Kirby Higbe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: April 8, 1915 in Columbia, SC us

Died: May 6, 1985 in Columbia, SC

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC

Debut: October 3, 1937 (Age 22-178d, 8,326th in major league history)
vs. STL 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: July 7, 1950 (Age 35-090d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Walter Kirby Higbe

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

118

101

ERA

3.69

418

238

1952.1

971

WHIP

1.404

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 20	BRO		NYG	W,9-8	GS	36	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	8 (3)	Apr 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-3	GS	16	3.1	0	1	0	1	0
3	10 (1)	Apr 28 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-7		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (3)	May 2	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	22	4.1	0	2	0	2	0
5	17 (2)	May 8	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	20 (2)	May 11	BRO		PHI	W,12-11		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
7	26 (5)	May 19	BRO		CIN	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	28 (1)	May 22	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	30 (1)	May 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
10	36 (5)	May 30 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (6)	Jun 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	28	6.1	2	2	0	4	0
12	48 (4)	Jun 10	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	29	7.1	1	2	0	3	0
13	50 (1)	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	W,10-7		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
14	53 (2)	Jun 16	BRO		CHC	W,4-2	GS	36	8.2	0	1	2	3	0
15	56 (2)	Jun 20	BRO		PIT	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
16	60 (3)	Jun 24	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
17	61	Jun 25	BRO		CIN	L,3-15		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
18	65 (3)	Jun 29	BRO		BSN	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	68 (2)	Jul 2	BRO		PHI	W,3-2	GS	24	5.1	0	0	1	1	0
20	71 (2)	Jul 5	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-7	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
21	73 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3		31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0
22	78 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,3-5	GS	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
23	83 (4)	Jul 18	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	16	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
24	92 (8)	Jul 27 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	99 (6)	Aug 3	BRO		CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
26	104 (4)	Aug 9	BRO	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	111 (6)	Aug 15	BRO		NYG	W,7-1	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	117 (5)	Aug 23	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	122 (4)	Aug 27	BRO	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
30	125 (2)	Aug 31	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	130 (4)	Sep 3	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0
32	133 (2)	Sep 7	BRO		NYG	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
33	137 (3)	Sep 12	BRO		STL	L,2-10	GS	14	2.1	0	3	0	3	0
34	138	Sep 13	BRO		STL	W,4-3	GF	7	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
35	141 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,2-0	CG	17	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
36	144 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	149 (4)	Sep 22 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-4	GS	24	5.1	0	1	0	1	0
38	152 (2)	Sep 25	BRO		PHI	L,9-11	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
39	153	Sep 26	BRO		PHI	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
40	155 (1)	Sep 29	BRO		BSN	L,0-4		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
41	156	Oct 1	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4		5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
42	157	Oct 3	BRO		STL	L,4-8		8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
							42gm		211.0	13	40	3	56	2