#63 Pinky "Pinky" Higgins, Third Base, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/26/1938 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pinky Higgins Pinky 5/27/1909 29 USA,TX,RED OAK 6"1 185
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Average Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,265,714 1938 $ 7,750,000 (3 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 27 Days (1059 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 27 Days (1059 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 4 5 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 8 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | STL | L 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | STL | L 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | NYN | W 6-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | NYN | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | L 4-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @BSN | L 2-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/1 | @CHC | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | W 9-5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
10/4 | CIN | L 5-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 531 | 166 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 91 | 96 | 73 | 55 | .313 | .395 | .550 | .945 | .976 | .237 |
Projected | 145 | 531 | 166 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 91 | 96 | 73 | 55 | .313 | .395 | .550 | .945 | .976 | .237 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 134 | 608 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 292 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 | 116.1 | 8.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 140 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .329 | .417 | .671 | 1.089 |
vs. RHP | 391 | 120 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 51 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .387 | .506 | .893 |
Close/Late | 52 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .345 | .442 | .787 |
Scoring Position | 127 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .395 | .528 | .922 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .636 | .909 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 257 | 79 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 50 | 45 | 22 | .307 | .410 | .506 | .916 |
Road | 70 | 274 | 87 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 46 | 28 | 33 | .318 | .380 | .591 | .971 |
March/April | 24 | 94 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .319 | .363 | .564 | .927 |
May | 25 | 97 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 10 | .299 | .393 | .443 | .836 |
June | 18 | 63 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 7 | .349 | .438 | .651 | 1.089 |
July | 23 | 94 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | .309 | .387 | .532 | .919 |
August | 28 | 101 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | .327 | .410 | .673 | 1.084 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 82 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 5 | .280 | .388 | .451 | .839 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1932 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .389 | .529 | .918 | PIT |
1933 | 137 | 481 | 145 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 84 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .377 | .501 | .878 | PIT |
1934 | 125 | 424 | 135 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .373 | .467 | .840 | PIT |
1935 | 133 | 409 | 122 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 68 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 2 | .298 | .380 | .440 | .820 | PIT |
1936 | 123 | 337 | 109 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 68 | 58 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .323 | .398 | .549 | .947 | PIT |
1937 | 144 | 473 | 135 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 76 | 91 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 1 | .285 | .375 | .474 | .849 | PIT |
1938 | 145 | 531 | 166 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 91 | 96 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 0 | .313 | .395 | .550 | .945 | PIT |
Total | 820 | 2689 | 824 | 186 | 20 | 96 | 429 | 469 | 335 | 8 | 15 | 283 | 15 | 5 | .306 | .383 | .498 | .881 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1930, AAA | 127 | 403 | 137 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 82 | 90 | 76 | 44 | 9 | 5 | .340 | .443 | .605 | 1.048 |
1931, AAA | 122 | 309 | 105 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 84 | 73 | 82 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .340 | .472 | .625 | 1.097 |
1932, AAA | 131 | 405 | 132 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 98 | 86 | 92 | 46 | 10 | 10 | .326 | .444 | .575 | 1.019 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1932 | 11 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .410 | .452 | .487 | .940 |
1933 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .400 | .588 | .988 |
1934 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .343 | .395 | .514 | .909 |
1935 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
Total | 31 | 111 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .351 | .405 | .532 | .936 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 9 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 39 | 1 | .974 | 67.0 | 5.24 | | | | |
Third Base | 128 | 126 | 79 | 217 | 15 | 309 | 13 | .958 | 1081.1 | 2.57 | | | | |
Shortstop | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.1 | 7.94 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1930... Injured on 8/17/1931 with a Bruised Heel, out for 5 days... Had first career hit on 9/10/1932, off Ted Trent (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 10/2/1932, off Clay Roe (PHI)... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1934... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,265,714 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cincinnati on 4/5/1937... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,265,714 through salary arbitration... 9/9/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $7,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
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