Dennis Higgins
Dennis Dean Higgins
Born: August 4, 1939
Jefferson City, MO US
Deceased: November 3, 2023
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180
Career: 1958-1972
Major League Statistics
Dennis Higgins compiled a career record of 58 wins and 56 losses and a 3.41 ERA in his 384-game pitching career with the Dubuque Packers, Duluth-Superior Dukes, Idaho Falls Russets, Lincoln Chiefs, Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox, Lynchburg White Sox, Indianapolis Indians, Wichita Aeros and Tulsa Oilers. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.06 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 105.0 | 92 | 70 | 59 | 5 | 93 | 100 | 12 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.59 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 178.0 | 143 | 90 | 71 | 15 | 133 | 141 | 4 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| 1960 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.48 | 6 | 4 | 23.0 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.32 | 8 | 0 | 19.0 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.35 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 102.0 | 82 | 56 | 38 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.93 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 86.0 | 68 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 44 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Lynchburg White Sox | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.84 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 67 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 84 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.38 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.0 | 63 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.91 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 122.0 | 107 | 57 | 53 | 12 | 52 | 3 | 131 | 4 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 17 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 31 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1.89 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81.0 | 55 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 58 | 56 | .509 | 3.41 | 384 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 903.0 | 724 | 425 | 342 | 51 | 539 | 22 | 833 | 36 | 5 | 76 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 48 | 106 | 99 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .242 | .265 | .394 | .659 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 39 | 83 | 78 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .218 | .238 | .231 | .468 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | 39 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .286 | .394 | .321 | .715 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox | 48 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .133 | .161 | .133 | .295 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Lynchburg White Sox | 43 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .211 | .222 | .433 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | 59 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .286 | .385 | .670 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 58 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .185 | .214 | .296 | .511 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Wichita Aeros | 48 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Tulsa Oilers | 48 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 11 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .206 | .206 | .206 | .412 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 365 | 364 | 337 | 25 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 66 | .217 | .245 | .282 | .527 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | P | 29 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .929 | .897 |
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 1B | 11 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.000 |
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | P | 31 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 2 | .912 | 1.677 |
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 39 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .969 | .795 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox | P | 48 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .438 |
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Lynchburg White Sox | P | 43 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .512 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | P | 58 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .293 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 57 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .933 | .246 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | P | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.364 |
| Totals | 395 | 115 | 161 | 12 | 17 | .958 | .699 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | CHA | ||
| 1959 | C | Northern League | Duluth-Superior Dukes | CHA | ||
| 1960 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | CHA | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Lincoln Chiefs | CHA | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Lincoln Chiefs | CHA | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1963 | AA | South Atlantic League | Lynchburg White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Lynchburg White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CLE | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Tulsa Oilers | SLN |
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