | .385 | .425 | .809 | 242 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 139 | 603 | 524 | 77 | 159 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 55 | .303 | .388 | .406 | .794 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 561 | 489 | 57 | 135 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 41 | .276 | .353 | .380 | .733 | 186 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 551 | 480 | 70 | 130 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 31 | .271 | .357 | .415 | .771 | 199 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 619 | 540 | 79 | 161 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 45 | .298 | .378 | .422 | .800 | 228 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 579 | 499 | 65 | 133 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 79 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 21 | .267 | .362 | .409 | .771 | 204 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 592 | 523 | 62 | 145 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 84 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 31 | .277 | .349 | .377 | .726 | 197 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 640 | 543 | 79 | 161 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 34 | .297 | .392 | .409 | .801 | 222 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 66 | 60 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .217 | .277 | .300 | .577 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 64 | 227 | 200 | 18 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | .275 | .356 | .370 | .726 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1802 | 7554 | 6636 | 930 | 1941 | 374 | 51 | 140 | 1075 | 61 | 59 | 800 | 590 | .292 | .370 | .428 | .798 | 2837 | 112 | 22 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 | |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1933 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 159 | 270 | 24 | 23 | .947 | 2.822 | |
| 1934 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 147 | 247 | 37 | 34 | .914 | 2.736 | |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 162 | 214 | 21 | 15 | .947 | 2.870 | |
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 151 | 266 | 26 | 24 | .941 | 2.876 | |
| 1937 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 161 | 258 | 29 | 29 | .935 | 2.757 | |
| 1938 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 272 | 39 | 28 | .914 | 2.986 | |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 130 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 241 | 36 | 22 | .914 | 2.931 | |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 239 | 29 | 16 | .928 | 2.884 | |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | 304 | 26 | 14 | .946 | 3.152 | |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 134 | 243 | 30 | 24 | .926 | 2.752 | |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 156 | 253 | 26 | 22 | .940 | 2.964 | |
| 1944 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 146 | 311 | 22 | 21 | .954 | 3.130 | |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 2 | .949 | 2.176 | |
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 109 | 9 | 14 | .947 | 2.729 | |
| Totals | 1771 | 0 | 0.0 | 1849 | 3259 | 356 | 288 | .935 | 2.884 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .407 | .667 | 1.074 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 7 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .269 | .250 | .519 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 14 | 53 | 48 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .271 | .340 | .458 | .798 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 5.100 | 4.857 |
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1.831 | 1.714 |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 119.0 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 1 | .920 | 3.479 | 3.286 |
Awards
1933 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1935 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1937 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
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