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Dennis Higgins

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1939 in Jefferson City, MO us

Died: November 3, 2023 in Jefferson City, MO

Buried: Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Jefferson City, MO

High School: Jefferson City HS (Jefferson City, MO)

Debut: April 12, 1966 (Age 26-251d, 12,442nd in major league history)
vs. CAL 2.2 IP, 1 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 26, 1972 (Age 33-022d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Dennis Dean Higgins

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Relatives: Cousin of Joe Crede

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

3.42

241

410.1

339

WHIP

1.387

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

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	WSA		NYY	L,4-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 10	WSA		NYY	W,9-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4	Apr 11	WSA	@	BAL	W,4-0	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	9 (4)	Apr 17 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	L,3-7	GF	11	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	10	Apr 17 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	12 (1)	Apr 19	WSA		BAL	W,7-5	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16 (3)	Apr 22	WSA		DET	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	17	Apr 23	WSA	@	BOS	W,9-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	20 (2)	Apr 27	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-5	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	22 (1)	Apr 29	WSA	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	23	Apr 30	WSA		BOS	W,1-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	27 (3)	May 4	WSA		CLE	W,4-3	GF	14	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	29 (1)	May 7	WSA	@	OAK	L,4-5	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	31 (1)	May 10	WSA	@	SEP	L,13-16		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	34 (2)	May 13	WSA	@	CAL	W,2-1	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	38 (3)	May 18 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	39	May 18 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	40	May 20	WSA		SEP	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	42 (1)	May 22	WSA		SEP	L,6-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	43	May 23	WSA		KCR	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	48 (4)	May 28	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	50 (1)	May 30 (2)	WSA		CHW	L,5-8		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	53 (2)	Jun 2	WSA	@	KCR	W,7-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	58 (4)	Jun 8	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-5		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	59	Jun 10	WSA		OAK	L,4-6		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	60	Jun 11	WSA		OAK	L,4-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	62 (1)	Jun 13	WSA		CAL	W,6-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	66 (3)	Jun 19	WSA		BAL	L,0-2		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	69 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,9-4	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	76 (6)	Jun 29 (1)	WSA		BOS	W,5-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	79 (2)	Jul 1 (2)	WSA	@	CLE	W,7-5		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	82 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,5-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	88 (5)	Jul 8	WSA		CLE	L,5-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	97 (8)	Jul 17	WSA		DET	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	105 (7)	Jul 27	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-7		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	108 (2)	Jul 31	WSA	@	SEP	W,7-6		11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	110 (1)	Aug 2	WSA	@	CAL	W,8-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	113 (2)	Aug 6	WSA	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	114	Aug 8	WSA		SEP	W,10-3		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	119 (4)	Aug 13	WSA		KCR	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	120	Aug 15	WSA		MIN	L,0-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	122 (1)	Aug 17	WSA		MIN	L,3-4		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	126 (3)	Aug 23	WSA	@	KCR	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	129 (2)	Aug 26	WSA	@	MIN	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	133 (3)	Aug 31	WSA		OAK	W,8-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	135 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	WSA		CAL	L,7-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	139 (3)	Sep 6	WSA	@	BOS	L,5-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	142 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
49	146 (3)	Sep 13	WSA		DET	W,11-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	147	Sep 14	WSA		DET	L,4-7	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	152 (4)	Sep 20	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	153	Sep 21	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	155 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	WSA	@	DET	W,7-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	159 (3)	Sep 28	WSA		CLE	W,7-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	161 (1)	Sep 30	WSA		BOS	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							55gm		85.1	4	7	0	11	0