#83 Pinky "Pinky" Higgins, Second Base, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#83 Pinky "Pinky" Higgins, Second Base, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Pinky Higgins
Pinky
5/27/1909
31
USA,TX,RED OAK
6"1
190

Second Base
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R

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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1941
3 Year(s), 144 Days (660 total Days)
88 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	39	69	40	46	31
Versus LHP	44	72	40	47	33
Versus RHP	37	68	40	45	30
Talent	5	7	4	6	3

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1
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3
1
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Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 1 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/7	LAA	W 8-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#8
9/8	LAA	W 2-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	#8
9/9	@SLA	W 11-8	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#8
9/12	@CHA	L 2-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/13	@BOS	L 3-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/15	BOS	W 6-0	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	#8
9/19	@CLE	W 10-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	#8
9/21	PHA	L 3-21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/24	@NYA	W 10-8	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	#8
9/30	KCA	W 6-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	38	99	16	3	1	3	16	15	11	30	.162	.243	.303	.546	.477	.141
Projected	38	99	16	3	1	3	16	15	11	30	.162	.243	.303	.546	.477	.141

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	29	111	0	0	0	3	0	1	30	7	0	0	.0	7.3	2.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	43	8	1	0	3	7	8	5	15	0	0	0	.186	.271	.419	.689
vs. RHP	56	8	2	1	0	9	7	6	15	1	0	0	.143	.222	.214	.437
Close/Late	11	4	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	.364	.417	.909	1.326
Scoring Position	24	5	1	1	0	11	0	6	6	1	0	0	.208	.355	.333	.688
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	16	35	6	1	0	1	3	6	4	13	.171	.256	.286	.542
Road	22	64	10	2	1	2	13	9	7	17	.156	.236	.313	.549
March/April	5	13	6	1	0	1	3	5	2	0	.462	.533	.769	1.303
May	10	28	4	1	0	1	4	3	1	9	.143	.167	.286	.452
August	9	23	2	0	1	0	5	2	2	10	.087	.160	.174	.334
Sept/Oct	14	35	4	1	0	1	4	5	6	11	.114	.244	.229	.472

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1933	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	PHA
1934	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	PHA
1935	59	157	45	10	3	0	19	17	8	0	5	29	0	0	.287	.312	.389	.700	PHA
1936	25	52	10	5	0	0	4	5	4	0	0	16	0	0	.192	.250	.288	.538	PHA
1937	42	94	19	5	1	2	7	11	5	0	0	22	0	0	.202	.242	.340	.583	PHA
1938	15	18	6	2	0	0	4	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	PHA DET
1939	82	207	45	13	1	10	32	22	14	0	3	50	0	0	.217	.263	.435	.698	DET
1940	38	99	16	3	1	3	16	15	11	0	1	30	0	0	.162	.243	.303	.546	DET
Total	263	634	144	40	6	15	83	75	44	0	9	152	0	0	.227	.274	.380	.654

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1930, AA	69	281	63	8	1	9	19	22	15	60	2	1	.224	.263	.356	.618
1931, AA	138	563	126	19	1	9	31	39	42	164	5	6	.224	.277	.309	.586
1932, AA	37	162	42	11	1	0	7	18	10	43	2	1	.259	.302	.340	.642
1932, AAA	99	322	74	12	1	3	17	21	13	97	1	4	.230	.260	.301	.561
1933, AAA	135	490	126	19	2	10	43	39	49	138	3	8	.257	.325	.365	.690
1934, AAA	134	490	131	20	0	18	82	55	46	118	5	1	.267	.328	.418	.746
1936, AAA	105	368	98	25	1	16	56	45	47	108	2	0	.266	.347	.470	.817
1937, AAA	65	243	70	15	0	13	41	38	21	61	0	0	.288	.340	.510	.850
1938, AAA	109	390	122	13	4	49	103	75	45	103	0	0	.313	.380	.744	1.124
1939, AAA	44	156	49	9	0	16	36	31	24	43	0	0	.314	.403	.679	1.083
1940, AAA	78	294	91	23	1	31	83	54	35	79	0	2	.310	.385	.711	1.096

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1935	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600
Total	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600

Fielding Stats 1940

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	2	1	2	1	1	3	0	1.000	11.0	2.45
Third Base	9	4	2	14	1	17	1	.941	42.0	3.64
Shortstop	27	24	32	68	14	102	2	.980	192.1	4.77

Player History

Injured on 5/2/1930 with a Sore Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 6/19/1930 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 4/1/1933 with a Bruised Foot, out for one week...
Had first career hit (double) on 9/16/1933, off Hub Pruett (CHA)...
Won World Series with Oakland in 1935...
Injured on 4/10/1936 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 5/17/1936 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 5/24/1936 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 8/21/1936 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1937, off Richard McRaney (LAA)...
Released by Oakland on 8/7/1938...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 8/14/1938 to a minor league contract...
Injured on 5/12/1939 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days...
8/1/1939: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 3/5/1940 with a Broken Finger, out for 7 weeks...

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