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Pinky Higgins
Michael Franklin Higgins (Pinky)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Texas

MLB Debut June 25, 1930
Final Game September 29, 1946
Born May 27, 1909 in Red Oak, TX
Died March 21, 1969 (age 59)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 24 PHA AL  144  563   89  179  33  12  17  129   1   5   52   67  .318  .373  .510  .882   114   287   0  10   0   3  11  MVP-7
 1934 25 PHA AL  137  535   69  154  33   9  17  103   4   0   42   76  .288  .348  .479  .826   112   256   1   5   7  10  17  
 1935 26 PHA AL  132  530   72  144  33   3  24  106   3   2   41   83  .272  .321  .481  .802   103   255   0   7   0   1  22  MVP-10
 1936 27 PHA AL  133  563   98  172  25   2  17   65   3   2   50   74  .306  .362  .448  .809   103   252   2   6   1   3  13  
 1937 28 PIN NL   96  329   39   85   8   1   1   44   3   7   41   30  .258  .340  .298  .638    86    98   1   6   7   3   4  
 1938 29 PIN NL  137  558   92  166  25   3  11   68  11   5   68   66  .297  .370  .412  .782   110   230   5   6   7   0   8  
 1939 30 DEA AL  101  351   37   85  11   0   5   37   1   1   42   32  .242  .323  .316  .640    82   111   1   4   4   2  13  
 1940 31 DEA AL   91  308   35   86  19   0   7   48   4   0   42   18  .279  .366  .409  .775    97   126   0   3   2   2  12  
 1941 32 PHA AL  152  580   59  150  30   2  12   80   2   1   63   52  .259  .331  .379  .711    97   220   1   6   3   3  23  
 1942 33 PHA AL  139  542   76  142  31   4   9   55   9   8   84   33  .262  .363  .384  .747   107   208   0   3   0   4  21  
 1943 34 PHA AL  147  582   67  175  30   1   8   63   4   2   56   42  .301  .363  .397  .760   113   231   0   6   5   4  17  
 1944 35 PHA AL  152  597   97  175  35   2   8   65   5   3   88   50  .293  .383  .399  .782   112   238   0   6   0   3  25  MVP-10
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 37 BOA AL   50  135   15   33  11   2   1   18   0   0   12   15  .244  .304  .378  .682    95    51   0   1   0   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1611 6173  845 1746 324  41 137  881  50  36  681  638  .283  .354  .415  .769        2563  11  69  36  38 189
 Per 600 PA           531   73  150  28   4  12   76   4   3   59   55                                 221   1   6   3   3  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PHA     1136 4492  627 1291 250  35 112  666  31  23  476  477  .287  .356  .433  .790        1947   4  49  16  31 149
   With PIN      233  887  131  251  33   4  12  112  14  12  109   96  .283  .359  .370  .729         328   6  12  14   3  12
   With DEA      192  659   72  171  30   0  12   85   5   1   84   50  .259  .344  .360  .703         237   1   7   6   4  25
   With BOA       50  135   15   33  11   2   1   18   0   0   12   15  .244  .304  .378  .682          51   0   1   0   0   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1933 24 PHA AL  28  106   7.0   4   3   0  .750  17   62   33  .532    0    0  .000  3B   3e24       15   
 1934 25 PHA AL  23   86   5.8   2   0   0  .000  32   64   32  .500    0    0  .000  3B   2e39      -74   
 1935 26 PHA AL  27   75   4.9   0   0   0  .000  26   90   51  .567    0    0  .000  3B   3e24      -52   
 1936 27 PHA AL  22   91   6.0   0   0   0  .000  22   83   52  .627    0    0  .000  3B   3e27       23   
 1937 28 PIN NL  26   35   3.6  10   3   0  .300  13   45   23  .511    0    0  .000  3B   3e29     -171   
 1938 29 PIN NL  21   89   5.8   0   0   0  .000  37   71   26  .366    0    0  .000  3B   3e41      -12   
 1939 30 DEA AL  31   35   3.4   5   1   1  .200  17   41   23  .561    0    0  .000  3B   3e42      -94   
 1940 31 DEA AL  29   46   5.3   4   1   0  .250  10   39   23  .590    0    0  .000  3B   3e34        4   
 1941 32 PHA AL  25   70   4.2   0   0   0  .000  31   76   40  .526    0    0  .000  3B   3e28      -89   
 1942 33 PHA AL  24   75   4.7   1   0   0  .000  35   81   33  .407    0    0  .000  3B   3e33      -24   
 1943 34 PHA AL  17   83   5.2   0   0   0  .000  22   74   46  .622    0    0  .000  3B   3e28       33   
 1944 35 PHA AL  20   91   5.4   0   0   0  .000  17   78   51  .654    0    0  .000  3B   3e23      -19   
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 37 BOA AL  39   15   3.9   5   2   0  .400   4   20   15  .750    0    0  .000  3B   3e25      -10   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          904   5.2  31  10   1  .323 283  824  448  .544    0    0  .000                 -32   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 32.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 23.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1933 24 PHA AL  3B   139   190   347   17   43   .969   138  1224.1   3.95
 1934 25 PHA AL  3B     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1935 26 PHA AL  3B     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1936 27 PHA AL  3B   132   141   365   22   33   .958   131  1170.1   3.89
 1937 28 PIN NL  3B     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1938 29 PIN NL  3B   137   106   296   37   18   .916   135  1192.1   3.03
 1939 30 DEA AL  3B    98   116   191   17   19   .948    91   808.1   3.42
 1940 31 DEA AL  3B    90    78   145   10   21   .957    76   681.0   2.95
 1941 32 PHA AL  3B   152    99   320   31   15   .931   152  1336.1   2.82
 1942 33 PHA AL  3B   139   202   335   35   34   .939   138  1235.1   3.91
 1943 34 PHA AL  3B   147   158   359   22   42   .959   147  1293.1   3.60
 1944 35 PHA AL  3B   152   186   343   17   34   .969   152  1363.1   3.49
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 37 BOA AL  3B    47    30    77    4    8   .964    30   296.0   3.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B  1233  1306  2778  212  267   .951  1190 10600.2   3.47
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1933  PHA   79-75   David Dick
 1934  PHA   75-79   David Dick
 1935  PHA   95-59   David Dick
 1936  PHA   80-74   David Dick
 1937  PIN   69-85   Tom Edwards
 1938  PIN   61-93   Tom Edwards
 1939  DEA   81-73   Thomas Treece
 1940  DEA   90-64   Thomas Treece
 1941  PHA   86-68   David Dick
 1942  PHA   58-96   David Dick
 1943  PHA   51-103  Drew Kennedy
 1944  PHA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1946  BOA  103-52   Steve Bivens

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